Florabest FKS 2200 B1 - Manual (Page 17)

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Do not fell any trees when a
strong or changing wind is blow-
ing, if the danger of property
damage exists or if the tree could
fall on electric wires.
Immediately after termination of
the sawing procedure, remove the
ear protection so that you can hear
hooter and alarm signals.
O 1. Removal of branches:
Remove hanging branches by
positioning the cut from above the
branch. With removal of branches,
never work higher than shoulder
level.
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2. Escape area:
Remove the undergrowth around
the tree to ensure an easy
escape. The escape area (1)
should be around 45° either side
behind the planned felling direc-
tion (2).
Q 3. Cutting notch (A):
Make a felling notch in the direc-
tion in which you wish the tree to
fall. Start with an upper sawing
cut. Now make a
sawcut below, which runs hori-
zontally and encounters the up-
per sawcut exactly.
The depth of cut of the notch
should be approx. ¼ of the trunk
diameter and the cutting angle at
least 45°.
Never step in front of a tree
which is notched.
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4. Felling back cut (B):
Make the back cut from the other
side of the log, where you stand
to the left of the log and saw with
the chainsaw pulling. The back
cut must run horizontally about
3-5 cm above the horizontal
notched cut.
The back cut should be so deep
that the separation distance
between the back cut and the
notch cutting line is at least 1/10
of the trunk diameter. The part
of the log not sawed through is
designated as a break dimen-
sion.
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Insert a felling wedge or a crow-
bar into the back cut, as soon
as the depth of cut permits this,
in order to prevent a jamming of
the chain bar.
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5 . If the trunk diameter is larger
than the length of the chain bar,
make two cuts.
For safety reasons, we advise
inexperienced users not to fell
any logs with a rail length which
is smaller than the trunk diam-
eter.
6. After carrying out of the back
cut, the tree falls by itself or with
the aid of the felling wedge or
crowbar.
As soon as the tree begins to
fall, pull out the saw from the
section, stop the motor, place the
electric chainsaw down and leave
the workplace using the with-
drawal path.