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Lawn Mower Problem

Hi all,

Hoping I can get a bit of help. I have the Hayter Harrier 41 Pro which I only purchased for use this season so only done about 4 and a bit months worth of cutting so far, and I only cut grass 3 days per week, and today as I was loading it into

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Lawnmower for Domestic Use

I need to replace a 15 year old 18" Mountfield 4 wheel rotary mower, which will no longer free wheel.

It's for domestic use only and we have three areas of lawn which only amount to approx 120 square metres in total, so thinking of going down in size

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slow self drive

Hi all,

I have an AL-KO 470 premium with a B and S 650 engine, I bought this about 4 years ago because I needed a side discharhe and mulcher for 2 jobs I do, it has never been the fastest especially compared to my Vikings but seems to be getting slowe

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Stihl KM 94 - Air Filter Screws Stuck

I'd been using my Stihl KM 94 for work and I realised I hadn't cleaned the air filter in a long time. I went to undo the two screws (Is-M5x17) holding the air filter in place and they were really stiff. When I finally got them to move they just spun

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Brushcutter for mulch blade

Hi,

My brushcutter needs replacing. I was looking for something that will be powerful enough to ocassionaly run the mulching style blade for brambles. Does anybody know if the Husqvarna 535 would be suitable or should i be looking at the 545 or Stihl

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Books

morning all hope everyone’s doing well on this wet Wednesday...can anyone recommend some good books on lawn care preferably with a good bit of technical detail about scarifying, fertilisers an the like. 

 

Cheers 

chris. 

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Stihl Viking 655 RS / Weibang 48 Pro

Good morning all,

 

I'm in the market for a new mower, I've got it down to Stihl Viking 655 RS and Wiebang 48 Pro BBC.

 

Weibang, due to all the good reviews I've read and 3 year warranty. Stihl Viking due to wet collection that I've read about.

Both arou

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Stihl BG 86 leaf blower problem

Last year my Stihl bg86 leaf blower started playing up. Sometimes the engine would not turn over as if jammed. I would fiddle turning the engine backwards and it would then work, although it wasn’t running all that well. Then the final straw was, I t

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Does anyone use a Pellenc (Etesia) Rasion battery mower?

I'm still trying to find a user of these mowers to find out the pros and cons in real life mowing. I've had a demo, but want to know what users think. A big investment, so I need to think around all potential issues.

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Any experience with Husqvarna Duo Pro Chipper/Shredder?

I'm hoping to add a chipper/shredder to my kit and I've seen this Husqvarna model quite close to me. They're a well respected brand but I can't find hardly any reviews on them online so wanted to know if anyone has any real world experience with them

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Kubota pro mowers

Hi All. I'm looking to add another roller mower to the business. There are currently some really good offers on the Kubota Pro. My local dealer sells tons of the bigger Kubota stuff so that's handy. Can anyone confirm this mower is the same design as

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Hedge Trimmers

Hi All

Looking at getting a long reach hedge trimmer. Undecided whether to go for Petrol or elec (battery) The battery one I had been looking at was the Stihl HLA 85 Cordless long reach. Has anybody had any experince of these..?

Thanks

 

Chris

 

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Weibang Pro48Legacy. Cables

Good evening All

I've been running this mower, 3rd season now, and it has been my main roller mower. I don't want to badmouth the machine, it has been excellent, but....

Unusually for me, I send it to the dealer for servicing whereas I normally do most

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FJ 180 Kawasaki Engine Adjustment

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a video showing how to adjust the revs/power on one of these engines.

I've just bought an Etesia 53 Duocut which is fine on short dry grass but is terrible with long or wet grass.

I'm sure its not the mowe

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Ego Commercial Hedgetrimmer

Hi,

I have some of the normal range of Ego battery tools which have been pretty good for the past couple of years. The hedgetrimmer is getting a bit worse for wear so i'm looking at the possibility of uprgrading to the commercial version which presuma

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Hedge cutter oiling

Afternoon 

what does everyone use for oiling up hedge cutter blades??

I use 3 in 1 spray, a friend of mine uses chainsaw oil in an oil can with the little lever and sprout, we were working together yesterday and was thinking the consistency of it seems

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Hedgecutters for Sale

Hello all, I am selling two sets of hedge cutters and am popping them on here first before I put them up for sale elsewhere. 

The first one is an Echo HC-341ES, which is a single sided 40" hedge cutter with built in gathering plate. This was purchased

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Etesia Hydro 80

Evening chaps, mower is playing silly buggers. 30/40 Turns of the key just a clicking sound then out of nowhere fires up, done that twice now. I'm thinking Solenoid ?? Anyone any thoughts before i open my wallet. Its not the seat sensor as it turned

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Stihl 4 Mix engine sound

I just got a Stihl 4 mix handheld blower  BG86.   It sounds like something is loose in the exhaust.  Constant ping time rattle at low revs - bit like an old moped :)  I have a 4 mix Combi & that doesn't rattle or ping.  Is this normal for the blower

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Pellenc Rasion Easy - anyone using?

Good morning, I've just joined this network and am looking at a Pellenc Rasion Easy. I wonder if anyone has any experience of using it? If so, what are your thoughts? Ease of use, manoeuvrability, types of ground it's suitable / not suitable for? I'm

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