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7!2.).'
4HEREISARISKOFKICKBACKIFTHESAWISPUSHEDFARENOUGHSO
THATYOUBEGINTOCUTWITHTHENOSEOFTHEBAR
4HESAFESTCUTTINGMETHODISTOCUTWITHTHEBOTTOMPARTOFTHE
CHAIN3AWINGWITHTHEUPPERPARTMAKESITMUCHMOREDIFüCULT
TOCONTROLTHESAWANDINCREASESTHERISKOFKICKBACK
7!2.).'
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)FTHETHROTTLELEVERKEEPSROTATINGATHIGHSPEEDWITHTHECHAIN
LOCKEDTHECLUTCHWILLOVERHEATCAUSINGTROUBLE
./4%
!LWAYSKEEPTHESPIKEDBUMPERFACETOATREEBECAUSETHECHAIN
MAYSUDDENLYBEDRAWNINTOATREE
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&ELLINGISMORETHANCUTTINGDOWNATREE9OUMUSTALSOBRINGIT
DOWNASNEARTOANINTENDEDPLACEASPOSSIBLEWITHOUTDAMAGING
THETREEORANYTHINGELSE
"EFOREFELLINGATREECAREFULLYCONSIDERALLCONDITIONSWHICHMAY
EFFECTTHEINTENDEDDIRECTIONSUCHAS
!NGLEOFTHETREE3HAPEOFTHECROWN3NOWLOADONTHECROWN
7INDCONDITIONS/BSTACLESWITHINTREERANGEEGOTHERTREES
POWERLINESROADSBUILDINGSETC
7!2.).'
!LWAYSOBSERVETHEGENERALCONDITIONSOFTHETREE,OOKFOR
DECAYANDROTINTHETRUNKWHICHWILLMAKEITMORELIKELYTO
SNAPANDSTARTTOFALLBEFOREYOUEXPECTIT
,OOKFORDRYBRANCHESWHICHMAYBREAKANDHITYOUWHENYOU
AREWORKING
!LWAYSKEEPANIMALSANDPEOPLEATLEASTTWICETHETREELENGTH
AWAYWHILEFELLING#LEARAWAYSHRUBSANDBRANCHESFROM
AROUNDTHETREE
0REPAREAPATHOFRETREATAWAYFROMTHEFELLINGDIRECTION
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.ORMALLYTHEFELLINGCONSISTSOFTWOMAIN
CUTTINGOPERATIONSNOTCHINGANDMAKINGTHEFELLINGCUT
3TARTMAKINGTHEUPPERNOTCHCUTONTHESIDEOFTHETREEFACINGTHE
FEELINGDIRECTION,OOKTHROUGHTHEKERFASYOUSAWTHELOWERCUTSO
YOUDONOTSAWTOODEEPINTOTHETRUNK
4HENOTCHSHOULDBEDEEPENOUGHTOCREATEAHINGEOFSUFüCIENT
WIDTHANDSTRENGTH4HENOTCHOPENINGSHOULDBEWIDEENOUGHTO
DIRECTTHEFALLOFTHETREEASLONGASPOSSIBLE
3AWTHEFELLINGCUTFROMTHEOTHERSIDEOFTHETREEBETWEENONEAND
TWOINCHESCMABOVETHEEDGEOFTHENOTCH&IG
&ELLINGDIRECTION
MINIUMNOTCHOPENING
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&ELLINGCUT
.EVERSAWCOMPLETELYTHROUGHTHETRUNK!LWAYSLEAVEAHINGE
4HEHINGEGUIDESTHETREE)FTHETRUNKISCOMPLETELYCUTTHROUGH
YOULOSECONTROLOVERTHEFELLINGDIRECTION
)NSERTAWEDGEORAFELLINGLEVERINTHECUTWELLBEFORETHETREE
BECOMESUNSTABLEANDSTARTSTOMOVE4HISWILLPREVENTTHEGUIDE
BARFROMBINDINGINTHEFELLINGCUTIFYOUHAVEMISJUDGEDTHEFALLING
DIRECTION-AKESURENOPEOPLEHAVECOMEINTOTHERANGEOFTHE
FALLINGTREEBEFOREYOUPUSHITOVER
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NOTCH!LWAYSLEAVEAHINGEONBOTHSIDESOFTHECENTERCUT
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4HESEMETHODSAREEXTREMELYDANGEROUSBECAUSETHEYINVOLVE
THEUSEOFTHENOSEOFGUIDEBARANDCANRESULTINKICKBACK
/NLYPROPERLYTRAINEDPROFESSIONALSSHOULDATTEMPTTHESE
TECHNIQUES
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,IMBINGISREMOVINGTHEBRANCHESFROMAFELLERTREE
7!2.).'
!MAJORITYOFKICKBACKACCIDENTSOCCURDURINGLIMBING
$ONOTUSETHENOSEOFTHEGUIDEBAR"EEXTREMELYCAUTIOUS
ANDAVOIDCONTACTINGTHELOGOTHERLIMBSOROBJECTSWITHTHE
NOSEOFTHEGUIDEBAR"EEXTREMELYCAUTIOUSOFLIMBS
UNDERTENSION4HEYCANSPRINGBACKTOWARDSYOUANDCAUSE
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3TANDONTHELEFTSIDEOFTHETRUNK-AINTAINASECUREFOOTINGAND
RESTTHESAWONTHETRUNK(OLDTHESAWCLOSETOYOUSOTHATYOU
AREINFULLCONTROLOFIT+EEPWELLAWAYFROMTHECHAIN-OVEONLY
WHENTHETRUNKISBETWEENYOUANDTHECHAIN7ATCHOUTFORSPRING
BACKOFLIMBSUNDERTENSION
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7HENLIMBINGTHICKBRANCHESTHEGUIDEBARMAYGETPINCHED
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BRANCHESINSMALLSTEPS!PPLYTHESAMEPRINCIPLESASFORCROSS
CUTTING4HINKAHEADANDBEAWAREOFTHEPOSSIBLECONSEQUENCESOF
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TOHAPPEN,OOKOUTFORSTRESSESINTHELOGANDCUTTHROUGHITIN
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