Fallers use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using their knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control the direction of the fall and minimize tree damage.
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- Fallers
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
What do they typically do
- Measure felled trees and cut them into specific log lengths using chain saws and axes
- Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls
- 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
- Use axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers to clear brush from work areas and escape routes and to cut saplings and other trees
- Decide position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made as well as the placement of wedges or jacks
- Saw back-cuts, leaving enough sound wood to control direction of fall
- Check logs after cutting to make sure the quality and length are correct
- Control the direction of a tree's fall to avoid damage by checking certain tree characteristics and determining the trees lean
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