How do they match: Fallers

  • Chain Saw Operator

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

  • 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.
  • Maintain and repair chainsaws and other equipment, cleaning, oiling, and greasing equipment, and sharpening equipment properly.
  • Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
  • Secure steel cables or chains to logs for dragging by tractors or for pulling by cable yarding systems.
  • Trim off the tops and limbs of trees, using chainsaws, delimbers, or axes.
  • Work as a member of a team, rotating between chain saw operation and skidder operation.

  • Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks.