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​Game of Logging Chainsaw Safety Level 3

• Friday, October 9, 2026, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

 Training will be conducted by Bill Lindloff’s ProCuts through Game of Logging and hosted by CCE Cattaraugus and CCE Wyoming. The session is a full day of hands-on experience and will be held in Machias, NY.

If you have completed Levels 1 and 2- We are now offering Level 3 on Friday, October 9, 2026!

Level 3: Limbing, Bucking, and Difficult Trees

Participants will learn the following skills:

* Scoring of Chain

* Dealing with Lean: Front Lean – use of the controlled release technique; Back Lean – use of wedges and shims; Side Lean – aiming the hinge to compensate for lean.

* Limbing Plan: Overhead hazards; Hazards on the ground; Did the tree leave stump?; Tensions in stem; Plan of attack

* Six-point Limbing Concepts: Keep close; Stem supports weight of saw; Move feet; Slide hand; Use thumb; Plan for working height

* Bucking and Limbing Cuts: Top-lock; Limb-lock; Tongue and groove

* Felling Difficult and Hung-Up trees

Participants are required to bring a chainsaw along with sharpening and maintenance tools.

Registration now open!

Register

https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Chainsaw3Oct926_258

Last updated August 11, 2026