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Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Haileybury School, has praised the Dennis ES-34R battery-powered rotary mower for its sustainability, quiet operation, and exceptional performance.

At the prestigious independent school in Hertfordshire,…

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crawford smith replied to crawford smith's discussion Brass trigger,lance and fittings on CP15 Evolution
"Fixed elbow on a brass lance...have used the plastic ones for 45 years and know them inside…"
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Honey Badger replied to crawford smith's discussion Brass trigger,lance and fittings on CP15 Evolution
"Lance like this with elbow parallel with floor. Adjust deflector nozzle accordingly."
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Peter sellers replied to Ag's discussion How to make ends meet as a professional gardener
"Well said"
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Vic 575 replied to Ag's discussion How to make ends meet as a professional gardener
"I have been a professional gardener for 40 years. I work for all manner of clients, including…"
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Peter sellers replied to Ag's discussion How to make ends meet as a professional gardener
"After 40 years, never been asked for how long we would be on site for, yes we give a spec on what…"
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Peter sellers replied to Andrew Bentley's discussion Finding work
"Good advice, we still have clients from 40 years ago when we started, these were gained by going…"
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Intelligent Landscapes replied to Ag's discussion How to make ends meet as a professional gardener
"Solicitors generally charge an hourly rate, I do not see that devaluing their profession. 
If I was…"
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Finding work

Hi everyone After a couple of years employed as Head of Horticulture for a charity, I decided to return to self employment as a freelance gardener at the end of March. I am struggling to find clients and don't know what to do! I have a website, a My Business Google profile and have been putting advertising postcards on village notice boards over quite a wide radius of home (I'm happy to travel up to 30 minutes from home). I have signed up and been looking on Bark at people asking for help but…

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2 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers 3 hours ago
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Etesia Bahia hydro mbhe 2001

Hi guys - first post! I've got the above model and really struggling to find out how to check and replace the transmission oil. Just can't locate a dipstick or see how to check the level. If someone could point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful. Many thanks, mark 

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5 Replies · Reply by Richard Shelton 5 hours ago
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How to make ends meet as a professional gardener

Hi all,I'm looking for a bit of advice really if anyone has any thoughts. I'm a mum to a young toddler so work part time and fit hours into nursery runs so for me it works well to have set regular hours at customers' gardens. Eg x2/3 hours a fortnight. The driving in between is a pain but okay and I enjoy my job. BUT, I charge £26 per hour and by the time I've taken off 35% to cover tools, PPE, holidays, weather, illness, insurance etc, and then 15% for a private pension I'm left on almost…

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16 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers 2 hours ago
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Country path

 Hi everyone, I was looking for a little bit of advice if possible.This is an existing path through a country park near me. This was done 3 years ago now.  Can anyone tell me what type of stone/gravel was used for this top layer?Any help much appreciated  

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5 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall on Thursday
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Hayter, you could not make it up!

Just watched on YT the launch of the "new and improved" Hayter 56 Pro.We have run these for around 4 years as they suited our sites, weight, and short handle length.Had issues with grass build up around roller scraper bar to the extent the roller would jam, took this up with Hayter and response was " in certain climatic conditions grass will build up, reduce forward speed and raise cutting height" They have now acknowledged the issue on launching the new model , and what have they done moved…

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3 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Apr 10
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