Ill | Generalworking instruction | |
Basic rules for felling trees | ||
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| Normally the felling consists of two main cutting operations - | |
| notching and making the felling cut. | |
| Notching | |
| Start making the upper notch cut on the side of the three facing | |
| the felling direction. | |
| Look through the kerf as you saw the lower cut so you do not saw | |
| too deep into the trunk. | |
| The notch should be deep enough to create a hinge of sufficient | |
| width and strength. The notch opening should be wide enough to | |
| direct the fall of the tree as long as possible. | |
| Felling cut | |
| Saw the felling cut from the other side of the tree and | |
| above the edge of the notch.Never saw completely through the | |
| trunk. Always leave a hinge. The hinge guides the tree. If the | |
| trunk is completely cut through, you lose control over the felling | |
| direction. | |
| Insert a wedge or a felling lever in the cut well before the tree | |
| oecomes unstable and starts to move, This will prevent the | |
| ~uidebarfrom binding in the felling cut if you have misjudged the | |
| ‘ailingdirection. Make sure no people have come into the range | |
| ofthe falling tree before you push it over. | |
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| ~Felling cut, trunk diameter less than guide | |
| bar length | |
| Saw either with a pushing chain (top of guide bar) .,. or with a | |
| pulling chain (bottom of guide bar), |
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Felling cut, trunk diameter greater than guide I bar length
Make a boring cut. Watch out for kickbacks. Do not usethe upper tip quadrant of the guide bar tip.
Saw with a pushing chain. Leave a sufficient hinge.
Complete the felling cut by sawing around the trunk with a pulling chain.
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