Use and Care Manual

OPERATION

• Felling Backcut. As the felling cut gets close to the hinge, the tree should begin to fall. If there

is any chance the tree may not fall in the desired direction or it may rock back and bind the

saw chain, stop cutting before the felling cut is complete and use wedges of wood, plastic or

aluminum to open the cut and drop the tree along its desired line of fall. Make the backcut

level and horizontal, and at a minimum of 2 in. (5 cm) above the horizontal cut of the notch.

• On large diameter trees, stop the back cut before it is deep enough for the tree to either fall or

settle back on the stump. Then insert soft wooden or plastic wedges into the cut so they do.

• As tree starts to fall, stop the chain saw and put it down immediately. Retreat along the

cleared path, but watch the action in case something falls your way.

Planned

Line of fall

Path of

safe

retreat

HINGE

2 in. (51mm ) OR 1/10 DIA

Back cut 2 in. (51mm)

Notch-

Approx.

1/3

Diameter

of trunk

Back cut

Hinge

Wedge

Not for Reproduction