Fallers

Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.

Job Task

• Appraises tree for characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauges amount and direction of lean.
• Clears brush from work area and escape route, and cuts sapling and other trees from direction of fall, using ax and chain saw.
• Places supporting limbs or poles under felled tree to avoid splitting underside and to prevent log from rolling.
• Splits logs, using ax, wedges, and maul, and stacks wood in rick or cord lots.
• Stops saw engine as tree falls, pulls cutting bar from cut, and runs to safe location to avoid injury.
• Cuts felled trees into log lengths, using chain saw and ax.
• Scores cutting lines with ax, saws undercut along scored lines with chain saw, and knocks slabs from cuts with ax.
• Saws back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
• Inserts jacks or drives wedge behind saw to prevent binding of saw and start tree falling.
• Cuts limbs from felled trees, using chain saw or ax.
• Determines position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks.
• Measures and marks felled trees for cutting into log lengths.
• Tags unsafe trees with high visibility ribbon.
• Loads logs or wood onto trucks, by hand or using winch.
• Secures cables to logs, and drives tractor to drag logs to landing.

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