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Hayter or Honda?! Or neither......!

Now then! Hope all are well and surviving the rain!

Just looking for suggestions/general comments etc etc on roller mowers. I bought a Honda mower a few months back, it doesn't have a roller but was bought for slightly smaller and more…

Started by Ben Gooding in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by Antony Phillips on Monday

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Money is no object - Best 4 wheel pedestrian mower

Ok, you need a pedestrian 4 wheel mower.

Commercial use, money is no object with few other restrictions.

What do you choose any why ?

Started by Gary in Machinery

12 Replies · Reply by Steven Mills Nov 29

Faulty Stihl hedge cutter & move over to battery

Right so a multi-faceted question.

HS 56 c-e is running very badly. It is three and a half years old and has had a new blade set and main drive cog at beginning of 2019, which is fair wear and tear. One year ago it had a new carb as the…

Started by Vic 575 in Machinery

19 Replies · Reply by Vic 575 Nov 23

Km94

Evening.

Has anyone experienced running problems with the km94 rc? It will run two days no problems 4+ hours a day, then it's a new day runs a couple of hours and starts running really badly, switch it off for 10 minutes starts no problem…

Started by Oliver clarkson in Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by John F Nov 21

leaf blowers killing insects

Started by David Benson in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by dan on Sunday

Stihl KB-KM Kombi Bristle Brush, Removing Moss?

I've a couple of jobs to do in the next couple of weeks and require something to speed up the task of clearing the moss and weeds from block paving, I was thinking of buying the Stihl KM94R -CE KOMBI unit with the bristle brush attatchment, has…

Started by Chris in Machinery

14 Replies · Reply by Gary Nov 24

Best Stihl brushcutter?

You know that old saying about buying cheap and buying twice, well I've learned the hard way. My brushcutter is worthy of nothing but the bin.

I'd like a petrol Stihl under £300 and they look pretty good, just wondered if anyone had any…

Started by Josie Hendrick in Machinery

18 Replies · Reply by Gary Nov 13

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Saltex 2019 - Videos - Our very own Progreen, UKLCA, Weibang and more...

Started by Robbie in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Nov 6

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Reducing Depth of Gravel on a Large Drive

A client recently purchased a property with a newly laid gravel drive ( a quick fix to get the property up for sale according to neighbours ! )

The problem is the gravel 20 mm and 40 mm pebbles have being laid far too deep up to 5 inches…

Started by John F in Machinery

5 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Nov 6

Non pro spec weibang legacy mower

Evening all. As per the title, does anyone use a non pro spec weibang mower?

On paper it looks good, and I'm attracted by the lighter weight as the site it is for is heavy clay so churns up easy when turning in the wet. It's for one client…

Started by Glen Stillman in Machinery

24 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman Nov 5

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Petrol Road Tax, is this fair to pay?

We have a fleet of 8 vehicles all using diesel.

All our vehicles have and use fuel cards to purchase diesel for our on road vehicles and petrol for our of road machinary only.

Should we be paying petrol road tax for non use of petrol…

Started by John Dillon in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Adam Pilgrim Oct 23

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female landscaper/project manager – physic garden

Physic Garden – Project Manager / Landscaper Dec 19 – April 20 – part time – project based Freelance fee £8,000 Location – Nelson Lancashire Expressions of interest should include a letter, outline of relevant experience/CV and reference contact details by email to info@idlewomen.org by 20 Dec 2019 Idle Women the arts and social

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We have an open position for an experienced commercial maintenance landscape gardener, ideally with good handyman skills, to join our company due to contiuned expansion. Based in west Surrey, we work across the South/South East predominately for commercial clients. The candidate will have/be: Experience in commercial grounds / estates maintenance with practical handyman skills Presentable

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Casual help with soft landscaping

Seeking some temporary help at a 4.5 acre garden in Oxforshire. A friendly team, we need help with preparing the garden for an upcoming event. All aspects of soft landscaping and garden care, some hard landscaping useful too.

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