Logging Equipment Operators
Also called: Skidder Operator, Loader Operator, Logging Equipment Operator, Skidder Driver
What they do:
Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.
On the job, you would:
- Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.
- Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, and crane booms, to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush.
- Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading.
Engineering and Technology
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Controlled Movement
Hand and Finger Use
Spatial
Reaction Time and Speed
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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