HUSQVARNA 365 Instruction Manual

WORKING TECHNIQUES
FellingFelling cut
The felling cut is made from the opposite side of the tree and
it must be perfectly horizontal. Stand on the left side of the WARNING! Unless you have special training
tree and cut on the pull stroke.we advise you not to fell trees with a
!diameter larger than the bar length of your
Make the felling cut about 3-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) above the saw!
bottom directional cut.
Felling is done using three cuts. First you make the directional
cuts, which consist of the top cut and the bottom cut, then you
Å¢nish with the felling cut. By placing these cuts correctly you
can control the felling direction very accurately.
Directional cuts
To make the directional cuts you begin with the top cut. Stand
to the right of the tree and cut on the pull stroke.
Set the spike bumper (if one is Ţtted) just behind the felling
hinge. Use full throttle and advance the chain/bar slowly into
the tree. Make sure the tree does not start to move in the
opposite direction to your intended felling direction. Drive a
wedge or breaking bar into the cut as soon as it is deep
enough.
Next make the bottom cut so that it Ţnishes exactly at the end
of the top cut.
Finish the felling cut parallel with the directional cut line so that
the distance between them is at least 1/10 of the trunk
The directional cuts should run 1/4 of the diameter through diameter. The uncut section of the trunk is called the felling
the trunk and the angle between the top cut and bottom cut hinge.
should be 45°.
The felling hinge controls the direction that the tree falls in.
The line where the two cuts meet is called the directional cut
line. This line should be perfectly horizontal and at right
angles (90°) to the chosen felling direction.
All control over the felling direction is lost if the felling hinge is
too narrow or non-existent, or if the directional cuts and felling
cut are badly placed.
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