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Head Sawyer, Automatic

DOT Code: 667.682-034

Industry: paper & pulp; saw. & plan.
Alternate Titles: double-cut sawyer

Operates head saw, log carriage, and conveyor system, using panel buttons and hand and foot controls to saw logs into rough cants or boards: Starts conveyor that transfers log to log carriage with kicker arms. Activates log turners that turn log, scans log to ascertain best approach for trimming and cutting, and aligns log with saw. Sets specified depth of cut and activates carriage to force log against saw blade to cut board. Scans exposed face of log after first cut to determine grade and size of next cut.

GOE: 06.02.03 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M2 L1 SVP: 6 DLU: 77