FORST LABORER

The Worker will be raking and baling pine needles from forest floors Pine needles are a landscaping product that is commonly seen in stores, nurseries, and are used by landscaper’s. These pine needles come from trees that are in a forest. The following is what a worker would do to gather pine needles. The worker would use a fan rake, pitch fork, and a box baler. (a box baler is a metal box with wheels on it). There is no motor, hydraulics, or sensor loaded on this box. Everything is performed by manual labor. Construction of a bale consist of raking piles of pine needles. The piles normally range from 30 to 50 bales. The worker will then roll the box baler to the pile of pine needles. The worker will then place two strings on the top of the baler thru the inside and thru the slots of the door of the baler. After the string has been applied, the worker will start adding the pine needles to the inside of the box. The plunger mounted to the box baler will be inserted to the inside by pulling the handle in a down wards position. Pine needles will be constantly added and packed until desired tension is felt on the plunger handle. The worker will then take the handle to a backwards position removing it from the top of the baler. After this is done, the door will be unlocked and opened and a bale of pine needles removed from the baler. The is how a bale of pine needles are completed. The pine needles are then stacked onto a box trailer that is used to be transported to the c