← All study topics Tools & equipment Learn each tool’s name, shape, and job. Look closely, then explain what you see.
Forestry equipment ID Learn the name, recognize its shape, and connect it to its field job.
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Backpack Fire Pump — reference photo Image credit Backpack Fire Pump — reference photo Close ✕
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Backpack Fire Pump A carried water tank with a hand pump for applying water during fire work. Look closer ↗ Bark Gauge — simplified identification illustration Image credit Bark Gauge — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Bark Gauge A gauge used to measure bark thickness. Look closer ↗ Biltmore Stick — simplified identification illustration Image credit Biltmore Stick — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Biltmore Stick A calibrated stick used for quick estimates of tree diameter and height. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Chainsaw A powered saw for cutting wood; identify it, but leave operation to trained adults. Look closer ↗ Chainsaw Chaps — simplified identification illustration Image credit Chainsaw Chaps — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Chainsaw Chaps Protective leg coverings designed for chainsaw work. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Original uploader was Btomli2 at en.wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Resized and converted to WebP for study use. Clinometer Measures vertical angles; used with distance to estimate tree height. Look closer ↗ Council Fire Rake — simplified identification illustration Image credit Council Fire Rake — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Council Fire Rake A hand tool for moving vegetation or building fireline. Look closer ↗ Data Recorder — simplified identification illustration Image credit Data Recorder — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Data Recorder A field device for collecting or storing measurements and observations. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
Diameter Tape — reference photo Image credit Diameter Tape — reference photo Close ✕
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Diameter Tape A tape graduated to read tree diameter when wrapped around the trunk. Look closer ↗ Dibble Bar — simplified identification illustration Image credit Dibble Bar — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Dibble Bar A planting tool that opens a narrow hole for a seedling. Look closer ↗ Dot Grid — simplified identification illustration Image credit Dot Grid — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Dot Grid A point grid used to estimate area or proportion on a map or sample. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Drip Torch An ignition tool used only by trained prescribed-fire professionals. Look closer ↗ Ear Protectors — simplified identification illustration Image credit Ear Protectors — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Ear Protectors Hearing protection used around loud equipment. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Feller-buncher A forestry machine that cuts and gathers trees. Look closer ↗ Fire Weather Kit — simplified identification illustration Image credit Fire Weather Kit — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Fire Weather Kit A set of instruments used to observe weather conditions relevant to fire. Look closer ↗ Fireflap — simplified identification illustration Image credit Fireflap — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Fireflap A hand tool with a flexible flap for smothering small flames. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Flagging Tape Bright tape used to mark a location, boundary, or tree temporarily. Look closer ↗ Global Positioning System — simplified identification illustration Image credit Global Positioning System — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Global Positioning System A receiver that uses satellites to determine location. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Image source No machine-readable author provided. Rumagoso assumed (based on copyright claims). CC BY 2.5 Resized and converted to WebP for study use. Hand Compass A handheld instrument used to find direction and take bearings. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
Hard Hat — reference photo Image credit Hard Hat — reference photo Close ✕
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Hard Hat Head protection worn where overhead or impact hazards exist. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
Hookeroon — reference photo Image credit Hookeroon — reference photo Close ✕
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Hookeroon A handled hook used to grip and move logs. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Increment Borer A hollow auger that removes a narrow core to study growth rings. Look closer ↗ Knuckle-boom Loader — simplified identification illustration Image credit Knuckle-boom Loader — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Knuckle-boom Loader A loader with a jointed boom used to lift and move logs. Look closer ↗ Log Rule — simplified identification illustration Image credit Log Rule — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Log Rule A scale or rule used to estimate lumber volume from a log. Look closer ↗ Logger’s Tape — simplified identification illustration Image credit Logger’s Tape — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Logger’s Tape A forestry tape for measuring distance or tree dimensions. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
Mechanical Tree Planter — reference photo Image credit Image source Photo by Ron Nichols, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Public domain Resized and converted to WebP for study use. Mechanical Tree Planter — reference photo Close ✕
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Image source Photo by Ron Nichols, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Public domain Resized and converted to WebP for study use. Mechanical Tree Planter A machine that places tree seedlings into prepared soil. Look closer ↗ Peavy / Cant Hook — simplified identification illustration Image credit Peavy / Cant Hook — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Peavy / Cant Hook A handled tool with a hook for rolling or positioning logs. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
Planimeter — reference photo Image credit Planimeter — reference photo Close ✕
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Planimeter A tool for measuring area on a map or drawing. Look closer ↗ Pulaski — simplified identification illustration Image credit Pulaski — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Pulaski A combination chopping and digging tool used in wildland fire work. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Relaskop A forestry instrument used for measurements such as tree height and basal area. Look closer ↗ Rubber Tire Skidder — simplified identification illustration Image credit Rubber Tire Skidder — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Rubber Tire Skidder A machine that drags logs from the woods to a landing. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Safety Glasses Eye protection for flying particles and debris. Look closer ↗ Soil Tube — simplified identification illustration Image credit Soil Tube — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Soil Tube A tube used to take a narrow soil sample or core. Look closer ↗ Spot Gun Applicator — simplified identification illustration Image credit Spot Gun Applicator — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Spot Gun Applicator A metered applicator with a trigger, barrel, and supply hose, used for small, measured chemical applications; identification only. Look closer ↗ Staff Compass — simplified identification illustration Image credit Staff Compass — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Staff Compass A compass mounted on a staff for field direction or surveying. Look closer ↗ Steel measuring tape Diagram
Steel Tape — steel measuring tape Image credit Steel Tape — steel measuring tape Close ✕
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Steel Tape A durable tape for measuring distance. Look closer ↗ Reference photo Diagram
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Stereoscope A viewer that makes paired aerial photos appear three-dimensional. Look closer ↗ Tally Book — simplified identification illustration Image credit Tally Book — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Tally Book A small field notebook for recording counts and measurements. Look closer ↗ Tally Meter — simplified identification illustration Image credit Tally Meter — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Tally Meter A counter used to record repeated counts. Look closer ↗ Tree Caliper — simplified identification illustration Image credit Tree Caliper — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Tree Caliper A two-arm tool used to measure tree diameter. Look closer ↗ Tree Injector — simplified identification illustration Image credit Tree Injector — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Tree Injector A tool for applying material into a tree; identify only and follow adult safety rules. Look closer ↗ Tree Marking Gun — simplified identification illustration Image credit Tree Marking Gun — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Tree Marking Gun A marking device used to mark selected trees. Look closer ↗ Wedge Prism — simplified identification illustration Image credit Wedge Prism — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Wedge Prism An optical angle gauge used for point sampling and basal-area estimates. Look closer ↗ Wheeler Caliper — simplified identification illustration Image credit Wheeler Caliper — simplified identification illustration Close ✕
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Wheeler Caliper An optical caliper with fixed and sliding prisms for measuring trunk diameter from a distance. 44 of 44 tools. Try a different name or job if nothing matches.
Tools like chainsaws, drip torches, and injectors are for identification study only here. Never operate forestry or fire equipment without trained adult supervision.