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2. Yarder - Wikipedia

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   A yarder is piece of logging equipment that uses a system of cables to pull or fly logs from the stump to a collection point. [1] It generally consists of an engine, drums, and spar, but has a range of configurations and variations, such as the swing yarder. Clyde Skidder at Marathon Logging Camp near Newton, MS ~1921 Madill 124 Yarder. An ...

3. Heavy equipment operator - Wikipedia

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   A heavy equipment operator operates heavy equipment used in engineering and construction projects. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Typically only skilled workers may operate heavy equipment, and there is specialized training for learning to use heavy equipment.

4. Choker setter - Wikipedia

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   Choker setters at work attaching a log to a skyline in Cowlitz County, Washington (October 1941). A choker setter or choke setter is a logger who attaches cables to logs for retrieval by skidders or skylines.

5. Skidder - Wikipedia

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   A slip tongue log skidder used in the 19th and early 20th centuries Elements of a skidding harness. A skidder is any type of heavy vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest in a process called "skidding", in which the logs are transported from the cutting site to a landing.

6. Skid-steer loader - Wikipedia

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   The ROPS, FOPS, side screens and operator restraints make up the “zone of protection” in a skid steer, and are designed to reduce the possibility of operator injury or death. The FOPS shields the operator's cab from falling debris, and the ROPS shields the operator in the case of an overturn.

7. N.Y.C. Woman, 71, Fights Off 4 Attackers Who Tried to Rob Her ...

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   An elderly New York City woman fought off four potential robbers on New Year’s Day.. Linda Rosa, a retired MTA worker from East New York in Brooklyn, was on her way to a church service on ...