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Chain brake

Check the operation of the chain brake as de-

scribed in the chapter “Safety devices” and then 

release it.

Safety clothing

Always wear appropriate tight-

fi

 tting safety 

clothing like special trousers which protect 

against cuts, protective gloves and safety shoes.

Hearing protection and protective goggles.

When felling trees or performing forest work, al-

ways wear a protective helmet with integral face 

and hearing protection. This will o

ff

 er protection 

against falling branches and any branches if they 

spring back.

7.2 Description of the correct procedures for 

basic use of the chainsaw

Felling a tree (Figs. 14-17)

If two or more persons are working at the same 

time on felling and cutting back then the minimum 

distance between the tree being felled and the 

tree being cut back should be at least twice the 

height of the tree being felled (Fig. 14). When 

felling trees, care must be taken to ensure that no 

other persons are endangered, no power supply 

lines are hit and no material damage is caused 

to equipment or property. In the event that a tree 

comes into contact with a power supply line, he 

responsible power supply company should be 

informed immediately.

When working with the saw on a slope, the opera-

tor of the chainsaw must be standing at a higher 

point on the slope than the tree being felled, as 

the tree will roll or slip downhill once it has been 

felled (Fig. 15).

Before felling the tree you must 

fi

 rst plan and if 

necessary clear an escape route. This escape 

route must lead away diagonally in the opposite 

direction to the expected fall direction – this can 

be seen in Fig. 16 (A= danger zone, B= direction 

of fall, C= escape zone).

Before felling the tree you must take into account 

the natural inclination of the tree, the location of 

larger branches and the wind direction, as this will 

help you to correctly determine the direction in 

which the tree will fall.

Dirt, stones, loose bark, nails, staples and wire 

must be removed from the tree.

Making the felling notch (Fig. 17)

Cut a notch (A) at right angles to the fall direction 

to a depth of 1/3 of the tree diameter as shown 

in Fig. 17. First make the lower horizontal felling 

notch (1). This prevents the saw chain or the gui-

de rail from becoming trapped when the second 

felling notch is made.

Making the felling cut (Fig. 17)

The felling cut should be positioned at least 50 

mm above the horizontal felling notch. Make the 

felling cut (B) parallel to the horizontal felling 

notch. The felling cut should be cut to a depth 

which leaves a thin strip (felling hinge strip) (D) 

which can act as a hinge. This strip prevents the 

tree from rotating and falling in the wrong direc-

tion. Do not cut through the strip. When the felling 

cut gets close to the strip the tree should start to 

fall. If it becomes clear that the tree may well fall in 

a di

ff

 erent direction to the desired fall direction (C) 

or it starts to lean back and traps the saw chain, 

interrupt the felling cut and insert wedges made 

of wood, plastic or aluminum to open out the cut 

and control the lean of the tree until it leans in the 

required direction.

When the tree starts to fall, remove the chainsaw 

from the cut, switch it o

ff

 , place it on the ground 

and exit the danger zone via the planned escape 

route. Watch out for falling branches and take 

care not to trip.

Removing branches

Here we are talking about removing branches 

from the felled tree. When removing branches, 

leave any downward facing branches which are 

supporting the tree until the trunk of the tree has 

been cut up. Smaller branches should be re-

moved as shown in Fig. 18 (A= cutting direction 

when removing branches, B= keep away from the 

ground! Supporting branches should be left until 

the trunk is cut up) in a single cut from the bottom 

to the top. Any branches which are under tension 

should be cut from the bottom to the top to pre-

vent the saw from becoming trapped.

Cutting the tree trunk into lengths

Here we are looking at the process of cutting the 

felled tree into sections. Make sure you have a 

sure footing and distribute your body weight even-

ly onto both feet. If possible the trunk should be 

underlaid and supported with branches, beams 

or wedges. For easy cutting follow the simple ins-

tructions below.

If the full length of the tree trunk is evenly suppor-

ted as shown in Fig. 19 then proceed by cutting 

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