Timberjack
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Timberjack, a subsidiary of John Deere since 2000, is a manufacturer of forestry machinery for both cut-to-length and whole tree logging.
Originally Timberjack was a Canadian operation focusing on whole tree logging, but it was acquired by a Swedish-Finnish manufacturer that decided to use the "Timberjack" brand name.
A timberjack is also archaic jargon for a logger, or more specifically, the person who cuts down trees.
Timberjack may also refer to a tool used for holding one end of a log off the ground (jacking) while it is being bucked or measured. It is comprised of a peavey with a T-shaped foot at right angles to the handle and opposite the swing hook.
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