Husqvarna 436 Li Manuel D'utilisation page 21

To clear the trunk and prepare your path of
retreat
1. Use the limbing technique to free the tree from
branches from your shoulder height and down. Start
from the top down and make sure that the tree is
between you and the product.
2. Remove dirt, stones, loose bark, nails, staples and
wire from the tree where the felling cuts are made.
Remove undergrowth from the bottom of the tree.
3. Do a check of the area for obstacles such as stones,
branches and holes. You must have a clear path of
retreat when the tree starts to fall. Your path of
retreat must be approximately 135 degrees away
from the felling direction.
1. The danger zone
2. The path of retreat
3. The felling direction
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To fell a tree
You use three cuts to fell a tree. These are the
directional cuts, which include the top cut and the
bottom cut, and the felling cut. If you make these cuts
correctly, you can control the felling direction very
accurately.
WARNING: Do not fell trees with a diameter
larger than the bar length of your product,
unless you have special training! This
includes a much larger risk that the kickback
zone of the guide bar touches the tree.
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To make the directional cuts
1. Make the directional cuts. Run the directional cuts
1/4 of the diameter of the tree. Make a 45° angle
between the top cut and bottom cut.
a) Make the top cut first. Align the felling direction
mark (A) of the product with the felling direction
of the tree (B). Stay behind the product and keep
the tree on your right side. Cut with a pull stroke.
b) Make the bottom cut. Make sure that the end of
the bottom cut is at the same point as the end of
the top cut.
A
B
2. Make sure that the directional cut line is perfectly
horizontal and at right angles (90°) to the felling
direction. The directional cut line goes through the
point where the two directional cuts touch.
To make the felling cut
1. Switch to the left side of the tree. The felling cut is
made on the opposite side of the tree.
2. Make the felling cut approximately 3-5 cm/1.5-2 in
above the bottom directional cuts. The cut must be
perfectly horizontal.
3. Cut on the pull stroke, use full power and forward the
saw chain/guide bar slowly into the tree. Make sure
that the tree does not fall in an unwanted direction.
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