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Wavey Mower Blades ?

This blade is from a rear roller Mountfield.  Anyone know the purpose of the wavey edge ?  It doesn't cut very well.

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STIHL recall for HSA 65 and HSA 85 Cordless Lithium-Ion hedge trimmers

STIHL is recalling the HSA 65 and HSA 85 cordless Lithium-Ion hedge trimmers. In rare cases, an electronic malfunction can occur in these products.

As a result, under certain circumstances, the malfunction can lead to a situation where the tool start

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Mid range multi tool

Looking for a mid range multi tool - hedge trimmer / extended angle trimmer / saw lopper / extension bar . Bonus of backup strimmer / brushcutter / blower.

Won't be used that often, only a say a dozen times a year so not worth investing in high end ki

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Stihl battery kit run times?

Hi everyone, can anyone give me a rough run time on the following Stihl battery machines, I would like to know how many AP300 batteries Per machine I would need for a total daily run time of 4 hours per tool........... Work being done is only light h

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Weibang Legacy Pro 48 BBC

Hi,

First proper post on here so hello there 

I've been driven to distraction by my Hayter Harrier 48 PRO in all this rain so have decided to buy a new mower this weekend. After reading the posts on this very helpful site it seems that the professional

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Etesia Pro 46 with roller, just a bit of fun.

Was messing around with my Etesia 46 Pro over the weekend and attached a roller, it was only a bit of fun but i thought the stripes it produced were not bad haha.

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Brush Cutter Blades

Hi Guys, I have a small orchard to clear full of large thistle plants, is there any preference on the blade type to use for this?

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Cordless and the rain

I'm getting drawn towards going down the battery route. Spoke to my Stihl dealer and asked how they fair if the get soaking wet in the rain.  He gave me an answer, but experience tells me that he didn't really know and was just waffling.

Anyone had an

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Improving a mower's performance

This is just a brief comment to note my findings after a couple of changes.

I have been using a new Kaaz pro roller mower this year, honda engine, 21" roller etc. It has been wet a lot of the time lately and it's been a bit hard work at times, stoppin

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Petrol brush cutter

Hi guys,I'm in the market for a new petrol brush cutter capable of taking whatever overgrown we that we tend to throw at it, so it needs to pack a punch.I'm normally as Husky or Kawak fan But I've also seen that Makita sell a four stroke range, any s

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Weibang Legacy 56 Pro Petrol Rear-Roller Lawnmower

I'm looking to purchase a Weibang Legacy 56 Pro Petrol Rear-Roller Lawnmower and would like to hear other people's experience with this machine. I have been using Hayter Harrier 56's for many years, but the last few years, since the new model came ou

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Anyone changed mower blades for strimmer cord?

We mow a field once a fortnight with our ride-on mower.  The field has moles and the mole hills are full of pebbles. Although we spread out the mole hills (can be as many as 40 some weeks), its impossible to remove all the pebbles so we use an old We

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Stihl km85r can no longer handle the trimmer attachment

Hi

I have a Stihl KM85r and whilst I was topping a hedge a wire bird feeder got jammed in the blades. Ever since this has happened it struggles powering the trimmer.  It works fine with the Strimmer attachment as this is fairly easy for it to turn but

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Hayter 48 engine cuts out in long grass....

I have a Hayter Harrier 48 push mower. Its a year old, but I'm a gardener, so it gets a lot of use.

In the last few days, as soon as I get in to any long grass that it cant handle, instead of clogging up, then dieing, it just dies immediatly, with n

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Pressure washers???

Nilfisk or Kracher? then which model.

I'm upgrading from a cheapie and want something that is going to do gutter cleaning, patios, conservatory roofs etc.

Any recommendations to look at, or to avoid?

Thanks

Adam

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Pellenc kits; what are they like?

Just been reading about the Pellenc range of battery charged hand tools. Just be interested in feedback. I have read the Ego thread and there are some encouraging signs on that product.

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Grass growing too quick to mulch?

We have taken over a weekly lawn cut (at the request of our client) that we are trying to use our Etesia ME53B on.  The trouble is, the client likes it short and if we try to cut too much off it just leaves grass all over the lawn.  

We tried collecti

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Multi-one

Hello laddies and gentleman, I just want to inform the people in Northern Ireland that Multi-one machines are now available in Northern Ireland, anyone interested or would like to know more I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to talk to them,

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Ego cordless tools

I'm thinking of kitting myself out with the Ego range of cordless tool's from the mower hedge trimmers, strimmer, blower the lot !! has anybody used this equipment and if so what do you think of it ? thank's in advance !!

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cheap BR600 carbs

Hello all.

Just wondered if anyone has any experience with the cheaper carburetors available online on a BR600. The stihl ones are about £125 whereas non-OEM is about £20.

I have used a number of cheap non-OEM carbs on the honda mower GCV160 engines wh

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