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It is indeed a great book. My wife calls it my "bible" as I seem to be reading it all the time!

I've still got 346's and the fuel caps really go tight so wonder whether the tank breather is the issue, although they have done that from new. Weather wise we don't get the heat to cause vapour lock very often, although would changing the fuel cap to the vented type that Husky fit on their...

What we would call Piece work in the UK Mick.

Such a shock, I have only just caught up with this terrible news. Had a few conversations over the years with Jed and he was a good guy. What I liked was his genuine enthusiasm and Interest to learn, always appreciated advice and thanked the input, he just couldn't learn it quick enough he...

Ha! Would love one but my back is shot to pieces again so would struggle to use a bow saw!

Surely you'll keep hold of that Pete! Beautiful little saw 😁

Nice one fiddler, really enjoyed that. Will check him out some more👍

The UK has "recommendations" for front protection only (Type A) or all round (Type C) depending whether your working on the ground or climbing or certain companies will make employees wear all round protection trousers as standard. Many of the more expensive offerings in Type A design will have...

You are correct Ruel! Well, he actually does a hybrid version of Midland and Welsh at times due to our location in the country. When he competes in comps he has to do it exact though as they mark you down for not being the exact style so different from what he does commercially. Well spotted...

Cory, when he teaches it's purely using an axe and billhook (which you see in one of the pictures) but from a commercial point of view when he's laying hedges he uses a saw to cut out the big oversized material else it's too time consuming. He uses a billhook and axe for a lot of his work...

Thanks Ruel, he'd appreciate the comments. He lays hedges over the winter months as they are laid out of bird nesting periods here and when in theory the plants are not in full flush with the sap up. He does do training courses but there are regional styles done around the UK depending on the...

In theory they can go on forever due to the ability to coppice it and having new growth to go on. This hedge was particularly thick and laid well for him. Working over the years with him, it's always surprised me how much you cut out but not so in this case. Management is required to stop the...

My brother's hedgelaying he completed just before Christmas. I can knock trees over but at least someone in the family has some skill!

The Huntly hinge was used a lot in Scotland and on steeper ground in the UK for keeping trees on their stumps to allow for bench felling for processing at a better height in the days of motor manual processing, particularly on steep ground to lock them in. Could be used in contour felling by...

Brian, I thought that on some the bigger Pro Stihl's you could increase the oil flow above the max setting on the adjusting screw. There is a small pin that is located to the side of the oil adjusting screw which stops anymore adjustment, knock that in carefully with a drift or punch and it...

I use a friends 500i when I fell for him and they do seem to allow a lot of material through. I knock the worse off regularly as it’s what most of us are used to doing although many of the manuals for stihl say to clean them only “when there is a noticeable loss of engine power”! Not keen on...

It’s been a tough year and doesn’t look to be getting any better for the NewYear with new lockdown restrictions here in the UK. I hope you can all spend time with family or friends over the holiday period and wish you all good health and best wishes for the New year.

I hope that 880 is sporting a short bar or i’ll Be very disappointed in you!🤣🤣 hope it goes well👍

Very true Burnham, definitely not a quick cure and not deemed to work for all. The operation I had 10 years ago was definitely needed but has still left me with nerve damage and weakness but i can cope with it. This op was done on both sides now although I had been offered lumbar injections but...

Back home from hospital, apparently all went well although I didn’t see my surgeon as he was at another hospital today. Due to the Covid a lot of minor surgery had been cancelled hence why I got in earlier than I thought. I only went for pre op assessment on the 3rd June, got given the date of...