Husqvarna 395XP, 395XPG

WORKING TECHNIQUES

26 – English

Directional cuts

To make the directional cut you begin with the top cut. Aim

using to the saw’s felling direction mark (1) toward a goal

further forward in the terrain, where you would like the tree

to fall (2). Stand on the right-hand side of the tree, behind

the saw, and cut with a pull stroke.

Next make the bottom cut so that it ﬁnishes exactly at the

end of the top cut.

The directional cuts should run 1/4 of the diameter

through the trunk and the angle between the top cut and

bottom cut should be 45°.

The line where the two cuts meet is called the directional

cut line. This line should be perfectly horizontal and at

right angles (90°) to the chosen felling direction.

Felling cut

The felling cut is made from the opposite side of the tree

and it must be perfectly horizontal. Stand on the left side

of the tree and cut on the pull stroke.

Make the felling cut about 3-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) above the

bottom directional cut.

Set the spiked bumper (if one is ﬁtted) just behind the

felling hinge. Use full throttle and advance the chain/bar

slowly into the tree. Make sure the tree does not start to

move in the opposite direction to your intended felling

direction. Drive a wedge or breaking bar into the cut as

soon as it is deep enough.

Finish the felling cut parallel with the directional cut line so

that the distance between them is at least 1/10 of the

trunk diameter. The uncut section of the trunk is called the

felling hinge.

The felling hinge controls the direction that the tree falls in.

All control over the felling direction is lost if the felling

hinge is too narrow or non-existent, or if the directional

cuts and felling cut are badly placed.

When the felling cut and directional cut are complete the

tree should start to fall by itself or with the aid of a felling

wedge or breaking bar.

We recommend that you use a bar that is longer than the

diameter of the tree, so that you can make the felling cut

and directional cuts with single cutting strokes. See

instructions under the heading Technical data section to

ﬁnd out which lengths of bar are recommended for your

saw.

There are methods for felling trees with a diameter larger

than the bar length. However these methods involve a

much greater risk that the kickback zone of the bar will

come into contact with the tree.