Not Your Average Fella
Join me for insight into country life, surviving forestry and all the ups and downs of the industry all through the eyes of a forestry contractor and farther of 2 boys. Come along for the ride as I try to navigate rural life in the South East of England with a bit of humour … while I still have some…
Mowing Mayhem!
The tractor is testing my patience and a ripped tyre stops the job.
Is it the final straw?
I’ve got some bad news about the tractor!
Mowing and maybe some moaning!
I’m heather mowing with my eldest son today, and the tractor doesn’t have a passenger seat ! I
Wednesday Waffle.
Today I’m out and about delivering fuel and looking at job.
2 steps forward 1 step back.
Progress is a fickle affair, today I’m all over the place! I’m a mechanic and chainsaw operator all in the same day but not in the place.
Early start and tractor parts
It’s Monday and the workshop has a new resident!
The Big Start Up!
Today we are turning the key on the tractor and hoping for the best, it’s a nervous but exciting day.
Ready to Roll!
The tractor is in one piece, full of oil and ready to start.
An end to a very stressful era.
With the last checks and levels happening today on the Tractor the end of Tractorgate is here. A reflection on the past 12 months of living with a broken tractor.
A break from the Rhody.
Today I’m out and about quoting, good job too after a hard day on the Rhody bashing!
Tractorgate is coming to a close.
In this episode I reflect on a job well done, and take stoke of the saga that is TRACTORGATE!
Prepping for the End……… of Tractorgate!
I take you on a mini tour of our workshop, and get a bit over excited about shelves!
Problems Lurking with Remote Working!
Today I explain the difficulties with working remotely and when machines breakdown.
Midweek Speak!
It’s midweek, a broken digger forces me to get back on the saw!
Off’ish about the Office!
Today I’m in the office catching up on all the things I should have done but I haven’t! A leak on the digger has stalled the Rhody and a waffle about the workshop.
Wowsers for bowsers!
Today I’m talking milestones! The little wins that make a big difference.
End of the week round up!
A look back at the week and a look ahead to next week.
Rhodiduldrums!
I explain the current job and the site conditions!
Midweek moment
It’s the middle of the week, and a bit of insight into what it takes to keep the wheels turning!
Back to site!
We’re back to site with a few running repairs thrown in!
New year New format New New New
It’s a new year and the start of my new “daily” podcast, yes daily I must be mad!!
End of the year round up! part Two
Like part one but different!
End of the year round up! Part One
A look back at 2025
First Aid!
I’ve been on a First Aid course!
Dogs in the cab!
This week I’ve had the dogs with me in the forwarder. Mud spaniels and a cramped cab what could go wrong?
A Coppice Catchup
A quick catchup on what we’ve been up to in the past few weeks.
Catching up!
It’s been a busy few weeks, we have finished on one contract and started a few more.
Tractorgate has returned 2
The last bit from the one before !
Tractor gate has returned!
With all machines there’s a risk of breakdown but this seems to be a recurring theme.
Tractorgate returns!!
It’s happened again! This episode is full of tractor trouble and a feeling of being stuck in reverse, quite literally!!!
Mowing Bracken in Winnie’s back yard!
This week I’ve been busy putting in the hours mowing Bracken. It’s silly season and we’ve got a lot to get through…
No more Gammon Foot & Leaky Dams 2nd part.
Same as Gammon foot but different
No more Gammon Foot & Leaky Dams
In this pod I’m back at it after a weeks break with my foot up!
Gammon Foot!
In this episode it’s a trip to hospital and a painful foot.
Digger doldrums and a bit of Forwarding
In this episode the digger is still being a pain, and I’m not any closer to finding the fault!
I’m off to a new site for an old chum extracting firewood.
Moaning and measuring the second!
Second part of my epic moan!
Moaning and measuring!
In this episode, I’m faced with more uncertainty and cashflow problems, trying to keep our head above water has never been this tough.
Digger Disasters!
A bit of a moan about the latest problem we face with the digger, hopeful but uncertain future for the business.
Start of another week
The big smoke and a clean up job!
The weekly round up sort of!
It’s been another challenging week with track snapping diggers not slewing and trailer trials
