Grizzly EKS 2440 QT Traduction De La Notice D'utilisation Originale page 134

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Do not fell any trees when a
strong or changing wind is
blowing, if the danger of prop-
erty 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.
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.
2. Escape area:
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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).
3. Cutting notch (A):
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Make a felling notch in the direc-
tion in which you wish the tree
to fall. Start with the bottom,
horizontal cut. The cut depth
should be around 1/3 of the
trunk diameter. This will prevent
the saw chain or the guard rails
from jamming when placing the
second chamfer. Now make a
slanted saw cut from above at
an angle of roughly 45° to meet
exactly with the bottom saw cut.
Never step in front of a tree
which is notched.
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4. Felling back cut (B):
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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 5 cm
above the horizontal notched cut.
The back cut should be so deep
that the separation distance be-
tween the back cut and the notch
cutting line is at least 1/10 of the
trunk diameter. The part of the
stem not sawn through is called
a stay (felling gib). The stay pre-
vents the tree from turning and
falling in the wrong direction. Do
not saw through the stay.
5. As you approach the felling cut
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on the stay the tree should start
falling. If it becomes apparent
that the tree may not fall in the
required direction or is lean-
ing back, and the saw chain is
jamming, stop felling and use
wedges made of wood, plastic or
aluminium to open the cut and to
tilt the tree in the required felling
line.
6. If the trunk diameter is larger
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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.
7. After carrying out of the back
cut, the tree falls by itself or with
the aid of the felling wedge or
crowbar.