s.a.w.w. level 3

S.A.W.W  Level Three 

8 hour course classroom and hands-on

 * Level  one and two is a prerequisite to attending this training

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• Introductions

• Review information covered at levels one and two

• Planning process of felling difficult trees

• Identifying other hazards

• Segment calculation

• Height determination

• Understanding backlean and limits 

• Overcoming lean using wedges and segments

•  Precision stump

•  Practice felling difficult trees

• Review of training Q&A session  

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Level 3 provides students with techniques for handling difficult trees. At this level, students will learn various wedging techniques, segment calculation, height measurement, a full understanding of good side/bad side, and the meaning of "not my tree".  Participants in this level will learn how to fell a tree against the tree’s natural lean. We will practice reading the stump and scoring each felling process. 

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