Discovery Turbo Today

Veteran logger Bobby Goodson takes on the challenge of a lifetime when he attempts to fell timber in a supposedly cursed forest swamp

Lumberjack Joey Mills demonstrates traditional methods - cutting timber by hand, loading cumbersome logs with makeshift equipment and transporting them using mules

A look at Vancouver Island, where heli-loggers face all manner of dangers as they fell trees while working alongside helicopters that can carry five-tonne loads

Lumberjacks in Alberta, Canada, construct an ice bridge to help transport the timber to the mill, but increasing temperatures and equipment failures threaten their efforts

The development of the manufacturing processes of a Maserati Quattroporte

How a Weismann MF5 is made and how its manufacturing process has developed over the years

Auto-engineer Jimmy deVille works on an Escort Mk2 rally car. When he finds a rust-free South African import, his team takes this custom build sideways

Bobby Goodson welcomes a new member to his team and prepares to move to a fresh tract of land, but faces trouble in the form of an irate landowner and a fierce storm

Wet weather threatens the crew's ability to haul wood to the mills, and Bobby is given the task of tearing through a 300ft beaver dam

The crew finishes the smith tract, and Bobby deals with a dispute over a neighbouring property line. There is also a surprise from Corbett Timber

Goodson's All-Terrain winds down on one tract as it prepares to move to another, but Bobby's stress levels rise when a permit threatens the move

Goodson's All-Terrain loses a key crewmember when Bo faces a life-threatening illness and is put on a ventilator. The family rallies for a benefit on his behalf

A semi hauler comes in for a makeover, and since KevDogg's the resident truck expert, he takes centre stage on the design and oversees the build

A 1969 Camaro comes in and the team determine it needs a full rebuild. The client decides to go all-out on the chassis, engine and every detail

With the Camaro's design firmed up, the build continues, but soon hits a roadblock. Dave has second thoughts about the colour combination

Spring brings new challenges for the off-gridders as they scramble to repair their cabins, while the freight team prepares its most dangerous load of the year

A snowstorm and faulty equipment threatens the freight crew's journey as they race to deliver a heavy load, while in the woods, Jim and Nancy meet an off-grid couple

A train struggles to reach the highest point on the railroad north to make a crucial delivery, while off the grid, things get steamy as JT and Marvin build a traditional bath

A 1966 Chevy Impala convertible gets a full makeover from Shorty and the crew, with new paint, motor, interior and top, plus a ton of rust repair

Shorty takes on the challenge of making a Vietnam veteran's '69 C10 cool. He hopes to achieve that by taking the truck back to stock, with original two-tone paint

Veteran logger Bobby Goodson takes on the challenge of a lifetime when he attempts to fell timber in a supposedly cursed forest swamp

Lumberjack Joey Mills demonstrates traditional methods - cutting timber by hand, loading cumbersome logs with makeshift equipment and transporting them using mules

A look at Vancouver Island, where heli-loggers face all manner of dangers as they fell trees while working alongside helicopters that can carry five-tonne loads

Lumberjacks in Alberta, Canada, construct an ice bridge to help transport the timber to the mill, but increasing temperatures and equipment failures threaten their efforts

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home