Logging Slide Presentation
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Limbing and Bucking
Limbing is cutting branches off of felled or standing trees. Bucking is sawing
felled trees into sections called logs. The length of the logs is dependent on
the species of the tree and type of final product.
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As a tree falls it will often brush other
trees and leaves broken live limbs or dean limbs hanging in surrounding trees.
Sometimes falling trees will shoot off the stump and roll sideways or ahead
creating pressures on tree limbs. Loggers should never limb a tree immediately
after felling, It is often a good idea to drop several trees and then refuel
the saw prior to limbing. This will provide ample time for overhead hazards to
come down.
Prior to limbing, loggers should evaluate five potential hazards as follows:
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