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Need a decent axe

hello all

One of my customers i do trimming work for has offered me a few large trailers worth of felled trees for firewood for free :)

All i need to do is chainsaw it into logs then split some of the larger ones, so i'm after a decent quality axe for

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Alpine Magnum stump grinder

http://www.alpinemagnum.co.uk/stumpremoval/index.html 

Would like to know if anyone has used one of these machines, the idea seems brilliant for small gardens and awkward spots and the price seems reasonable ?

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Backpack blower

Managed without one for 8 years but now i fancy one for a few bigger jobs not sure i want to spend the money on new though so whats a good one i can look out for second hand ?

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Lubricating Hedge Cutter blades

Can I ask who uses what to lube hedge cutter etc blades if you're using 'all day' at site?

WD40?, Graphite Spray, Silicon Spray, 'Something else' ?

Spill the beans. I've got to get some more tomorrow of 'something'

We've been cutting very dry. dusty

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Buying a Silky Pole Saw

I am ordering a Silky pole saw off FR Jones, before their 1pm cut off tomorrow for next day delivery . Hayate or Hayauchi?, I will be buying the 6mtr plus models.

I like the option of the Hayauchi having the lopper attachment, but how does it feel com

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Great Results...Gatorblade + Etesia Pro46 = Amazed!

Hi Juicers

Whilst one of my Etesia's is waiting new parts I decided to pull out my spare Pro46 from the lockup and put it to work.

I had forgotten that I had removed the blade for sharpening and that I had left it at home. I did however have an un-used

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Stihl FS250 brushcutter

I think the FS250 model is now discontinued, but I had a shot with one over the weekend, having been looking in the FS100/130 region.  It whizzed through stuff with which I struggled  with an old FS86 and reminded me of the power I used to get from a

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TOUGH GRASS MOWING / Rough MOWERS (eg Dori EP50)

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some guidance, recommendations and comments on a machine to cut rough grass areas, too large to strim, but which might only get cut 2-4 times a year. I have a few of these; some are banks, others are orchards, verges, you

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I need a new hedge cutter

im after a new hedge cutter im after something with around a 24" double sided blade to replace my hs81r  had it 3 years now and i think its had it  tempted to get another but not to keen on the £445 plus vat! price  so any recomendations

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Where can we find a UK dealer for a DR trailed mower or Swisher trailed mower?

We have 4 large paddocks that our Westwood ride-on is struggling to cut even with the high grass deck mulch. So we are looking to buy a trailed field and brush mower. But we are finding it difficult to buy one from a uk dealer!

We found some on kingmo

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Mower wanted / old one for sale.

We are currently looking for a new mower as our current mower is too heavy to fit on the back of the van and I don't have a b+e licence.Our current mower is a Jacobsen ar250, it has a 2.5m cut from 5 independent rotary mulching decks, its the mower i

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Lawnmower Non Stick Coatings For Underside Of Deck

The American market seems to be awash with non stick under coatings for lawnmower decks that helps to prevent grass build up and clogging.

Here is just one example of such a product. Clean Deck

I have tried to search for a similar product here in the U

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Hayter 56 pro 2012, review

We have always used Hayters until a few years ago when we were put off by bad reviews and generally poor feedback from other gardeners especially ones from this site on there newer models 2004 to 2011

At the beginning of the season I was stuck on what

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Buying new or 2nd hand, online vs offline - pros & cons ?

Everyone likes a machinery bargain from sites like eBay, but does it compromise our ability to run a business and does it leave us exposed in relation to warranties, customer service, sale of goods act etc ? I see a lot of traditional suppliers are n

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Looking for a parts supplier for ALKO and ECHO equipment

I hope this is the right forum, if not please excuse this post.

I want the following for a client's ride on mower and for my Echo PAS Multitool.

I've tried the local herberts who either are more interested in selling me new kit or not giving me all the

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B&S 675 or Honda GCV 160?

Hi,

I've decided to buy a Masport RRSP 22", but I don't know what engine to go for.

I have a small round, 10, possibly 15 hrs per week max, and my last Masport was faultless for 11 years! hence my decision to buy another. The Honda engine is £90 more b

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HL100 Stihl Hedgetrimmer pole - serious vibration!

Hi all.

I have an HL100 thats got serious vibration going on somewhere in the pole. Ive taken off the blade head and with the engine revving the vibration (and clattering noise) is coming from the pole, somewhere. The rod inside rotates freely with th

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Inpact Drivers

Hi, i have just bought a Makita inpact driver, a very good bit of kit. But the Makita inpact bits i bought with just dont last, are their any better ones on the market. They seem to cost quite a bit which is ok if they last.

Thanks Andrew

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HS81 R coked-up muffler

I suspect the exhaust to be coked up on a hedgetrimmer. I have ordered another to stick on. In the meantime a question occurred to me: Can I run it without the muffler in place to see if it operates through the revs sucessfully (or is this some form

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AL-KO Powerline ride on mower help please

I appreciate that diagnois by web site is a dark art but here goes.

One of my customers has the above little red beastie which does sterling work mowing a couple of acres of lawn (I know as I have the dubious pleasure of sitting on it for 6 hours mowi

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