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WARNING: Do not cut down a tree
during high or changing winds or if there is a
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General guidelines for felling trees:
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don’t make the lower cut too deep into the trunk.
The notch (C) should be deep enough to create
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notch should be wide enough to direct the fall of
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that has been notched.
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notch (C) (Fig. 10B).
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animals or obstacles.
Felling cut:
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also control felling (Fig. 10C).
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(Fig. 10D).
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WARNING: As the felling cut gets close
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along retreat path (Fig. 10D).
LIMBING
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porting limbs (A) until after the log is bucked (cut)
into lengths (Fig. 11).
Branches under tension should be cut from the
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standing on tree trunk.
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the log from pinching the bar and chain. Be careful
that the chain does not cut into the ground when
bucking as this causes rapid dulling of the chain.
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