Steve Bullman

skyland

id almost be tempted if I wasn't about to retire

The very best logger sports athletes from all over the world will be competing in what is set to be a totally unique, edge-of-your seat, spectator experience The 2017 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championships, which took place in Lillehammer on 3 & 4 November, concluded with the exciting announcement that next year's Championship will take place at the Echo Arena Liverpool on 19th and 20th October 2018. Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, was presented with a wooden plaque by Wolfgang Zahn, Head of Research and Development on the STIHL Advisory Board, in the official handover at the finale of this year’s championships. The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship sees the best athletes from across the globe compete in a series of woodchopping challenges utilizing axes and saws. The sport was founded in 1985, and includes six different disciplines – the Underhand Chop, the Stock Saw, the Standing Block Chop, the Single Buck, the Springboard and the Hot Saw. Over 5,500 spectators attended this year’s event in Norway, with millions worldwide tuning in to the action on TV. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is in fact recognized as one of the longest running shows on ESPN. Athletes from over 20 nations will be battling it out in Liverpool next year for the Individual and Team titles. In the team event on Friday 19th October, the national teams will compete against each other in a knockout system, where the disciplines of Stock Saw, Underhand Chop, Single Buck and Standing Block Chop are completed by four athletes in a relay. The world's top twelve athletes will then compete against one another in all six disciplines as part of the individual competition on Saturday 20th October. In each discipline the competitor is awarded points according to their achieved time, with the athlete achieving the highest number of points declared the Individual World Champion. 2018 will be the first time that the World Championship will be hosted in the UK, with ‘Team GB’ looking to make the most of the home advantage, whilst the 2017 individual winner Jason Wynyard and team competition winners New Zealand will be hoping to retain their titles. Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, Lord Mayor of Liverpool said; “We are delighted to be hosting next year’s Championships at the Echo Arena Liverpool and it is a privilege to showcase a sport that is watched by millions of people worldwide. I have been in Lillehammer all weekend and the atmosphere at both the team and individual events was electric. It is like nothing I have seen before, and is a fantastic sporting spectacle.” Simon Hewitt, Head of Marketing from STIHL added: “The popularity of the sport in the UK is growing exponentially, therefore the UK is an obvious choice to host the next World Championship event. We are thrilled that Liverpool will be hosting as they are incredibly passionate about their sport and we know the city will give a warm welcome to the athletes travelling from all over the world to compete. A STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® live event really is a fantastic experience and we look forward to introducing the Original Extreme Sport and these world class athletes to a whole new audience.” For more information go to http://blog.stihl.co.uk/category/timbersports/ View full record

They were just working to a spec and providing for their families at the end of the day mate

Just being slammed into the hopper at that speed would probably be enough to kill you, let alone being dragged through the rollers afterwards

Yes there is in Ipswich

As far as I can gather they are basically a nissan navara Pete. I think the RFL is something stupid like £400 a year though

`that video's quite something!

How does it make your bum look?

Mostly chainsaw

over the course of 20 years I have carried out all sorts of work to all varieties of trees for various reasons, and seen the trees go on to thrive. Its nice to do textbook tree work, but in a service industry its not always possible, and the results aren't all doom and gloom like some people would tell you. Just my experience.

Good question! I will be having words. He did say only yesterday that he has a customer miles away who pays him extra to make it worth travelling!

Not ideal but in the circumstances it was probably necessary. The largest cut was about 8" so not massive really. As long as the tree is managed from this point on then I don't see a massive issue. Its when they are let go and end up with long over extended regrowth that it becomes a problem

Wire.....

Today’s job, neighbours had a tree surgery company in and basically sided this Beech tree back to the boundary, right up to the tips. Our job was to make the most of the tree we could by giving it a 5-6 meter reduction and balancing the sides best as possible. Not sure if there was a better option, probably not. Thanks to the previous tree surgeons who left me some lovely pegs to stand on, making my life that little bit easier. Didn't come out too bad all things considered. Front of the tree looks entirely different from the rest. Would you have done anything different?

No doubt most of you have seen this on social media already.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5075669/Man-dies-falling-woodchipper-near-Gympie.html?ito=social-facebook

That is a long hitch Matty!

Couple weeks to go on this still. Had a few good ones already, thanks

Spot on

so charge £160 and offer everything Thats another £200 in your pocket each week and unless you are the biggest gear freak ever, you aren't going to be spending £200 a week on new rigging gear!

Never was good at school, and understanding exactly what the point of questions was but heres my thoughts on point 1. Why maintain good personal hygiene? Becauses its good bloody manners. I have worked with people in the past who I couldn't even sit in the truck with to eat my lunch, thats simply not fair on anyone. Shower daily, and if you have a body odour problem then take plenty of deodrant. Someone can be forgiven for smelling at the end of a long hot day, but theres no excuse for turning up to work first thing in the morning smelling, and wearing dank, stinking clothes that clearly haven't been washed for a fortnight. Gloves.....had a lad the other day who had been given a hand me down pair of gloves, when he got in my truck it absolutely stunk, told him to put the gloves in the back....didn't help at all as the smell was already on his hands, had to put up with that all the way back to the yard. Get your own gloves, helmet, and anything else that you will be personally wearing. If your boss won't provide them then either look into the legalities of that, or buy your own.

Bad news Martin! Can't take your eyes of things for a second. Was it in the back of an open backed truck?