Use and Care Manual

45°

= cutting down area

First clear the tree base and work area from inter -fering

limbs and brush and clean its lower portion an axe (see

g. 18).

When felling, maintain a distance of at least 2 1/2 tree

lengths from the nearest person (see g. 17).

Note:

The noise of your engine may drown any warning call.

Felling instructions:

Then, establish a path of escape and remove all obstacles.

This path should be opposite to the planned direction of

the fall of the tree and at a 45° angle (g. 19).

An alternate path must also be selected. Place all tools

and equipment a safe distance away from the tree, but

not on the escape path.

Then, determine the placement of the felling notch (g.

21). The felling notch when properly placed determines

the direction in which the tree will fall. It is made perpen-

dicular to the line of fall and should be as close to the

ground as possible.

Cut the felling notch to a depth of about one-fth to one-

fourth of the trunk diameter (g. 22). It should be in no case

higher than it is deep. Make the felling notch very care-

fully.

1/10∅

1/5∅

(4cm)

Felling notch

Hinge

Felling cut

Direction of fall

Hinge

Felling notch

If the tree has large buttress roots, cut into the largest

buttresses vertically rst (horizontally next) and re move

(g. 20).

45°

Second cut

First cut