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Stihl BR200 baby backpack blower?

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a great start to the new year. Already trying to get organised for this coming spring and I was thinking of picking up a Stihl BR200 backpack blower, has anyone used one of these before? Any feedback welcome, Many t

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Viking MB 448 VC - Mono Handle feedback please

Looking for general feedback on the 4 series from Viking. I want something to use daily on smaller lawns (have 21" Hayter for bigger stuff) .... Particularly interested in how these mono handles bear up when being ramped in and out of a van multiple

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whats it worth kubota bx200??

Have a Kubota bx2000 its a 2000 model owned since new only has approx. 400hours give or take a bit.

has a 52inch grass cutting deck and 500 litre grass box collector.

hasn't been abused like some just seldom used now.

just curious what I can expect to g

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Improving Hayter R53s and buying future alternative

HI folks.

Im new to the forum so hello to all. This year will be my 5th year trading cutting domestic lawns. I work alone and run 3 Hayter R53s. Having recently found the forum i see these mowers seem not to be well regarded. I find them ok in the dry

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Hayter 41 PRO coming out 2017

Just seen the new Hayter 41 PRO on their website.  Looks much stronger and more commercial with added strength.  Bigger grass box and alloy deck. 2 year commercial warranty too  Not in showrooms yet so keep an eye out.  Ideal for the smaller gardens

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21 inch mulcher that also rear discharges?

Hi I'm pricing up a large tender at a Parish council cemetary which will require a lot of 21 moowing however some parts needs to be collected or mulched whereas other areas can be discharged (and are cut monthly instead of fortnightly). I would like

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RIP Viking MB 650 VR.........looking ahead ....

My Viking proved to be too uneconomical to repair and service today so looking for a replacement. I was a fan of its grass collection capabilities so looked at a straight forward replacement from my dealers, now the MB 650 VM model but was disappoint

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How has purchasing changed over the years?

Saw this on Twitter (both members on LJN).

@EtesiaUK How have large orders like this changed since outsourcing started? LA purchasing power was pretty powerful back then.

— Ross - Winsgrove LM (@WinsgroveUK) January 5, 2017

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Henchman hi-step major

Can anybody help, after many years of use our henchman is ready for replacement as it needs some welding! Happy to buy another one but as I already have the extender, does anyone know if the old version of the extender will fit the new version of the

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Honda HRX476QX

Hi

I'm looking at smaller and lighter alternatives to my heavier mowers for this coming season.They'll be used on small domestic lawns that are tight to get round and have access issues like steps etc.Does anyone have any feedback on these honda's?

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Zero Turn Mowers Are They Any Good Advice Please

Zero Turn Mowers? Any Good? Advice Please.. Hi. This is my first posting on this forum...... I have been looking at getting a zero turn mower.. currently looking at mid range options in the Bobcat and Hustler range.. The two that seem to catch my eye

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Equipment for Sale

Hi all, I hope this is ok to put on the regular forum.

I have 2 pieces of equipment for sale, my Stihl BG86 CE blower and my Shindaiwa HT-230 hedge cutters. I have placed them on the ‘Kit’ page but i’m not sure if that is really used as there is only

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path sweeping machine hire

Morning guys, 

I need to hire a sweeping machine,next week, to remove moss on tarmac pathways on a residential site I maintain,

I have tried all the major and small tool hire places and no one can help me out ( apart from hss but not got an account for

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Start up advice

Hi all,

If you were starting up from scratch (non landscaping) what would be your top 10 most essential bits of kit that would provide a decent payback whether hand tools or powered?

I am in the early stages of setup and don't want to buy anything unne

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Eliet major screen / scrap

Hello. I have got myself an ex rental eliet major old style in good nick (so far anyway). It came with the coarse screen for wet material. Finding it hard to source a standard screen so wondered if anyone had a dead eliet hanging around they would br

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New Website from Tracmaster

Hello all! Some of you may be aware that we have had a number of issues with our website. Issues such as our site being taken offline with no warning because we were slowing our host's servers too much.

As a result, we decided that it was as good a ti

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TORO AWD MOWER

Has anyone used one of these as my 11.1/2 stone Viking 7 is a pain lifting over walls and carrying

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Another new pressure washer

Evening all,Following my previous failed search for a decent petrol pressure washer, I've decided to up my budget and came across this machine :

www.jetmac.co.uk/products/loncin-g420-4000-psi-petrol-pressure-washer-14-horse-power-engine-30-meter-reel

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Do you have a chainsaw, but don't know the chain size you need?

This New Unique Tool, will help you find the Pitch and Gauge of you chain. The video below shows just how easy it is.
For £2.99 (free delivery) you can order the adviser. With it, you will get a voucher code, giving you £2.99 off your next chains orde

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Stihl HSA86 gearbox lubrication

Picked up a cordless HSA86 a few weeks ago to replace my nicked HS56.   One thing surprises me.................. there's no "plug" to remove for lubricating the gearbox. In fact they suggest taking it to a Stihl dealer every 50 hours to have the lubr

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