Sears 358.357182 - Manual (Page 13)

в. TREE FELLiNC TECHNIQUES
1, PLAN YOUR SAWING OPERATION CARE­
FULLY IN ADVANCE
a. Clear №e work area. You need a clear area all
arouna ifte tree where you have secure
footing.
b. Study die natural conditions Uiat can cause
the tree to tali in a paitieular direction;
t.j The WIND dimction and speed,
2. ) TheLEANofthevee.
3. ) wefiHTEDwithfiRANCHESonaneside.
4. ) Surrounding TREES and OBSTACLES.
c. Lookterdae«yandrDt.H№Bd{flik1srD(iecE,itcsi
snap and til teword the operator -
d. Cheek for broken or deed branches tMiieh
could fall on you while cutting.
e. Make surethere is enough roomforthe tree
to fall. Maintaci a distance of bee
lengths frorn ttie nearest person or other o6-
iects. Engine noise can drown out a warning
can.
I. Remove dirt, atones, loose bark, nails,
atapies, end wire from the tree where cuts
aietobemade. •
g. Plan to stand on the up-hill side when cut­
ting on a slope.
h. Plan a dear retreat path to the rear and
diagonal to the fineof falL Figure 17.
2. FELUNG SMALL TREES.
IN DIAMETER
• less THAN 6'
^WARNING
DO NOT CUT;
—riear electrical wires or buildings.
—If you do not know the direction of hee fail.
at night stneayou aHHlnotba abteio as* wdl.
—during bad weather—strong wind, snow, ralit,
etc.
a. ifyouknowihedireaionoftall;
1 I Mate a angle, honzontaJ feifing cut on :ne
side away ton the direction of tfie fait.
2. ) Ct«allttie way through.
3. ) Slop the saw, put it down, and gei away
quickly on yourplannedreceat path
b. If you are not sure which way the tree wtii fall,
use the notch method descnbeo for faring
large trees.
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3. FELUNQ LARGE TREES — 6' DIAMETER
ORMORE
The notch method is used to cut large trees. A
notch is cut on the side of the tree in me desired
directon of fall. After a fe№ng cut is made on me
oppo^ side of the tree, the tree
wi H tend to tall
into the notch.
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NOTE: If the bee has ia»ge buttress roots, re­
move before making the notch. Cut mto the but­
tresses vertcalty. tien horizontally, figure 18.
a. Make the notch cut. Figure 19.
Cut 1.) nrough Cut me bottom of the nos* firsL 2
1/3 of the diameter of the tret
Cut 2.) ComfNetemenooditjy^aiangthesiant
eut. Remove the noam of wooo.
b. Mate the telling cut. Figure 20.
<ЙД 3^i Cut on the cpposrte side of me ncach
about 2* higher than me oottom of the
notch.
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