Right Behaviour For Basic Cuts; Felling Trees - Westfalia 87 74 50 Betriebsanleitung

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If, in spite of all safety precautions, kickback or pushback occurs,
the kickback brake activates and stops the saw chain immediately.
The kickback brake will be activated by a forceful contact with the
front hand guard. This strike occurs when the machine is kicked
upwards and the front hand pushes the hand guard.
Right Behaviour for Basic Cuts - Felling, Limbing and Cutting

1. Felling Trees

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When felling trees make sure not to endanger any person, not to
strike any utility lines or cause any property damages.
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When standing on an uphill terrain always stand on the uphill side
of the terrain as the tree is likely to roll or slide downhill.
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Before felling a tree, plan an escape
path and clean the path if necessary.
The escape path should extend back
and diagonally to the rear of the
expected line of fall.
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Before felling is started, consider the
natural lean of the tree, the location of
larger branches and the wind direction
to judge which way the tree will fall.
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Remove dirt, stones, loose bark, nails,
stables and wire from the tree.
Making the Notching Undercut
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Make a notch of 1/3 of the
diameter of the tree. Cut perpen-
dicular to the direction of falls.
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First, make the lower horizontal
notching cut. This will help to
avoid pinching either the saw
chain or the sword when the
second notching cut in being
made.
Operation
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Fall Direction