Harvesting 'Possibly the one major cause of the decline of forestry in the UK'
Contractor Simon Bowes on hornet nests, dead deer, and 'industry decline'.
Harvesting 'Forestry needs a reality check. Or it will share fate of wheelwrights'
A year of switching from one felling job to another to another can certainly keep you busy.
Chainsaw repair Could I repair this Husqy that had a run in with a beech? Well, sort of ...
An incident on a harvesting site left a particularly beloved saw squashed.
Chainsaw review 'The best battery saw I’ve tested': Stihl MSA 300 review
In recent years, all of the major manufacturers have pushed electric chainsaw technology.
Harvesting How can we best respond to anti-forestry social media warriors?
All harvesting jobs come with their risks, and a good professional forestry contractor knows how to prepare for them.
Review 'A great leap forward': Stihl's Advance ProCom reviewed
Stihl unveiled its latest innovative headset earlier this year to much fanfare. But how does the Advance ProCom perform in the field and is it worth the expense?
Engineering What happened to the Tapio 600? An update on harvester head restoration project
Back in June of 2021, Forestry Journal readers were informed of a plan to restore a Tapio harvesting head
Review 'They felt reassuringly rigid': Arbortec Kayo boots review
The Arbortec Kayo was designed to be a boot that would combine everything an arborist needs in one package.
CHAINSAW REVIEW 'It’s grown on me': We test the new Stihl MS 400 C-M
Putting Stihl’s highest-performing saw in the 60 cc range – and the first in the world with a magnesium piston – to the test.
Ash – an ongoing crisis
Responding to recent suggestions that British foresters are rushing too quickly to fell stands of ash afflicted with dieback, Simon Bowes offers the perspective of a contractor on the ground, arguing that current felling operations are the only sensible approach to a problem that is worse than many realise.
