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To clear the trunk and prepare your path of retreat, To fell a tree, The felling hinge

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6. Do not let the tree fall onto a different standing tree. It is dangerous to remove a caught tree and there is a high accident risk. Refer to To free a trapped tree on page 24. 1 3 2 1 2 WARNING: During critical felling operations, lift your hearing protection immediately when the sawing is complete. It is important that you hear sounds and warning signals. To clear the trunk and prepare your path of retreat Cut off all branches from your shoulder height and down. 1. Cut on the pull stroke from the top down. Make sure that the tree is between you and the product. To fell a tree Husqvarna recommends you to make the directional cuts and then use the safe corner method when you fell a tree. The safe corner method helps you to make a correct felling hinge and control the felling direction. WARNING: Do not fell trees with a diameter that is more than two times larger than the guide bar length. For this, you must have special training. The felling hinge The most important procedure during tree felling is to make the correct felling hinge. With a correct felling hinge, you control the felling direction and make sure that the felling procedure is safe. The thickness of the felling hinge must be equal and a minimum of 10% of the tree diameter. WARNING: If the felling hinge is incorrect or too thin, you have no control of the felling direction. 2. Remove undergrowth from the work area around the tree. Remove all cut off material from the work area. 3. Do a check of the area for obstacles such as stones, branches and holes. You must have a clear path of retreat when the tree starts to fall. Your path of retreat must be approximately 135 degrees away from the felling direction. 1. The danger zone 2. The path of retreat 3. The felling direction To make the directional cuts 1. Make the directional cuts. Run the directional cuts 1/4 of the diameter of the tree. Make a 45° angle between the top cut and bottom cut. a) Make the top cut first. Align the felling direction mark (A) of the product with the felling direction of the tree (B). Stay behind the product and keep the tree on your right side. Cut with a pull stroke. 22 1065 - 007 - 27.09.2021

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6.
Do not let the tree fall onto a different standing tree.
It is dangerous to remove a caught tree and there is
a high accident risk. Refer to
To free a trapped tree
on page 24
.
WARNING:
During critical felling
operations, lift your hearing protection
immediately when the sawing is
complete. It is important that you hear
sounds and warning signals.
To clear the trunk and prepare your path of
retreat
Cut off all branches from your shoulder height and
down.
1.
Cut on the pull stroke from the top down. Make sure
that the tree is between you and the product.
2.
Remove undergrowth from the work area around the
tree. Remove all cut off material from the work area.
3.
Do a check of the area for obstacles such as stones,
branches and holes. You must have a clear path of
retreat when the tree starts to fall. Your path of
retreat must be approximately 135 degrees away
from the felling direction.
1.
The danger zone
2.
The path of retreat
3.
The felling direction
1
2
2
1
3
To fell a tree
Husqvarna recommends you to make the directional
cuts and then use the safe corner method when you fell
a tree. The safe corner method helps you to make a
correct felling hinge and control the felling direction.
WARNING:
Do not fell trees with a
diameter that is more than two times larger
than the guide bar length. For this, you must
have special training.
The felling hinge
The most important procedure during tree felling is to
make the correct felling hinge. With a correct felling
hinge, you control the felling direction and make sure
that the felling procedure is safe.
The thickness of the felling hinge must be equal and a
minimum of 10% of the tree diameter.
WARNING:
If the felling hinge is
incorrect or too thin, you have no control of
the felling direction.
To make the directional cuts
1.
Make the directional cuts. Run the directional cuts
1/4 of the diameter of the tree. Make a 45° angle
between the top cut and bottom cut.
a)
Make the top cut first. Align the felling direction
mark (A) of the product with the felling direction
of the tree (B). Stay behind the product and keep
the tree on your right side. Cut with a pull stroke.
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