Course overview
Course Description
This course is for people who are required to operate chainsaws to fell trees larger than the guide bar length and who have attended the basic chainsaw courses in this series, or their equivalent, and have the appropriate certification of pre- requisite. This training course is designed to prepare candidates for assessment for City and Guilds Certificate of Competence.
Content
Introduction
Maintenance re-cap
Felling trees between 1 and 1.5 times guide bar length demonstration and takedown practice
De-limbing including breakdown of large hardwood crowns
Felling trees up to 2 time guide bar length (760mm)
Takedown including use of hand winches
Cross-cutting up to 2 times guide bar length.
(Assessment takes place on a separate day - only 2 on one day)
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