Poulan PLN1514 - Manual (Page 10)

enough to direct the fall of the tree for
as long as possible.
WARNING
Never walk in front of a tree that has
been notched.
Make the felling cut (D) from the other
side of the tree and 1.5"- 2.0”(3-5cm}
above the edge of the notch (C)
{Figure5-1B}.
Never saw completely through the
trunk-Always leave a hinge.The hinge
guides the tree,If the trunk is completely
cut through, control over the felling
direction is lost.
Insert a wedge or felling lever in the cut
well before the tree becomes unstable
and starts to move.This will prevent the
guide bar from binding in the felling cut
if you have misjudged the faliing
direction.Make sure no bystanders have
entered the range of the falling tree
before you push it over.
WARNING
Before making the final cut, always
recheck the area for bystanders,
animals or obstacles.
FELLING CUT:
1. Use wooden or plastic wedges (G)
to prevent binding the bar or chain
(H) in the cut.Wedges also control
felling (Figure S-IC),
2. When diameter of wood being cut is
greater than the bar length, make 2
cuts as shown (Figure 5-1D).
WARNING
As the felling cut gets close to the
hinge, the tree should begin to
fall.When tree begins to fall, remove
saw from cut, stop engine, put chain
saw down, and leave area along retreat
path (Figure 5-lA).
5-2. LIMBING
Limbing a tree is the process of
removing the branches from a fallen
tree.Do not remove supporting limbs (A)
until after the log is bucked (cut) into
lengths (Figure 5-2A).
Branches under tension should be cut
from the bottom up to avoid binding the
chain saw.
WARNING
Never cut tree limbs while standing on
tree trunk.
5-1C
5-2A
5-3. BUCKING
Bucking is cutting a fallen iog into
lengths.To make sure the performance,
the diameter of wood would be
recommended to be the limit of max.
15cm or 6”, Make sure you have a
good fiiting and stand uphill of the log
when cutting on stoping ground. It
possible, the log should be supported
so that the end to be cut off Is not
resting on the ground, ft the log is
supported at both ends and you must
cut in the middle, make the undercut.
This will prevent the log from pinching
the bar and chain, Be careful that the
chain dies not cut into the ground when
bucking as this causes rapid dulling of
the chain.
When bucking on a slope, always stand
on the uphill side.
1. Log supported along entire
length:Cut from top (overbuck),
being careful to avoid cutting into the
ground (Figure 5-3A}.
2, Log supported on one(1) endiFirst,
cut from bottom (urtderbuck) 1/3
diameter of log to avoid splintering.
Second, cut from above (overbuck)
to meet first cut and avoid pinching
(Figure 5-3B).
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