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Machinery (1634)

Weibang 48 Pro BBC

Hello all,

I am looking to buy a Weibang 48 Pro BBC second hand. I am based in Bolton, Greater Mancheter. Anyone within an hours drive who is looking to sell, I would be interested please.

Thank you,

Craig.

Started by Craig Flatters in Machinery

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Chippers

has anyone any experience using The Handy PDS65 Petrol Chipper Shredder , this one has a Briggs an Stratton engine.

cheers Chris.

Started by Chris Roberts in Business, Machinery, and Waste

7 Replies · Reply by Christo Nicolle Feb 25, 2019

Power Wheel barrow survey

Hi All,

I am doing A level DT, for my project i would be looking to make an assisted wheel barrow, i needed to do some market research as a part of it.

if you could take a moment of your day to fill out my survey that would be most appriciated,

thanks

Started by ED177 in Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by ED177 Feb 15, 2019

Lawnflite Pro 19"

Evening all. Apologies but another mower question.

There are plenty of comments on here re hayter and weibang 48 mowers, but is anybody using the lawnflite / kaaz / cobra Pro 19 " roller mowers? Any thoughts, good or bad ? Collection, speed etc etc

Started by Glen Stillman in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Feb 6, 2019

Lawn Mowers and Blower for sale

Hello all,

I am about to put some items up for sale locally and thought i'd post on here too. I was going to wait until closer to Spring to pop these items up for sale but decided to do it now just in case anybody is interested.

All items come with ori

Started by PGM in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by PGM Feb 4, 2019

Stihl 2 stroke oil

Morning all.

I've had a quick look but can't find much regarding my question

I have relatively recently started using stihl hp super 2 stroke oil (the green stuff), changing from oregon oil (red). I was sold on the lower emissions and fumes.

It migh

Started by Glen Stillman in Machinery

13 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman Feb 3, 2019

Ransomes mower for sale

Would anybody be interested in buying this mower my customer has asked me to sell it it has never been used commercially just used for his half acre lawn ! have a few recipts for servicing etc and hasn't been used in the 2 years that I've worked for

Started by Graham Matthews in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Graham Matthews Feb 6, 2019

Eliet Maestro Shredder ?

Hi all, I'm looking for a littile advice; I'm trying to weigh up the pros and cons of investing in a shredder for managing garden waste.

At the moment I bag up (builders bags) quite a bit of garden waste, hedge cuttings from garden clearences, winter

Started by Adam in Business, Machinery, and Waste

12 Replies · Reply by Adam Jan 22, 2019

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Engine emission legislation - Stage V

This passed me by completely, but new small engine emission legislation came into force on January 1st 2019.

This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid stee

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Jan 15, 2019

Equipment Maintenance

I come from a formally trained automotive technical background, and achieved a City & Guilds in Hydraulics - Pneumatics along the way, complimented with several years experience in various manufacturing and service industries. I'm not trying to impr

Started by Mike Lish in Machinery, Vehicles, and Info

6 Replies · Reply by Graham Taylor Jan 11, 2019

Honda GCV 160 Recoil Starter Nuts Removal

I need to replace the recoil starter on my Etesia, but two of the nuts also undo the studs beneath.

I've tried locking grips on the stud but they don't clamp enough to stop it turning.

I can likely clamp harder on the threaded part, destroying it in th

Started by Anthony Toop in Machinery

9 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Jan 1, 2019

Guidance on buying a trailer

Hi I am looking to buy a trailer fairly soon. It must be caged 4 ft wide and between 6-8ft long. I have my trailer license, I shouldn't be towing more than a ton at a time. Does this trailer have to be braked? I've seen a few on eBay for around £900

Started by Kingsley Powers in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

19 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Dec 31, 2018

Kombi extension shaft problems

I have 2 Combi extension shafts, and they both have problems.

One shaft has a broken plastic insert stuck inside the male end that is stopping the shaft from turning.. any suggestions on how to get it out?

The other has a problem at the female end. Th

Started by Ben Pritchard in Machinery

5 Replies · Reply by Tony @SM Dec 21, 2018

Green mech combi

Hi All,

Has anyone got any experience on the green mech combi 150 chipper shredder? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Started by Paul Doyle in Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Dec 3, 2018

Mitox 28LH

Can anyone tell me if they have a Mitox 28LH long reach trimmer? What are your thoughts on it?

Started by Alan M in Machinery

3 Replies · Reply by Eddie Lewis Nov 25, 2018

Ego strimmer

Evening all.... I'm seriously considering getting an Ego Multi tool for next season however the reviews I have seen say that although on the hedgecutter the battery life is fine but when it comes to the strimmer and blower they just burn through the

Started by Sean Warry in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Sean Warry Nov 20, 2018

Stihl Battery Kombi

Evening all. I'm still dipping my toe in the world of cordless. Probably my most used bit of kit is my petrol Stihl Kombi. I'm told the new battery version is equally powerful, which takes a bit of believing! They have only been around a year so I

Started by Tony @SM in Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by Jonny Armour Nov 13, 2018

Shredding leaves with Stihl SH-86 Ce

Recently bought one of these, only used the blower at work but yesterday attached the vacuum to test it out in my garden. I hoovered up a pile of oak leaves that were pretty dry however when I emptied the bag they were barely shredded at all. Then

Started by Peter in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Graham Taylor Nov 4, 2018

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