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Now in retirement mode so dug out my old cordless drill that was bought from Argos a long time sgo…
Cordless drill
Now in retirement mode so dug out my old cordless drill that was bought from Argos a long time sgo for £10 to start all those jobs that have been put off. Its dead but to be fair has been used extensively for fencing jobs.Just need something simple to drill the odd hole in masonry and wood so at the budget end, seen one on ebay with 2 batteries and charger for £16.50, how do they do it?Anyway would appreciate any recommendations on a truly budget drill that perhaps comes from a reputable…
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Sloping kerb detail.
Hi all.We have a plan to transform our front garden into a driveway. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say transform the garden into somewhere to park our two cars. We have decided to install grass reinforcement grids, rather than a non permeable system. I will probably as more on the prep work required for this job later. If someone wants to detail the prep work now, that would be much appreciated. But for now i'm thinking about the transition from the tarmac drive onto our new grass grid…
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Stiga 955
Hi all. I have a Stiga 955 purchased 14 months ago. It gets used maybe 4 hours weekly. Almost a year to the day the drive belt went on it, so I put a new one on. Two months later with maybe 30 hours use the bloody thing has gone again. Does anyone else have this issue with the 955? Commercial warranty was 90 days so no help from the dealership (belts & cables are consumables) So 14 months after spending £1k on it I am now looking at getting rid of it with probably well under 200 hours on it. I…
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Van and kit for sale
Due to ill health am retiring and disposing of most of our vehicles and machinery. It's all in good or excellent condition, some hardly used. We are in North Staffs and all will be subject to vat , have listed what's for sale at moment but the chap who is taking over may have some or all so it's first come. If you are interested in anything please post on here with your contact details.Fiat Ducato Maxi L3 H2 18k 74 reg Fiat warranty till sep 27. £18k plus vat.Machinery price by…
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Anyone used a Etesia hydro 80 (Bahia)
Desperately need a ride on, the etesia hydro/ Bahia will be ideal because it fits all the sites I would use it and almost any garden gate. My question is how low does it cut , looking at the specs is says 44mm which doesn't sound very short. I know there's plenty of people on here with experience with them so your knowledge would be greatly appreciated. I normally cut with a Honda hrx537 on 1.5 or 2 but spec for this mower says lowest is 25mmJust want reassurance that it leaves a good finish…
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Turf
What do people find is the best lawn turf? I use Rolawn Medallion. Sometimes it's excellent, sometimes less so (in particular it can contain AMG). What have people found consistently good?Cheers
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Stihl hsa40 review
Thought others may find this of use - suffering from health issues so bought Stihl HSA 40 battery hedge trimmer came as a kit with two AS2 batteries and charger for £174 inc vat ,weighs just over 2kg which was the main factor.Being used to Echo semi long and Stihl long petrol machines was expecting to be disapointed with the performance but the HSA gave a run time of around 60 mins on one battery against Stihl's figure of 40 mins. Cutting performance on…
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Hadn’t prepared for this
Hi all. Been gardening now for 6 years.(all rounder,lawn mowing, aerating,scarification, hedge cutting,weeding etc) charging hourly rate.if using aerator,scarifier charge accordingly.bomb shell is, I now need hip replacement. Unable to work at all.(60yrs old) one thing and another been messed about with waiting lists since last June.question is?my son is going to join me in the business and with having loads of time to think. Want to branch out into business lawn mowing.buying a ride on,…
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