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OWNER’S MANUAL

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FELLING PROCEDURE

Felling Notch

A properly placed felling notch will deter-

mine direction tree will fall. Place felling

notch on side of tree in direction you want

tree to fall (see Figure 13). Follow direc-

tions below to create a felling notch.

1. Make lower notch cut as close to

ground as possible. Hold saw so guide

bar is horizontal. Cut 1/3 the diameter

of tree trunk (see Figure 13).

Note:

Al-

ways make this horizontal lower notch

cut ﬁrst. If you make this cut second,

tree can pinch chain or guide bar.

2. Start upper notch cut the same distance

above ﬁrst cut as ﬁrst cut is deep.

Example:

If lower notch cut is 20 cen-

timeters deep, start upper notch cut 20

centimeters above it. Cut downward at

45° angle. The upper notch cut should

meet end of lower notch cut (see Fig-

ure 13).

3. Remove tree trunk wedge created by

notching cuts.

Felling Cut

1. Make felling cut five centimeters higher

than lower notch cut and on opposite

side of tree (see Figure 13). Keep fell-

ing cut parallel to lower notch cut.

2. Cut towards notch.

WARNING: Do not cut all the

way through tree. Leave about

five centimeters of tree diameter

uncut directly behind felling

notch (see Figure 13). This uncut

portion acts as a hinge. The hinge

helps keep tree from twisting and

falling in wrong direction.

3. As felling cut nears hinge, tree should

begin to fall.

Note:

If needed, drive

wedges into felling cut to control di-

rection of fall. If tree settles back and

pinches chain, drive wedges into fell-

ing cut to remove saw. Only use wedges

made of wood, plastic, or aluminum.

OPERATING CHAIN

SAW

Continued

Never use wedge made of steel. This

could cause kickback and damage to

chain.

4. When tree begins to fall, quickly

•remove saw from felling cut

•release trigger to turn saw off

• put saw down

•exit area using retreat path

WARNING: Be alert for falling

overhead limbs. Watch your foot-

ing while exiting area.

LIMBING A TREE

WARNING: Avoid kickback.

Kickback can result in severe in-

jury or death. See

Kickback,

pages

3 and 4, to avoid risk of kickback.

WARNING: When cutting limb

that is under tension, use extreme

caution. Be alert for wood spring-

ing back. When wood tension is

released, limb could spring back

and strike operator causing se-

vere injury or death.

CAUTION: Seek professional

help if facing conditions beyond

your ability.

Figure 13 - Felling A Tree

Hinge

Direction of Fall

3rd Cut -

Felling Cut

5 cm

5 cm

Figure 14 - Limbing A Tree

Limbing is removing branches from a fallen

tree. Make sure your footing is ﬁrm. Keep

feet apart. Divide your weight evenly on

both feet. Do not remove larger limbs under

tree that support log off ground. Remove

each limb with one cut (see Figure 14).

Clear cut limbs from work area often. This

will help maintain a safe work area.

Make sure you start your cut where limb

will not pinch saw during cutting. To avoid

pinching, start cut on freely hanging limbs

from above limb. Start cut on limbs under

tension from under limb. If pinch occurs,

turn saw off, lift limb, and remove saw.

Continued

2nd Cut -

Upper

Notch

Cut

1st Cut -

Lower

Notch

Cut

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