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001BA088 LÄ 001BA040 LÄ 001BA041 LÄ 1 1/2 1 21/2 When felling in the vicinity of roads, railways and power lines, etc., take extra precautions. Inform the police, utility company or railway authority before beginning to cut. When felling, maintain a distance of at least 21/2 tree lengths from the nearest person. The noise of your engine may drown any warning call. First clear the tree base and work area from interfering limbs and brush and clean its lower portion with an axe. Then, establish a path of escape ( ) and remove all obstacles. This path should be generally opposite to the planned direction of the fall of the tree ( ) and about at a 45° angle. An alternate path ( ) must also be selected. Place all tools and equipment a safe distance away from the tree, but not on the escape path. If the tree has large buttress roots, cut into the largest buttress vertically first (horizontally next) and remove the resulting piece.

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When felling in the vicinity of roads,
railways and power lines, etc., take extra
precautions. Inform the police, utility
company or railway authority before
beginning to cut.
When felling, maintain a distance of at
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from interfering limbs and brush and
clean its lower portion with an axe.
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remove all obstacles. This path should
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direction of the fall of the tree (
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about at a 45° angle. An alternate path
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) must also be selected. Place all tools
and equipment a safe distance away
from the tree, but not on the escape path.
If the tree has large buttress roots, cut
into the largest buttress vertically first
(horizontally next) and remove the
resulting piece.
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