. The
winddirectionandspeed.
. Theleanofthetree. The leanof a tree
mightnot be apparentdueto unevenor
slopingterrain.Usea
plumb
or
leveltode-
terminethedirectionoftree
lean.
. Weightandbranchesononeside.
. Surroundrngtrees
andobstacles.
Look
fordecayandrot. lfthetrunkisrotted,
it can snap and fall toward the operator.
Check
forbrokenor deadbranches
which
canfallon
you
whilecutling.
Makesurethereisenough
roomfor
the
treeto
fall.
Maintain
a dislanceof 21i2treelengths
fromthenearest
person
orotherobjects.En
grne
noisecandrownoutawarningcall.
Remove
dirt.slones.
loosebark.nai1s,sta'
ples,
andwire
from
thetree
where
cuts
areto
bemade.Planaclearretreat
path
tothe
rear
anddiagonal
totheiineoffal1.
\".- Plana clear retreat path
\'-o-
\. ^n'
? -{ } + Drrurlru,ri
fa,
\r'
./:z>\
/sc
FELLINGLARGETREES
(6
inches
(15
cfir)indiameterorlarqer)
Thenolrhnelhodisusedlo[e]l
larqe
t'eos
Anotchiscutonthesideofthetree
rn
thede-
sireddirectionof fall.Aftera felling
cut is
madeontheoppositesideoftree,
thetree
wrlltendtofallrntothenotch.
NOTE: lf
the
treehaslarqe
buttress
roots.
removethembeforemakingthenotch.
l1
us-
ing
sawto
rernove
bultress
roots.keep
saw
chainfromcontacting
ground
to
prevenl
dLrll'
inq
ol
the
charn.
NOTCH CUT AND FELLING THE
TREE
. Makenotchcut by cuttingthe
topof
the
notchfrrst.Cutthrough
1
'3
ofthediameter
oJthetree.Nextcompletethe
notch
bycut
tingthebottonrofthe
notch.
See
illustra
tion.Once the notchis cllt removethe
nolch
of
woodfromlhelree
Final
(felling)
cut
here,2 inches
(5
cm)abovecenterof
notch.
A{terremoving
the wood irom the notch.
make
the
{ellrng
cutontheoppositesideof
thenotch.Thisisdonebymakingacutabout
twoinches
(5
cm)higherthanthecenterof
thenotch.
This
will
leave
enoughuncut
wood
betweenthe
fellino
cutandthe
notchtoform
a hinge.Thishingiewillhelp
prevent
thelree
fromfalling
in
thewrongdirection.
Hingeholdstree
on stumpand helps
control
fall
NOTE: Beforefellingcutiscomplete.use
^edges lo open the cut if necessarylo
controlthed/rectionoffall.Toavoid
kickback
and charndamage,use wood or plastic
wedges,but
never
steelor
ironwedges.
. Bealert
tosignsthatthelreq
is readyto
fall:crackingsounds.wrdeningofthe
fell
ing cut, or movementin the upper
orancnes.
. As
treeslarls
loldll.
slopsaw.
pul
ildown.
and
get
away
quickly
on
your
planned
re-
treat
path
. DO NOTcLrtdowna partially
fallen
tree
with
your
saw.Beextrerrelycautious
with
partially
fallentreesthatmay be poorly
supported.Whenatreedoesnt
fall
com
plelely.
sel
lhe
s.rwasideand
p.rlldown
lhtr
treewithacabiewinch,blockandtackle.
orIraclor
CUTTING A FALLEN TREE
(BUCKTNG)
Buckingistheter| usedfor
cutting
afallen
treetotheoesrred
log
srze.
A wnnrutruc: Donorsrandonthe
tog
beingcut. Ar)y
portlon
can
roll
causing
loss
offootingandcontrol.Donot
stand
downhrll
of
thelog
berf
g cut
IMPORTANT POINTS
. Cut
on
y onelogat
a
time.
. Cut shatleredwood very carefully,sharp
preces
of
wood
couldbeflungtowardopera
tor.
. Useasawhorsetocutsmall
logs.Never
a
lowanother
person
toholdthe
logwhrle
cutting
andneverhol.ltheoqwth
your
cq
or
foot
. Do notcut n anareavr'hereogs.
lrmbs.
dld'ool' drP
ldrqlod -. rI t: n a blown
down area Dragthe logs nto
a cleararea
beforecuttng by pul
Ing
out exposed and
cleared logsf rst
TYPES
OFCUTTINGUSED
FOR
BUCKING
Awnnrutruc: rfsawbecomes
pinched
or
hungrnalog,
donttryto
force
it
out.Youcan
losecontrol
ofthesawresulting
ininluryandiordamagetothesaw.Stop
the
saw,drivea
wedge
of
plastic
or
wood
into
the
cul
untilthesaw
can
beremovedeasily.
Re-
tz
t