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Machinery (1639)

Cable fix

Anyone used these? Described as a Dog Leg Z Cable end (Amazon), it appears to screw onto the broken end of the cable so it can be re-fixed to the throttle/clutch/gear handle. At £2.60 each I will get a few for the toolbox. Would be a lot quicker

Started by Tony @SM in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Sean Clarke Jul 30, 2021

Stihl HLA85, Long reach trimmer.

I have been over the moon with this piece of kit.....until yesterday. It simply wouldnt go. I checked the grease as it hadn't been used for a while but that was fine. The gear moved when I manually rotated it. An hour later, it worked so I thought it

Started by Tony @SM in Machinery

16 Replies · Reply by Simon Jul 28, 2021

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Stihl HLA 86 needed.

Does anyone in either Surrey or West Sussex area know of any local machinery companies that have this in stock? My local dealer is out and they have no idea when they are coming back in, I have called around a few online dealers and although the webs

Started by Harry@VWGS in Machinery

12 Replies · Reply by Stephen r Brook-Smith Jul 25, 2021

Kubota or Iseki

I'm on the verge of buying a new cut-and-collect ride-on mower which can cope with lawns of a few thousand m2 and in particular, will cope in the wet. The main contenders seem to be the Kubota G231 and the Iseki SXG323+. What are people's experience

Started by Tim Bucknall in Groundscare and Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Jul 8, 2021

Struggling to find a good professional mower, and would like some recs please.

I am struggling to find a good professional mower that covers both rougher graveyard type ground and also medium sizes customer lawns.

I started off with a Cobra mower thanks to a rec on here- and to be fair for a small, fairly cheap roller mower i

Started by Rob in Machinery

25 Replies · Reply by Tony Swift Jul 11, 2021

Carburetter issues and E10 petrol

Some other petrol-powered equipment may not be compatible with E10 petrol including:

petrol-powered garden equipment or machinery, such as lawnmowers and chainsaws

gov.uk

Had an interesting conversation at the mower repair shop about older mowers, car

Started by Tim Wallach in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Ben Carter Jul 1, 2021

Stihl kombi battery

Has anyone used or got any of the stihl kombi battery units, can you use the attachments from the petrol units?

Started by Oliver clarkson in Machinery

9 Replies · Reply by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network Jun 11, 2021

To Roller or not!

Hi All

I am going to get a new lawnmower now I know you may say get a lawnmower with a roller! The one, I have been using is in for repair!

Two questions for you!

1] I have a small caddy van what would you say will be the best size to get or the minimum

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge May 23, 2021

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Stihl battery belts

Morning, we've just tried to use our spangly new HSA94T. Two of us have tried it over the last 90 mins. No matter how we attach the battery pack to our belts within about 5 mins the velcro gives way....Does anyone else have one of these, and does it

Started by Adam Woods in Machinery

16 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Jun 5, 2021

Best tool for concert post!

Hi All

Soon I have a great job replacing some fencing posts that are concreted in! Now I have a small SSD drill I dug them out with before now! I feel it a bit small fr the job!

I have been looking around at some brakes (the 15kg jobs could be a bit Ov

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Machinery

28 Replies · Reply by Brian's Garden Maintenance May 23, 2021

Knapsack sprayer

Looking to replace a couple of sprayers, I only have cheapy's at the moment & the straps are a nightmare to get on.

These are only for occasional use, Herbicide & one for stuff like Braco. I don't think I can justify Cooper Pegler for the amount of us

Started by Neil Darby in Machinery

20 Replies · Reply by Rhys Eve Jul 2, 2021

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Cordless vacuum and cleaning the van ?

I dont know where the time goes .

Cleaning the van becomes a bit of a chore in these busy times .

I try and take it to the jet wash as much as possible but often find i am in a que adding more time to a busy schedule .

Any recommended products availabl

Started by John F in Machinery

11 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle May 2, 2021

Using a mechanical turf cutter

Dear Helpful Juicers,

There are lots of video clips that show a turf cutter cutting the first strip.

They don't show wjhat happens next.

Once the first strip is removed one of the wheels is running on fresh soil and the other up on the grass surface. C

Started by Tim Wallach in Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by David Benson May 5, 2021

Whats the best screw type.

Morning All,

Is there an ideal screw for attaching shelving of any kind to the plywood lining in vans??

Best

Paul

Started by Paul Doyle in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Luke brooks Apr 22, 2021

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STIHL professional user event

Hi Guys,

Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to b

Started by Henry Voice in Machinery, Suppliers, and Info

8 Replies · Reply by Henry Voice Apr 25, 2021

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Has this fell off my mower?

You know the feeling, you are part way through mowing a lawn and you see a small aluminium part that looks like it could have fell off your mower, but you cannot decide what it is, it doesn’t help that it has grass stains on it.

So is it part of my Ho

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Machinery

5 Replies · Reply by David Benson Apr 16, 2021

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