Last weekend, March 2nd - 4th, Jason Sheen and William Hurst from STIHL SHOP Albany competed in the Northland Logger sports competition at Dargaville.

The event runs alongside the Northland Field Days event and  showcases brands and exhibitors from all over Northland. 
The Logger Sports exhibit has been running since 1999 and has grown from a forestry and pole climb competition to focus more on logging and harvesting skills. 

Jason and William competed in several events throughout the weekend and put on an awesome show for the spectators. 

Jason and William both use  a STIHL MS 660 for the Woodsplit, Stock Saw and Wave Cut events, followed by a STIHL MS 880 for the Hot saw event.

STIHL is a sponsor of the Logger sport event and it's exciting to see the equipment we stock  being used as a sporting hobby by so many.  Have a look at the videos below

The Bar Fit

Reassemble a bar and chain on to a saw.

William Hurst Bar fit. Time: 9.63 seconds. 

The Speed Cut

Fastest to make three cuts through a log.

Jason Sheen Speed cut. Time:12.81 seconds.

The Wood Split

Cutting a log into 5 then splitting the logs cleanly.

William Hurst Wood Split. Time:26.20 seconds

As you can see the boys had a great day and came away with some pretty positive results. 

Congratulations to William who  took 3rd overall.

Also a big congratulations to Jason, William , Dave Beazely and Anthony Mildren came away with 3rd place in the teams division.

We're really looking forward to seeing how they go in other events throughout the year. 

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On Q to say I love you!

Over the last 10 weeks I have spent time getting to know the Weber BBQ range. What resonates with me the most is that everyone who buys a Weber BBQ falls madly in love with it.  Customers are always commenting to us that they love how easy to use, and how easy to clean the Weber Gas BBQ range is, and how easy it is to create amazing meals.

2003 saw the arrival of the Weber Q gas cooking system in New Zealand, but before that Weber’s range only consisted of the Charcoal Kettle. The Kettles’ special design trapped and moved smoke around the meat while it was cooking, it was this movement of smoke that created the amazing flavours people went crazy for. Naturally developers worked very hard to recreate that same trait for the Weber Q Gas Cooking system, and a new love affair was born.

The Weber Q Gas range is made up of Standard and Premium models with a choice of three sizes, Baby Q, Q and Family Q all of which come in Titanium, Black and now Red lid options!

STIHL SHOP Albany is a Specialist Weber Dealer. We stock the full range of Weber BBQ's and accessories including, the ever popular premium Weber Q gas range. 

The premium Weber Q gas range offers our customers a high roasting lid, a temperature gauge and an easy electronic ignition making it a crowd favourite.  

The hardest decision when making a Weber BBQ purchase is what size is right for your family.  You need to ask yourself how will YOU be using it. Some people want portability, some people want a larger cooking area.  What matters is that you get the right size for your needs. If you are unsure on which BBQ is right for you, pop in store and get some helpful advice from our friendly staff.

For easy inspiration, this Valentine’s day, pick up a copy of the Weber BBQ Bible while your in store or check out recipes below.

Chilli Butter Oysters

       Molten Lava Cakes