
Your Comprehensive Guides to Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting
If you're preparing for an NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting (0039-20) course and assessment, or just seeking to gain essential chainsaw safety and knowledge, these manuals are your must-have resources.
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- These are the only manuals designed in line with the LANTRA & NPTC 0039-20 Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting Course and Assessments.
- Perfect for self-study, chainsaw training courses, assessments and on-the-job references.
- Easy-to-follow guidance with clear images & explanations.
- Written and produced by an experienced NPTC & LANTRA assessor & instructor.

Forestry Journal - D.Hamill
"I firmly recommend every workplace have at least one copy in their workshop....From the power unit to the cutting system, this book has been well planned and laid out."
City&Guilds NPTC Principal Verifier - Nick Obern
“For any person going forward for training and assessment in chainsaw use this is a must have book. The knowledge recorded here is fundamental in safe effective chainsaw operation and should stay with you wherever your career takes you"
GroundUp Training - Frankie Heggs
“We have found The Chainsaw Manuals to be the missing piece of the puzzle for running our City&Guilds NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance courses. They have been highly beneficial for both instructor and candidate."

Home of the only Chainsaw Guides you need

CHAINSAW MAINTENANCE
CROSS CUTTING
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A comprehensive guide to chainsaw maintenance
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Up to date with the latest information encompassing all chainsaws
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NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting Course material
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Step-by-step clear instructions, explanations and images
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Trouble-shooting tables for identifying and rectifying problems
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Perfect for anyone who owns a chainsaw
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Covers cleaning, sharpening, tensioning, lubrication, safety checks and more
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Prepare you for your chainsaw course and assessment
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Information on safe & efficient cutting techniques
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Essential for anyone handling timber
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NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting Course material
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Covers timber handling, cutting methods, and site safety
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Perfect for anyone who owns a chainsaw and wants to learn how to start and use a chainsaw safely
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Step-by step instructions with clear explanations and useful diagrams and pictures
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Snedding, windblown and cross cutting covered
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Prepare for your chainsaw course and assessment

Your Go-To Source for Essential Chainsaw Information

Detailed Descriptions and Illustrations

Master Maintenance and Safe Chainsaw Operation

Are the Manuals for you?
The Chainsaw Manual - Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting are the definitive manuals for everyone who uses or wants to use a chainsaw.
All the information in these manuals is regularly reviewed and updated to keep it’s content accurate and relevant. It is intended to help you understand basic maintenance techniques and the mechanics of how to use a chainsaw safely and will assist you through your chainsaw courses and assessments.
These manuals are suitable for everyone:
- Beginners
- Homeowners
- Landscapers
- Construction Workers
- Arborists
- Foresters
- Chainsaw Carvers
- Land Owners and Farmers
The manuals cover popular global chainsaw brands, provide essential guidance for NPTC and LANTRA courses and assessments. They also contain valuable resources such as a chain chart, step-by-step clear explanations of chainsaw maintenance, correct starting procedures and how to cross cut timber safely. For more information go to:

Created by an Experienced NPTC & LANTRA Instructor and Assessor
26 years of industry knowledge and expertise from a qualified NPTC Assessor and Lantra Instructor condensed in both manuals Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting, to help you with your NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting Course and Assessments.
Written and produced up by an NPTC Assessor and Lantra Instructor with a passion for education and frustrated with the current industry standards, The Chainsaw Manual was written as a modern, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand resource to help upcoming and established chainsaw operators get the information and guidance they need to excel in the industry.
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