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HLA 135 Hedge Cutter
Hi all, just looking for some feedback on the Stihl HLA 135 hedge cutter. We have used the 65 & 66 for 5 years now and love them but looking for something a little bit better suited for a number of large conifer jobs we have to do over this coming winter.Do many have long term experience with this machine? How have you found it?Thanks very much.
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Accurate costing for tree work
I recently cut down and removed 5 cupressocypress trees that were between 10 and 14 foot high. I ground the roots down below the ground, and removed all waste. Three was approximately. 5 small van loads of waste. I charged. £375 including waste. Does this seem reasonable or a bit high? I am relatively new to tree work and find it hard to.know what to charge. Some seem to think I am ridiculously cheap, others about average. Having trouble. With costings for this kind of work unlike…
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Ear Defenders Deals
Just looking to get some hygiene kits for my 3M Optime III ear defenders and found a company called Best4Headsets.co.uk with free shipping at £50.00 and great prices.One team member Dale Benett e mailed me that there is a sister site Best4Safety.co.uk same company same products but no free delivery.So, i bought 2 x new Optime III and some hygiene kits and saved some dosh. Optime II are slimmer but lower db levels and trendy green but in years to come higher Db protection will always give safer…
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Winter gloves
We generally buy Ejendals Tegera 292 gloves for Winter but at £20 plus £4 delivery wonder if there are gloves of equal performance at less cost?The specification we need as a minimum is compliance to EN 511 at level 1 for conductive cold , contact cold and water permeability.We do use the Skytec Argon type dipped, fleece lined gloves when conditions are less harsh but the lining parts company with the inside of the glove eventually and their EN 511 rating is 0 for conductive cold and water…
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E10 petrol
We've had several machines fail recently (stihl hedgetrimmers and blowers) where the carburettor needs replacing- and on older machines, this can tip the balance from 'worth repairing' to 'not worth repairing'. I suspect this is down to E10 petrol. Has anyone else had similar problems?
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I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME
Hi all. It's been a while since I've posted here, but I just wanted to air my thoughts while off with MAN FLU. Been in the gardening maintenance industry now for 5 years. Self employed, just me, and got away with just using the Honda Hr x 476 roller mower for my lawn jobs..2023 has been an absolutely awful year for the weather.Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fair weather gardener, but when the roller was aquaplaning on a few gardens (not far off) okay, having to lift the mower round to prevent a…
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Lawn Treatment
Hi All, I've been asked to offer lawn treatment for many of my customers. I've quoted £50 for anything below 300sqm which is probabaly a bit steep maybe? But that includes product itself, application and watering if needed. How do you price granular applications and could you also recommend a solid drop spreader?
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Toro Timemaster brake arm problem
Hi there,I wonder if anyone else has had this problem with their Toro Timemaster. I took a short video (YouTube link below) of what's happening when the blade lever is engaged. The brake arm is shaking around like mad. It still cuts, but struggles if the grass is at all long.Also the belt seems to be resting on the brake arm which I think is contributing to the fact that I'm changing belts every few months.I wonder if a new brake arm assembly might fix it. Any suggestions would be gratefully…
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