Ag Skills Machinery

Tree Injector

Tree injection, also known as trunk or stem injection, is a method of target precise application of pesticides, plant resistance activators, and fertilizers into the xylem vascular tissue of a tree with the purpose of protecting the tree from pests or nutrition for correction of nutrient deficiencies.

Diameter Tape

used to measure around the tree to determine the distance across the middle

Increment Borer

device used to take core samples from trees to determine age or detect problems.

Bark Gauge

device used to measure tree bark thickness.

Stereoscope

A device for presenting one image to one eye and another image to the other eye

GPS receiver

Part of the GPS system which calculates its distance from satellites in space.

Tree Caliper

used to measure tree diameter

Pulaski Forester Axe

used for chopping, grubbing and digging fire lines in brushy, rocky terrain.

Soil Sampler

used to take core samples of soil.

Wheeler Caliper

used to measure diameter and height of trees

Wedge Prism

used to estimate basal area of a group of trees.

Ralaskop

Staff Compass

used in surveying - much more accurate than a hand compass, but less accurate than GPS survey units.

Hand Compass

A portable compass used primarily for sightings are taking bearings.

Tree Planting Hoe or Bar

used to create a slot in which to plant tree seedlings.

Log Ruler

Ruler used to measure logs

Planimeter

Engineering tool designed to measure distance as its pointer is traced around a pattern

Survey Instrument

the schedule of questions to be asked of the respondent

Hip Chain

used to measure distance by tying the end of the string to an object and walking. Distance displays in meters or feet on an odometer inside the box.

Plastic Flagging

plastic tape used for marking locations and specimens in wildlife and forestry management.

Tree Marking Gun

used to squirt paint on trees to be removed during thinning and other operations.

Logger's Tape

used to measure tree diameter as well as ground distance; recoils back into case when released.

Clinometer

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

Hypo-Hatchet

used to selectively kill undesirable trees in a forest stand without harming desirable trees nearby by injecting tree with herbicide.

Canthook

used for handling and moving logs.

chainsaw

a mechanical power-driven cutting tool with teeth set on a chain that moves around the edge of a blade.

Safety Hard Hat

used to protect the head.

Chainsaw Chaps

used to protect legs when using chainsaw.

safety glasses

Eye protection to protect eyes from the impact of foreign objects.

altimeter

an instrument to measure height

Tally Meter

Used in cruising, tree survival checks, and other applications where items are being counted. Fits in one hand and can be reset to zero by turning one knob.

Fiberglass Measuring Tape

measuring tape primary made of fiberglass.

Fire rake (Mcloud)

Drip Torch

Firefighters use these torches, that drip a flaming liquid

mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline, to ignite fires in burnout operations

Data recorder (485)

is an electronic device that can be installed in a vehicle to track certain driving behaviors. For example, an insurer may wish to know how quickly a vehicle accelerates, how hard brakes are applied, how far it is driven, and whether it is driven in the daytime or at night.

Fire Weather Kit

kit that makes weather monitoring on the fireline easier.

Tally Book

used to keep manual forestry logs.

Fire Swatter

A tool used to control wildland fires or prescribed burns; the tool is used to swat at the burning area removing oxygen from the fire to put out the fire.

Dot grid

used to calculate acreage by dot count on any map or photo, regardless of the scale

Backpack Fire Pump

Fire suppression water pump for small fires

Plant Press

used to flatten leaves and other plant parts for preservation as part of a collection.

Flow/Current Meter

used to determine water velocity in streams

Soil Test Kit

used to determine soil properties such as pH and the relative abundance of various minerals.

Water Sampler

Used to remove a small quantity of water from a stream or other body of water for use in testing its quality.

Densiometer

used to help estimate the spacing of trees and determine if thinning or other practices are needed.

Water Test Kit

used to determine water quality in terms of such measures as dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, and turbidity.

pH meter

determines the pH of a solution by measuring the voltage between the two electrodes that are placed in the solution

Hand Lens/Field Microscope

used to help identify items in the field.

Backpack Sprayer

used to spray liquid pesticides in mist form onto plants or soil; larger volume