Work as a member of a team, rotating between chain saw operation and skidder operation.
Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
Control the direction of a tree's fall by scoring cutting lines with axes, sawing undercuts along scored lines with chainsaws, knocking slabs from cuts with single-bit axes, and driving wedges.
Insert jacks or drive wedges behind saws to prevent binding of saws and to start trees falling.
Place supporting limbs or poles under felled trees to avoid splitting undersides, and to prevent logs from rolling.
Select trees to be cut down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work.