Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness and according to established industry or company standards

Inspect equipment for safety before using it, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks

Fill out required job or shift report forms

Drive tractors for the purpose of building or repairing logging and skid roads

Drive and maneuver tractors and tree harvesters to shear the tops off of trees, cut and limb the trees, and cut the logs into desired lengths

Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading

Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees

Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush