How do they match: Fallers

  • Cutter Operator
  • Cross Cut Sawyer
  • Paper Wood Cutter
  • Pulpwood Cutter
  • Timber Cutter
  • Tree Cutter

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

  • Work as a member of a team, rotating between chain saw operation and skidder operation.
  • Assess logs after cutting to ensure that the quality and length are correct.
  • 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.
  • Determine position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks.
  • Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
  • Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
  • Select trees to be cut down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work.
  • Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.

  • Cut trees or logs.