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Terminology: Skyline Logging Crew Positions<br />

• Side Rod or supervisor of the logging<br />

operation p<br />

• Hooktender is the person responsible<br />

for cable road changes and helps with the<br />

supervision p<br />

• Rigging Slinger is the person that<br />

supervises the choker setting operation --selects<br />

logs g to be choked and sends radio<br />

signals to yarder operator<br />

• Choker Setters set the cables (or<br />

chokers) ) on the logs g<br />

• Chaser unhooks the logs at the roadside<br />

• Yarder Operator runs the yarder<br />

• Loader Operator runs the loader

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