Poulan ES350 ES350WT Chainsaw Owners Manual

S Remove dirt,stones,loose  bark,nails,
staples, and wire from the tree where
cuts are to be made.
NOTE: Before  felling cut  is complete,
use  wedges  to   open  the  cut  when
necessary to control the direction of fall.
To avoid kickback  and chain damage,
use wood or plastic wedges, but never
steel or iron wedges.
Plan a clear retreat path
S Be alert to signs that the tree is ready
to fall:  cracking sounds, widening  of
the felling cut, or movement in the up-
per branches.
Direction of Fall
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S As  tree starts  to fall,  stop  saw, put it
down, and  get away  quickly  on your
planned retreat path.
FELLING LARGE TREES
inches in diameter or larger)
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S DONOTuseyoursawtocutdown     apar-
tially fallen tree. Be extremely cautious
with partially  fallen  trees that  may be
poorly supported. When a tree doesn’t
fall completely, set saw  aside and pull
down tree with a cable winch, block and
tackle, or tractor.
The notch  method is  used  to fell  large
trees.A notch is cuton the side of the tree
inthedesireddirectionoffall.Afterafelling
cut is made on the opposite side of tree,
the tree will tend to fall in the direction of
the notch.
NOTE: If tree has large  buttress roots,
removethembeforemakingthenotch.If
using  saw  to  remove  buttress  roots,
keep saw chain from contacting ground
to prevent dulling of the chain.
CUTTING A FALLEN TREE
(BUCKING)
Bucking is the term used for cutting a fall-
en tree to the desired log size.
WARNING:  Do not  stand on the
log being cut. Any portion can roll caus-
ing loss of  footing and control.  Do not
stand downhill of the log being cut.
IMPORTANT POINTS
NOTCH CUT AND FELLING TREE
S Make  notch cut by cutting  the top of
the notch first. Cut  through 1/3 of the
diameter of  the tree.  Next complete
the notch by cutting the bottom. See il-
lustration. Once  the notch is  cut, re-
move the wedge of wood from tree.
S
Cut only one log at a time.
S Cut  shattered  wood  very  carefully;
sharp pieces of wood  could be flung
toward operator.
Final cut here
First cut
S Useasawhorsetocutsmalllogs.Nev-
er allow another person to hold the log
while cutting  and never hold  the log
with your leg or foot.
Notch
S Do not cut in an area where logs, limbs,
and roots are tangled. Drag logs into a
clear area before cuttingthem bypulling
out exposed and cleared logs first.
BUCKING TECHNIQUES
Second cut
Hinge
S After removingthe woodfrom thenotch,
makethe fellingcut onthe  oppositeside
of the notch. This is done by making a
cut about  two inches  higher than  the
center  of  the  notch.  This  will  leave
enough uncut wood between the felling
cut and the notch to form a hinge. This
hinge will help prevent the tree from fal-
ling in the wrong direction.
WARNING:
If
saw
becomes
pinchedorhunginalog,don’ttrytoforceit
out.Youcanlosecontrolofthe    sawresult-
ing in  injury and/or damage to  the saw.
Stop the saw, drive a wedge of plastic or
wood into the cut until the saw can be re-
moved easily. Restart the saw and care-
fully reenter the cut. Do  not use a metal
wedge.Do notattemptto  restart yoursaw
when it is pinched or hung in a log.
Hinge holds tree on stump and
helps control fall.
Use a wedge to remove pinched saw
Opening
of felling
cut
Closing of
notch
Turn saw OFF and use a plastic or
wooden wedge to force cut open.
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