Choker setter explained

A choker setter or choke setter is a logger who attaches cables to logs for retrieval by skidders or skylines.^{[1] [2]} The work process involves the choker setter wrapping a special cable end (choker) around a log and then moving clear so the yarding engineer (e.g. skidder operator) can pull the log to a central area.^{[3] [4]} In clearcutting, fallers will typically cut down all the trees and limb and buck them into logs before the choke setters and others arrive to remove the logs.^[5]

Radio controlled

Old chokers were made of metal. New chokers are safer, quicker and thus more productive. They are also radio controlled.

See also

• Donkey puncher

External links

• Information Technology Associates - Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• Self-releasing log choker

Notes and References

1. Book: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook. United States government; Volume 2570.
2. Book: McEvoy, Thomas James. 165. Positive Impact Forestry: A Sustainable Approach To Managing Woodlands. 2004. James Jeffords. 1559637897. Island Press.
3. Book: Bellamy, Stanley E. . 30. Running Springs. Images in America. 2007. Arcadia Publishing. 0738546798.
4. Book: Crutchfield, James A. . It Happened in Oregon, 2nd Edition. 97. 2007. Morris Book Publishing. It Happened In. 0762744812.
5. Book: Philbrick, Frank . Stephen Philbrick. The Backyard Lumberjack: The Ultimate Guide to Felling, Bucking, Splitting & Stacking. Storey Publishing. 2006.