Never saw completely through the trunk. Always leave a hinge. The hinge guides
the tree. If the trunk is completely cut through, control over the felling direction
is lost.
Insert a wedge or felling lever in the cut well before the tree becomes unstable
and starts to move. This will prevent the guide bar from binding in the felling cut
if you have misjudged the falling direction. Make sure no bystanders have entered
the range of the falling tree before you push it over.
FELLING CUT:
1 Use wooden or plastic
wedges (G) to prevent binding
the bar or chain (H) in the
cut. Wedges also control
felling (Fig. 2C).
2. When diameter of wood
being cut is greater than the
bar length, make 2 cuts
as shown (Fig. 2D).
WARNING: As the felling cut gets close to the hinge, the tree should begin to
fall. When tree begins to fall, remove saw from cut, unplug, put chain saw down,
and leave area along retreat path (Fig. 2A).
LIMBING
Limbing a tree is the process of removing the branches from a fallen tree. Do
not remove supporting limbs (A) until after the log is bucked (cut) into lengths
(Fig. 3). Branches under tension should be cut from the bottom up to avoid bin-
ding the chain saw.
WARNING: Never cut tree limbs while standing on tree trunk.
Fig. 2C
Fig. 3
Fig. 4C
Fig. 4A
Fig. 4D
Fig. 4B
Fig. 2D
