An old Willow tree has toppled over and needs to be chopped down. Lofty and Bob are going to make it safe and use the wood for other things. Meanwhile Travis and Sumsy wonder why they haven't got a shelter of their own like Bob's machines. Sumsy decides to ask Bob to build them one, but soon realises Bob is too busy. Spud declares that he will help them to make a shelter with the logs from the willow tree. It seems like a good idea until they learn that Bob actually needs the wood for Farmer Pickles fences! Sumsy returns the logs but sees some branches that aren't being used and rushes them back to Spud. He starts to build a door until it turns out those willow branches were needed after all to make ladders! She returns them to Bob before he asks any questions. Then Sumsy sees is a basket of twigs - surely they won't be missed? But wrong again. Wendy is looking for them to make a broom. She explains that many useful things can be made from willow twigs.