Choke setter

A choke setter or chokersetter is a logger who attaches cables to logs for retrieval by skidders or skylines. The work process involves the choke setter wrapping a special cable end (choker) around a log and then moving clear so the yarding engineer (eg. skidder operator) can pull the log to a central area. In clearcutting, fallers will typically cut down all the trees and trim them into logs before the choke setters and others arrive to remove the logs.

Sources and external links

• Information Technology Associates - Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• Self-releasing log choker