001BA019 KN

Gunning sight

When making the felling notch, use the gunning sight on the shroud and housing to check the required direction of fall:

:Position the saw so that the gunning sight points exactly in the direction you want the tree to fall.

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001BA052 KN

Conventional cut

A = felling notch - determines the direction of the fall

For a conventional cut:

:Properly place felling notch perpendicular to the line of fall, close to the ground

:Cut down at app. 45-degree angle to a depth of about 1/5 to 1/4 of the trunk diameter

:Make second cut horizontal

:Remove resulting 45-degree piece

English / USA

001BA042 LÄ

Open-face technique

A = felling notch - determines the direction of the fall

For an open-face cut:

:Properly place felling notch perpendicular to the line of fall, close to the ground

:Cut down at app. 50-degree angle to a depth of app.1/5 to 1/4 of the trunk diameter

:Make second cut from below at app. 40 degree angle

:Remove resulting 90-degree piece

Rescue Saw

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