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MAKITA ADDS TWO XGT HEDGE TRIMMERS TO ITS GROWING RANGE  

 

Makita has added two powerful cordless hedge trimmers to its range of 40VMax XGT grounds maintenance tools. The 500 mm bladed UH020G and 600 mm UH021G both deliver highly efficient and effective cutting and have been designed for ease of use.

 

The UH

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Remote Controlled Slope Mower

DAX Industries Professional Remote Controlled Slope Mower

Looking for a new competative edge for your business?

This mower will devour Nettles, Brambles, Bracken, Small Whin and Gorse bushes and even small trees.

Operates on tracks on slopes up to 45 de

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Animals pulling up turfs

I recently laid a small 30sqm section of turf for a client only for several of the turfs to be pulled up by animals over night. Foxes or fiox cubs the most likely culprit based on the area. Badgers not really seen in the area. Muntjacs are seen, but

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Fence post auger

One of my clients has asked me to buy around 2500 daffodil bulbs to plant in one of their wildflower areas!! My back went into spasm as she told me.

Thinking laterally...have any of you used a powered auger to drill the holes....I know the ground is g

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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

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Stihl BR800C Crank Shaft Failure

Any thoughts on this or others having this issue?  The crank shaft broke at the fanwheel.

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Experienced pair of hands available in West/North Norfolk

Hi all, I am in the process of moving to Norfolk.  I am keeping the business going in the West Midlands with my existing employee's but I do need to find a few days a week for myself in Norfolk too.

I am already starting to network with gardeners in N

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Advice needed on best strimmers and mowers

Hi All, 

I've been studying RHS Level 2 horticulture (both theory and practical) for the past year and passed all my exams. I'm looking to start up in business doing a mix of garden maintenance, design and consultancy. Gardens of all sizes.  Picked up

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Advice on removing very large spreading bamboo.

I have 3 large bamboo plants to remove. 

 

 They are about 15 foot high and about  6 metres in circumference, obviously well rooted into the ground and pop up runners around 10 feet from their epicentre.

 

The obvious answer would have been to use a digg

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Worn Goal Mouth

I mow a school games field.  It is for a small primary school, but the facilities are there for the public to use at other times too.  It is never going to look like Wembley.  The area around the goal mouth is worn away continually.  Once, about two

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Synthetic lawns/Astroturf/fake grass recommended maintenance/restoration

Hello, many apologies if I am raising a topic that has many existing posts already.  I did a search, but there were so many results that I thought I'd try my luck with a fresh one.

I have been working as a self-employed gardener for 3 months now and t

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Jeyes Fluid for deterring rodents?

A commercial client has had a problem with rats causing damge around their AC units. They've had a pest control company come out and one of their suggestions was to apply Jeyes fluid around the buildings on a regular (fortnightly) basis and that woul

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Faded Buxus leaves

Morning All. i have a customer with a number of very expensive topiaried buxus, in pots. Since trimming them the leaves appear to be dying, they are a very light green and easy to pull off the plants. I am told he waters them regularly and the soil w

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Insurance for using flame gun to clear weeds

Are any gardeners out there using flame guns/blow torches to clear weeds, particularly in gravel areas?

I am interested to know how you find getting insurance to cover this work and what steps you are taking to ensure you are complying with the policy

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AdBlue on lawns

Hi All, I have a client who I have worked for, for years, just as & when doing his lawn scarifying a bit of maintenance & now cut the lawns when they go their other place in Spain. Alright for some!

Anyway he let me know a couple of days before he wen

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Robot mower

Dear all, 

A client of mine would like to invest in a robot mower for his meadow grass of 5000sqm . Has anyone any ideas on a pro model, or market leader?? We have Belrobotics and Husqvarna locally that fit that seize but I was just wondering if there

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Driveway weedkiller recommendations

Hi all, does anyone have advice (product recommendations) on how to keep large parking areas (gravel and or block paving areas) free of weeds without spending a small fortune on 'path clear' and suchlike?

Thank you in advance

 

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Rose spray

Evening what products are people using for black spot on roses, I'm about to run out of my current product which isn't available any more. 
many thanks 

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Stihl BG86c problems

Hi all, hope this is in the correct thread.

So i've had some BG86c blower problems recently. Long story short, i've replaced the carb with a genuine Stihl carb as my previous one wasn't priming, everything was fine once replaced but on full throttle a

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Discussion on Best Landscape Business Management Software

Hi everyone,

I'm Marc, one of the founders of CQ Business Management Software. Some of you might remember us from our earlier days as Custom Quoter. Since then, we've undergone significant changes, not just in name but in the breadth and depth of our

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