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Working with chainsaws

Basic manual for safe and efficient chainsaw use - part 1

Table of Contents

  • Nature conservation 1
  • Safety first 2
    • Chainsaw safety requirements 2.1
    • What is TrioBrake™? 2.2
    • Avoid working alone 2.3
    • Your personal protective equipment 2.4
  • Selecting an appropriate chainsaw 3
    • Different types of chainsaws 3.1
  • Basic rules for working with a chainsaw 4
    • Starting the chainsaw 4.1
    • Start-up inspection 4.2
  • Work tasks with risk of kickback 5
  • Tree felling 6
    • Working techniques and safety when felling trees 6.1
    • Preparations before felling 6.2
    • Directional felling 6.3
    • Open-face directional notch, version A 6.4
    • Open-face directional notch, version B 6.5
    • Other directional notches 6.6
    • Different techniques for the felling cut 6.7
    • Felling cut straight from behind 6.8
    • Felling using bumper spike 6.9
    • Saved edge method 6.10
    • Cutting with bore 6.11
    • Turn around method 6.12
    • Safe corner method 6.13
    • Trees greater than twice the guide bar length 6.14
    • Escape path 6.15
    • Felling tools 6.16
    • Hang-up 6.17
    • Rolling the tree 6.18
    • Step down method 6.19
  • Limbing 7
    • Limb calmly and methodically 7.1
    • Limbing the downward face 7.2
    • Limbing thick branches 7.3
  • Crosscutting 8
    • Compressive stress from the top 8.1
    • Compressive stress from the bottom 8.2
  • Safety inspection and service 9
    • Maintenance of cutting equipment 9.1
    • Filing the chain 9.2
    • Sharpening the saw chain in the forest 9.3
Nature conservation >
  • Nature conservation
  • Safety first
    • Chainsaw safety requirements
    • What is TrioBrake™?
    • Avoid working alone
    • Your personal protective equipment
  • Selecting an appropriate chainsaw
    • Different types of chainsaws
  • Basic rules for working with a chainsaw
    • Starting the chainsaw
    • Start-up inspection
  • Work tasks with risk of kickback
  • Tree felling
    • Working techniques and safety when felling trees
    • Preparations before felling
    • Directional felling
    • Open-face directional notch, version A
    • Open-face directional notch, version B
    • Other directional notches
    • Different techniques for the felling cut
    • Felling cut straight from behind
    • Felling using bumper spike
    • Saved edge method
    • Cutting with bore
    • Turn around method
    • Safe corner method
    • Trees greater than twice the guide bar length
    • Escape path
    • Felling tools
    • Hang-up
    • Rolling the tree
    • Step down method
  • Limbing
    • Limb calmly and methodically
    • Limbing the downward face
    • Limbing thick branches
  • Crosscutting
    • Compressive stress from the top
    • Compressive stress from the bottom
  • Safety inspection and service
    • Maintenance of cutting equipment
    • Filing the chain
    • Sharpening the saw chain in the forest
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