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naturalconditionsthatcancausethe
treetofallinaparticular direction,such
conditionsinclude;
• The winddirectionand speed.
• The leanofthetree.The leanofa
treemightnotbeapparentdue toun-
evenorslopingterrain.Usea plumb
orleveltodeterminethe directionof
treelean.
° Weightandbranchesononeside.
• Surroundingtreesandobstacles.
Lookfordec_yand rot.Ifthetrunkis
rotted,itcan snapand falltowardthe
_aerator.
kesurethere isenoughroomfor the
treetofall.Maintaina distanceof2-1/2
treelengthsfrom thegearest personor
otherobjects.Enginenoisecan drown
outa warningc_l.
Removedirt, stones,loosebark,nails,
staples,and wirefrom thetreewhere
cutsare tobe made.
_ Ptanaclearretreatpath
_--- -O-'_- DirectionofFa_t
FELLING LARGE TREES
(6 inchesindiameterorlarger)
The notchmethod isU_edtofelllarge
trees,A notchiscutonthesideofthe
treeinthedesireddirectionoffall.After
a fellingcutismadeonthe opposite
sideoftree,the treeshouldfallinthe
directionofthenotch.
NOTE: Ifthe treehaslargebuttress
roots,removethembeforemaking the
notch,
NOTCH CUT AND FELLINGTREE
• Makenotchcutbycuttingthetopof
thenotchfirst.Cutthrough1t3ofthe
diameterofthetree. Nextcomplete
thenotchbycuttingthebottom.See
illustration.Oncethe notchiscutre-
movethewedgeofwoodfromthe
tree.
• Afterremovingthewood,makethe
Thishingewill helppreventthe tree
fromfallinginthewrongdirection.
Rnalcuthere
Rrstcut",,_ -_,,,4-_
g°
Hingeholdstreeonstumpand helps
controlfall
Opening
offelting
telling cut on the oppositeside ofthe
notch.Thisis donebymaking a cut
NOTE. Beforefellingcutiscomplete,
usewedgestoopenthe cutwhen
necessarytocontrolthedirectionoffalt.l_ili
Toavoidkickbackandchaindamage,
usewoodor ptasti¢wedges,butnever
steelorironwedges.
• Bealertofsignsthat thetreeisready
tofail: crackingsounds,wideningof
thefelling cut,ormovementintheup-
perbranches.
• Astreestartstotall, stopsaw,putit
down,andgetaway quicklyonyour
• plannedretreatpath.
Beextremelycautiouswithpartially
fallen treesthatmay bepoodysup-
ported.Whena tree doesn'tfailcom-
pletely,set thesaw asideandpull
Clownthe treewitha cablewinch,
blockandtackle,ortractor.Do not
useyoursaw tooutdowna partially
fallentree.
CU'I-rlNG A FALLEN TREE
_BUCIQNG)
uckingisthe termusedforcuttinga
fallentreetothe desiredlogsize.
WARNING: Donotstandonthelog
beingout.Anyportioncanrollcausing
lossoffooting andcontrol.Do notstand
downhillofthe togbeingcut.
IMPORTANT POINTS
abouttwoincheshigherthan theten- Outonlyone logat a time.
terofthe notch.Thiswillleave _ Gutshatteredwoodverycarefully;
enoughuncutwoodbetweenthe fell- sharppiecesofwoodcouldbeflung
ingcutandthe notchtoformahinge, towardoperator.
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