WORKING TECHNIQUES
Start by cutting from above (about 1/3 of the way through).
Finish by cutting from below so that the two cuts meet.
You may find you are forced to let the tree fall in its natural
direction because it is impossible or dangerous to try to
make it fall in the direction you first intended.
Another very important factor, which does not affect the
felling direction but does affect your safety, is to make sure
the tree has no damaged or dead branches that might
break off and hit you during felling.
Tree felling technique
IMPORTANT! It takes a lot of experience to fell a tree.
Inexperienced users of chain saws should not fell trees.
Do not attempt any task beyond your experience level!
The main point to avoid is letting the tree fall onto another
tree. It is very dangerous to remove a trapped tree and
there is high accident risk. See instructions under the
heading Freeing a tree that has fallen badly.
Safe distance
The safe distance between a tree that is to be felled and
anyone else working nearby is at least 2 1/2 tree lengths.
Make sure that no-one else is in this ”risk zone” before or
during felling.
IMPORTANT! During critical felling operations, hearing
protectors should be lifted immediately when sawing is
completed so that sounds and warning signals can be
heard.
Felling direction
The aim is to fell the tree in a position where you can limb
and cross-cut the log as easily as possible.You want it to
fall in a location where you can stand and move about
safely.
Clearing the trunk and preparing your retreat
Once you have decided which way you want the tree to fall
you must judge which way the tree would fall naturally.
Delimb the stem up to shoulder height. It is safer to work
from the top down and to have the tree between you and
the saw.
Several factors affect this:
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Lean of the tree
Bend
Wind direction
Arrangement of branches
Weight of snow
Obstacles within the reach of the tree: for example,
other trees, power lines, roads and buildings.
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Look for signs of damage and rot in the stem, this
makes it more probably that the tree will break and
start to fall before you expect it to.
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