Use and Care Manual

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Theproperoperatorstanceforfellingatreeisshownin

Figure13.

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1.Determinethedirectionthatthetreewillfall.Consider

thewinddirection,ifthereareheavierlimbson1side

ofthetree,andthenaturaltiltofthetree,ifany.

2.Determineaclear,saferetreatpathawayfromthe

dangerarea;refertoFigure14.

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Figure14

1.Retreatpath3.Dangerarea

2.45degreeangle

3.Gripthechainsawasshownin(Figure11).

4.Maketherstcutathirdofthewaythroughthetree

diameteronthesidewhereyouwantthetreetofall

(Figure15).

Note:Makingthiscutpreventsthechainsawfrom

beingpinchedwhilemakingthenextcut.

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Figure15

1.Firstcut3.Backcut

2.Secondcut

5.Makeasecondcuttoformanotch,startingthecut

atleast5cm(2inches)aboveandawayfromtherst

cut(Figure15).

6.Makethebackcutfromtheoppositesideofthenotch

andabout5cm(2inches)higherthanthebottomof

thenotchasshowninFigure15.

Important:Important:Stopthethirdcut2.5to

5.0cm(1to2inches)fromthenotchtoforma

hingebetweenthecuts(Figure15),whichkeeps

thetreefromfallinginthewrongdirectionor

twistingasitfalls.

Note:Asthebackcutnearsthehinge(Figure15),the

treeshouldbegintofall.

7.Whenthetreebeginstofall,removethechainsaw,

shutitoff,putitdown,andretreatalongthepathyou

determinedinstep2.

Important:Ifthetreebeginstofallinan

undesireddirection,immediatelystopthecut,

shutoffthechainsaw,putthechainsawdown,

anduseawedgetoopenthecutandpushthetree

inthedesireddirection.

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