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Smallest chipper shredder with feed rollers?

Title says it all.

Around fifteen years ago I bought a fairly robust looking electric garden shredder and it just blocked up with most stuff, so I have not actually used it much.

A small semi-pro machine seems desirable, but I really would not conside

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Landscaping and Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by Sean Clarke yesterday

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Stihl chipper

HI all. Has anybody any experance of the Stihl GH 460 petrol shredder/chipper? Is it any good as a standalone tool & is it the same as the Viking GB 460, certainly seems to look like it?

Cheers Neil

Started by Neil Darby in Machinery

3 Replies · Reply by Neil Darby on Sunday

Best mower for cutting old graveyard

Hi all, I have been offered a contract for weekly spring / summer cut of a smallish size graveyard, >5000m2 very old and some very uneven land with graves currently covered in grass due to neglect of previous incumbent. Any suggestions on what type o

Started by Andrew Rimmer in Machinery

13 Replies · Reply by Vic 575 on Saturday

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Going electric.

On a pretty dismal Saturday morning whilst it is pouring with rain instead of being out doors doing what I should be doing, I am watching Jim’s Mowing videos on YouTube about a new franchisee who is setting up an all electric outfit with Ego gear and

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by Billybop Oct 5

Looking for the widest push mower that collects

Hi all! I use a Toro turfmaster mower for some large grass cutting jobs however I have recently had some issues with it and wish to try an alternative. Does anyone know of a wide push mower that does cut + collect like the Toro - the turfmaster's cut

Started by Joe Gordon in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Joe Gordon Oct 3

Stihl Combi extensions

I am going to buy a replacement HT-KM pole pruner for my Combi. I can buy it with the shaft or without & then swap the old shaft over. But am I better using the old shaft & making another extension out of it ? I have seen the screw collar for arou

Started by Peter Davis in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Ben Pritchard Sep 27

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Strong 4 wheeled trolley??

Hello All

Does anyone know of a strong preferably fold flat hand trailer, we have accumulated a lot if clients in a mobile home park, and more seem to be coming out of the woodwork. The roads are not wide enough for a van/car to be left outside in the

Started by Adam Woods in Machinery and Info

6 Replies · Reply by Mick Nunn Sep 26

Cutting up perfectly good strimmers?

I was talking to an old friend of mine earlier. I got him his first job with another friend who I worked for at the time, grass cutting of course. This was back in 1986.

Anyway, he has worked on the Parks Dept. for the District Council since 1987. He

Started by Vic 575 in Machinery

13 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Sep 18

old stihl strimmer running problems

about 2 weeks back using it with the mulching blade on after about 3 hrs non stop appart from re fueling the engin started bogging down when i got home i changed the plug cleaned the air filter it run no problems today more jungel bashing the same t

Started by David Benson in Machinery

3 Replies · Reply by David Benson Sep 11

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