Scott,
For the short time that I set chokers when I was younger, I thought it was a dangerous job and we had to rush all the time as logs meant money. That was why I was really happy when they moved me to a spotters position for the cable operator. I don't know if you even use a spotter any more as they would be considered as a non productive person today. The last logging they allowed here they did use the big Russian made helicopters to haul the logs out of the canyons to a landing where the trucks were loaded. But all logging here has came to almost a complete stop. Maybe I see two or three log trucks a week going to the one mill we have left.
Ron