Felling Trees - Parkside Performance Ppksa 40-Li B2 Originalbetriebsanleitung

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der to maintain full control at the mo-
ment of "sawing through".
• After completing the cut, wait until the
chainsaw has come to a standstill be-
fore removing it.
• Always switch off the chainsaw engine
before moving from tree to tree.

Felling trees

WARNING! A lot of experience is
needed to fell trees. Only fell trees if you
know how to use the chainsaw safely.
Never use the chainsaw if you feel unsafe.
CAUTION! Do not cut down a tree if
there is a strong or changing wind, if there
is a risk of damage to property or if the
tree could hit power lines. When felling
trees, ensure that no other persons are
subject to hazards and that no material
damage is caused. If a tree should come
into contact with a power line, the supply
company must be informed immediately.
CAUTION! For safety reasons, we
advise inexperienced users against felling
a tree trunk with a blade bar length that is
smaller than the trunk diameter.
• Please make sure that no other persons
or animals are present in your work
area. The safety distance between the
tree to be felled and the nearest work-
place must be 2 ½ tree lengths.
• Pay attention to the felling direction.
The user must be able to move around
safely near the felled tree so that he
can cut the tree to size and cut off all
branches easily. The falling tree must
be prevented from becoming entangled
in another tree.
• Please note that the natural falling
direction depends on the pitch and
crookedness of the tree trunk, the wind
direction, position of larger branches
and the number of branches.
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• Stay above the tree to be felled when
sawing on a slope. The tree will prob-
ably roll or slide downhill after felling.
• Small trees with a diameter of 15-18
cm can usually be sawn off with one
cut.
• For trees with a larger diameter, notch
cuts and a felling cut must be applied
(Fig. O).
• If cutting and felling is being carried
out by two or more persons simultan-
eously, the distance between the felling
and cutting persons must be at least
twice the height of the tree to be felled.
Fold up the hearing protection immedi-
ately after finishing the sawing process so
that you can hear sounds and warning sig-
nals.
Procedure
1. Limbing (Fig. T)
Remove branches hanging downwards
by sawing from the top of the branch.
Never saw off branches higher than
shoulder height.
2. Escape area (Fig. N)
Remove the undergrowth around the
tree to ensure an easy retreat. The
escape area (1) should be offset by
about 45° behind the planned felling
direction (2).
3. Cut drop notch (A) (Fig. O)
Place a drop notch in the direction in
which you want the tree to fall. Start
with the lower, horizontal cut. The cut-
ting depth should be about 1/3 of the
trunk diameter. Now make an oblique
saw cut with a cutting angle of approx-
imately 45° from above, which meets
the lower saw cut exactly. This pre-
vents the saw chain or guide rail from
jamming when the second notch cut is
made.
WARNING! Never step in front
of a tree that is notched.