Poulan 1420 1630 Chainsaw Owners Manual

S Make  sure there is enough  room for
Hinge holds tree on stump and helps
control fall
the tree to fall. Maintain a distance of
2-1/2
tree lengths fromthe nearestper-
son or other objects. Motor noise can
drown out a warning call.
Opening
of felling
cut
S Remove dirt,stones,loose  bark,nails,
staples, and wire from the tree where
cuts are to be made.
Closing of
notch
Plan a clear retreat path
NOTE: Before felling cutis complete, use
wedges to open  the cut if  necessary to
control the direction of fall. To avoid kick-
back and  chain  damage, use  wood or
plastic  wedges, but  never steel  or iron
wedges.
Direction of Fall
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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.
FELLING LARGE TREES
inches in diameter or larger)
(6
S As  tree starts to fall,  stop saw, put it
down, and get  away quickly on your
planned retreat path.
The notch method is  used to fell large
trees. A notch is cut  on the side of the
treeinthedesireddirectionoffall.Aftera
felling cut is made on the opposite side
of tree,  the tree  will tend to  fall in  the
direction of the notch.
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.
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.
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 notch is cut, remove
the wedge of wood from the tree.
CUTTING A FALLEN TREE
(BUCKING)
Bucking is  the term used  for cutting a
fallen 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
S Cut only one log at a time.
First cut
Felling cut here
S Cut  shattered  wood  very  carefully;
sharp pieces of wood  could be flung
toward operator.
S Useasawhorsetocutsmalllogs.Nev-
er allow another person to hold the log
while cutting  and never hold  the log
with your leg or foot.
Notch
Second cut
Hinge
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
S After  removing  the  wood   from  the
notch, make the felling cut on the op-
posite side of the notch. This is done
by  making  a cut  about  two  inches
higher than  the center  of the  notch.
This will leave enough uncutwoodbe-
tween the felling cut and the notch to
form a hinge. This hinge will help pre-
vent the tree from falling in the wrong
direction.
WARNING:
If
saw
becomes
pinchedorhunginalog,don’ttrytoforceit
out. You can lose control of the  saw, re-
sulting in injury and/or damageto thesaw.
Stop the saw; drive a wedge of plastic or
wood into  cut until  the saw  can be  re-
moved easily. Restart  saw and carefully
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