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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

Extending Ladders

Last year I took on wall ivy trimming job, 2 walls, max height about 7m. We used tripod ladders and a platfrom ladder to get to the eaves.

The platform was unwieldy at max height, and difficult to get close enough to the wall so that I didn't have to

Started by Scott H in Machinery

5 Replies · Reply by Scott H Nov 6, 2018

Which 21" Honda Mower

For the 2017-2018 season i purchased 2 Honda mowers. One was the HRG 416SK 16" Izy, self propelled and single speed .... This mower has been faultless and a joy to use.

The other mower was the HRG 536 VK 21" self propelled with variable speed via padd

Started by PAUL in Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by Tony @SM Nov 5, 2018

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Saltex 2018 today

Visited today - seemed more stands and busier than last year.

Had a good look at some kit; some highlights for us:

the Classen Aerator TA18

https://www.classenturfcare.com/product/compact-aerator/

Nice feature is that the crank/tine drives aresplit, like

Started by Andrew Watts in Machinery

16 Replies · Reply by Greg Francis Dec 27, 2018

Ego ST1500EF 56V LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS RAPID-RELOAD 15" Trimmer run times and info??

I am thinking i may go over to the Ego ST1500EF 56V LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS RAPID-RELOAD 15" next season

Can anyone tell me the runtime on the different batteries ... I am particularly interested in the 4amp but would be interested on any of the sized b

Started by PAUL in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by PAUL Nov 4, 2018

Honda Izy HRG5367

Morning All. I've shredded a rear tyre on my Izy. Hardly surprising really, it has had 3 seasons of being used on all of my rougher type gardens and has been unbelievably good. I've been looking online but can only find wheels (at about £30+VAT), and

Started by Tony @SM in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Tim Wallach Oct 20, 2018

battery blower vac

Morning guy's and gal's. I'm after recommendations for a battery powered blower vac. I'm buying for a customer for use by a live in house keeper / driver. We go in and do the big weekly tidy up but this is just for a quick day to day tidy of the terr

Started by Glen Stillman in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman Oct 11, 2018

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