I'm gonna flat cut this tree. But probably the most important part of this
little lesson here is knowing the reactionary features of the bar and
chain. Have the saw braced, all the PPE, proper start and we're able to get that
job done well. I'm going to get my ears down, my eyes done, chain brake is on.
I'm going to leg lock start it. Get halfway in a good body position.
I'm going to disengage the brake.
What we want to do with this next one is do just another little bit different
technique. What I want to show here is what we call a tab cut. This tree is
leaning back into this little grove here so if I would put a conventional flat
cut on this, the tree would go over in there. What it just did was cause me
extra work, you know, maybe I'd have to trim the thing up . . . or slow me down.
Getting into a safety issue because every time that saw goes down to make
a cut there's a chance that something could happen. But again, this is called
the tab cut method. Gonna get my PPE down, ready to go, brake is on.
I'm gonna put the tree right here.
So I wanted this thing right out here in the open.
Made my down cut. And what I did was what we call a conventional back cut. I just,
you know, ran the saw into the back. But I left hinge wood. You know right, you know
back in from where the tab cut was. All I'm gonna do . . . you just go ahead and push
the tree over. Third technique I'm going to show with the felling part of this
thing is, I'm still going to be using an open faced felling notch.
So that's gonna be my plan on this tree here. Bad side of the tree is over there -
small diameter - I'm not even gonna go over there. Make my face notch. I'm going to
cut the conventional back cut with the pushing part of the bar so, I'm going to
be braced up. When I get to about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch of hinge wood, I'm gonna
escape, 45-degree angle back, eyes to the sky. PPE down, brake is on.
Target.
Side of the chainsaw.
Thanks for joining us today. My goal in the whole training scheme of things is
to get my guys back in the truck the same way they get out in the morning and
to do anything we can to avoid any injuries on the job, or as far as that
goes, at home. Remember what we said earlier in the program, hurt is hurt. You
can get hurt just as easy at home as you can in the woods at the job. So just just
be careful. thank you