The work at the landing site.

The test consists of 20 multiple choice and True or False type questions and you have 20 minutes to complete the test.

What is important when you have so much wood in the grapple that its arms do not reach around all the wood?
1. Use the close grapple function until the moment you place the wood onto the pile.
2. Use the rotate function until the moment you place the wood on the pile. Due to the gal force, there is no risk to drop the whole bundle.
3. You can drop the bundle from about 3 meters onto the pile.
If the pile contains a large portion of long pieces of wood it will be easier to comply with piling rules.
1. T
2. F
Flattening the pile facing the road side, with the forwarder standing on the forest side, is very time consuming.
1. T
2. F
The pile usually can be wider than 6.2 meters per linear meter.
1. T
2. F
Select the right rule for unloading and piling!
1. When unloading, a distance of one meter between the forwarder and the pile is best.
2. It is important that there is a distance of about 5 to 6 meters between the forwarder and the pile.
3. Positioning the forwarder on the side slope while unloading is very convenient.
In order to cut the buttress of a log, you should position it higher than 1.5 meters from the ground.
1. T
2. F
As a forwarder operator, you should be informed about the length of the pulpwood/sawlogs cut on the harvesting site you are working on.
1. T
2. F
Moves when unloading on the road...
1. must always be backward.
2. can be backward when you have a good rear view safety camera.
3. must always be forward.
A log with a buttress higher than 25 cm is not culled.
1. T
2. F
Why is marking wood so important? Several answers might be correct. Select ALL that apply!
1. The number on the pile gives the pile a specific identifier, connected to a specific harvesting contract.
2. So that the harvester operator can see how much cubic metre he has already cut.
3. When wood is stolen, the "Law pertaining to mark wood" is the basis for any action.
Select the right sorting rules!
1. All kind of wood rot or non-rot can be piled together.
2. Sawlogs that have rolled into the pulpwood pile are removed and placed on the sawlog pile.
3. It is not necessary to build a flattened site in a sawlog pile.
4. Sawlogs/pulpwood logs that are difficult to classify are put aside for discussion.
Why it is so important that the rotted wood is sorted out from other logs?
1. Because the rotten wood is much more expensive than the sawlogs.
2. Because rotten wood hase much more branches than normal.
3. Because the rotted volume is usually deducted from the number of cubic meters that the contractor is paid for.
Which of the following statements about buttress on a log is correct? Several answers might be correct. Select ALL that apply!
1. Big buttress on a log are not a problem for the contractor.
2. Spuce trees have seldom have big buttress.
3. A log with buttress more than 15 cm is culled.
4. It is useful to cut away buttress during a shift change.
The forest road. Several answers might be correct. Select ALL that apply!
1. It is important to keep the road clean and free from branches.
2. It is not allowed to drive with a forwarder on the truck road.
3. Do not drive on drainage drums that stick out.
Normally, logs 6.1 meters long have to be sorted out and piled separately.
1. T
2. F
The rotted portion is not included in the volume scaled, instead it is separately accounted for.
1. T
2. F
Rules for building a pile. Select the WRONG one.
1. The maximum permitted divergence per linear meter is 10 decimeters.
2. When you build up the bottom layer, you should also extend the length of the pile sufficently before starting to build up the height.
3. It is possible to build a pile end support to minimize the risk that wood falls down the pile.
How to mark a pile. Several answers might be correct. Select ALL that apply!
1. How to mark a pile. Select the right statements!
2. It is not nessecary to mark the pile during the hole harvesting process.
3. Labeling a pile can be very important when the wood is stolen.
No wood must stick out more than 8dm from any other wood, per linear meter, along the "flattened" side.
1. T
2. F
Select the right piling rules! Several answers might be correct. Select ALL that apply!
1. Use branches for the bottom layer of the pile!
2. Never pile wood against trees!
3. No branches allowed under the pile!
4. Use side slopes with a steep angle for building a pile. It is very convenient for the operator.
5. Remove snow that has fallen on a wood pile.
6. Building piles in small brooks is good for wood conservation.