Training & Events

Participants – 10-12 maximum Class Time – 18 hours
DAY 1
 Personal Protective Equipment
 Chainsaw safety features
 Reactive Forces and the Bore Cut
 The Hinge
 The Face Notch
 The Cutter Tooth
 Information before felling
 Scoring to steer retention of topics
DAY 2
 RDT Maintenance
 The Cutter Tooth
 Run Check/Carburetor adjustment
 Hands-on practice of round chain filing and or chisel bit
 Introduction to Spring Poles
 Height Measuring
 Wedging and Binds
 Introduction to Wedging
 Side lean and target accuracy
DAY 3
 Discussion of Pressures and Binds
 Springpoles
 Windthrown Trees/Hangers
 Site Information/Assessment
 Hazard Removals and Recognition
 Wedging use for Pressures and Binds
 Delimbing, Topping and Bucking techniques
 Review of Notching and Hinge
 Debris removal and Ergonomics
 Throw line and Rope Discussions