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Help with pricing graveyards
I cut 2 graveyards and in the past have been accused of being drastically underpriced.Without saying how much I charge is it ok to post some pictures and ask people how much the approximate rate would be?I understand this differs somewhat person to person but I have been having mower issues lately and realise that the reason I have so many mower issues is because I probably dont charge enough to grass cutting, especially when its graveyards that are tricky , bumpy and a minefield for the…
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Read more…Toro or Stihl Scarifier
I've had a read through various forums and through the archives here and there's plenty of talk about the Stihl scarifiers but not much on Toro. Most of my local dealers seem to stock Toro and I spoke with one this morning who said they've sold well and had no negative comebacks, so according to him, they're being used widely but I can't see any feedback/reviews on them online. Has anyone got experience of both machines?
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Once more I find myself here asking for mower advice.I run a small garden business that has become smaller over the last 2 years due to injury.I still mow 2 large ish graveyards 1 church grounds and a few small gardens. I was advised to try weibang on here a few years ago for both a mulching and roller mower, but have had a very negative experience with them. All 3 mowers I have had have gone wrong after 1 year and needed fairly costly fixes, a legacy pro 56 a virtue 53 SMP and the…
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I’ve been reading this forum for a while but this is my first post, so I’ll introduce myself properly.I’m Max, I run Mini Acres Garden Co covering North London and Hertfordshire — mix of maintenance rounds and hard landscaping projects. Been in the trade for years.Like a lot of people here, I’ve tried most of the job management software that’s available. Jobber, Tradify, ServiceM8, Powered Now. They all do the basics reasonably well, but I kept running into problems that none of them solved.The…
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Difficult one to describe. We've got a couple of lawns that we've taken over and both (unrelated locations) have got an almost rumble strip feel to certain sections. Absolutely paralell lines in a relatively large area. I'm ensured that the only machinary that has been over it is Hayter lawn mowers. The "rumble strips" (That's what they feel like when you go over them) are spaced about 3-4 inches apart and and about 3-4 inches wide....Anyone come across this before? Is it a natural phenomenon?…
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A customer wants a weed treatment on their lawn but they also like to compost the clippings after each mow. The product I use states not safe for composting (Praxys). I can't spot spray as there are a lot of bittercress hidden within the grass. Will a good feed and frequent mowing eventually flush out the weeds?
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