Level I includes: Using and maintaining safety equipment, safety features of the saw, how to hold and handle a saw safely to reduce fatigue, under-standing parts of a tooth for sharpening, understanding the reactive forces of a running chainsaw. We will learn the proper way to do a bore-cut. Participants learn the mechanics and physics of hinge wood, directional felling to a plan, and how to identify the lean in a tree.
Level II includes: Saw maintenance to reduce downtime and improve the performance of your chainsaw, Safe handling of spring poles, felling to a plan with more precision, introduction to limbing, and safe removal of hung trees.
Level III includes: use of the GOL "Pro-sight" tool to calculate tree height, understanding hinge length to control side lean, advanced felling and wedging techniques, limbing techniques for side hill and tension wood, trees will be felled against the natural lean. Some limitations in felling will be identified.
