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  Roy Parker May 15, 2011 at 8:13am

  have been using low revs on a strimmer since i had a stone come off the strimmer and bounce off a tree and come back and him me ,

   

  
  Paul @ PPCH Services said:

  Bad technique rather than bad luck.

   

  I have yet to smash any windows strimming in 9 years of self employment, work with low revs and this will not occur.
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  Roy Parker May 15, 2011 at 8:23am

  can think my self lucky someone i know cuts church yards grass they put a stone though a stain glass window  took out the cntre piece of glass and the rest fell out  very costly
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  Fenlandphil May 15, 2011 at 9:17am

  What is an alternative to strimming, scythe?
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  Fenland Fencing May 15, 2011 at 9:22am

  Goat..?
  
  Fenlandphil said:
  

  What is an alternative to strimming, scythe?
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  Geoff Norfolk May 15, 2011 at 2:02pm

  Think you might have had a bit of good luck there as well Paul ....... even at low revs, I've had stones fly out at quite a speed in an unexpected direction and break a window. Fortunately, the customers have been willing to put it through their insurance and I've paid the excess
  .Paul @ PPCH Services said:

  Bad technique rather than bad luck.

   

  I have yet to smash any windows strimming in 9 years of self employment, work with low revs and this will not occur.
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  briggsandscrapem May 15, 2011 at 2:18pm

  A bit harsh i think Paul. Working in large rural gardens is always going to be less risky than in the suburbs surrounded by glass.  Ive broken a few in my time and it wasnt through being careless.  These days we probably  bust about two per year between five of us.
  
  Paul @ PPCH Services said:

  Bad technique rather than bad luck.

   

  I have yet to smash any windows strimming in 9 years of self employment, work with low revs and this will not occur.
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  Chris Auld May 15, 2011 at 2:25pm

  Ive done it aswell, nothing to do with bad technique, just bad luck!
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  Brian www.mibservices.co.uk May 15, 2011 at 2:34pm

  have to agree with Paul on this one, been doing strimmer work for years and never done any damage and I have worked in packed out Tescos and  Asda's car parks etc. It is certainly ALL about technique and a lot of mental RAMS
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  Gary Hedges May 15, 2011 at 2:45pm

  Agree more bad luck, when I worked as an employee many years ago I smashed a patio door and got a long lecture by the boss on low speeds etc, as he demonstrated his technique he hit a stone chip and smashed the other patio window.
  I carry a couple of 8x4 sheets of thin ply now and cover any glass doors, windows etc.
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  briggsandscrapem May 15, 2011 at 3:03pm

  Well funny Gary, wish id been there.  We managed to break the same window twice within a year, i went mad at the gardener responsible. I always tell them to use weedkiller to edge off with if it looks too risky.
  
  Gary Hedges said:

  Agree more bad luck, when I worked as an employee many years ago I smashed a patio door and got a long lecture by the boss on low speeds etc, as he demonstrated his technique he hit a stone chip and smashed the other patio window.
  I carry a couple of 8x4 sheets of thin ply now and cover any glass doors, windows etc.