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Grave Maintenance (Advice)

Does anyone Maintain graves? I recently took one on as part of my regular round , I'm charging the customer £15 for a monthly visit.. Does this sound right ?

Im looking at expanding this side of my maintenance business , as I'm still working full time

Started by Chris sledge

5 Replies · Reply by Chris sledge Sep 5, 2019

Battery mowers

I know battery technology has come on leaps and bounds in recent years but is it feasible to use a battery mower for commercial work? If so, any particular makes/models you would recommend?

Cheers

Jon

Started by Jon Perry

15 Replies · Reply by Julie Eccleston Sep 3, 2019

evening all, I have a set of HL75 long hedge trimmer, the blades started oscillating on idle, so took apart and found the spring had snapped on clutch so have replaced the springs and put back together

anyhow.... started it back up and when idling (N

Started by Craig

2 Replies · Reply by Craig Sep 1, 2019

Strimmer Head

Any recommendations for strimmer head for the Tanaka TBC2390 looking to get one as a spare

Started by weedaisy

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Alternative chain for Stihl MSA 200 C and HT-Km pole pruner

Hi All

I am looking for an alternative chain for MSA 200 C and HT-Km pole pruner and wondered if anyone could recommend one please

Started by Allan Steele in Machinery

11 Replies · Reply by Graham Taylor Sep 1, 2019

Lawnmower for Domestic Use

I need to replace a 15 year old 18" Mountfield 4 wheel rotary mower, which will no longer free wheel.

It's for domestic use only and we have three areas of lawn which only amount to approx 120 square metres in total, so thinking of going down in size

Started by Jon Ward in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Ben Carter Aug 31, 2019

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Get shot of under performing contracts

Let us assume that you have five separate contracts each week and that four of them are accurate when it comes to the charge out rate.

The fifth one however only covers one fifth (20%) of your yearly cost (assuming it is a day a week for the year).

Started by Phil Voice in Business

27 Replies · Reply by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network Aug 31, 2019

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Is pelargonic acid a safe alternative to glyphosate for weed control?

Glyphosate is banned here in France so gardeners landscapers had to seek an alternative. That alternative isn't systemic, it only kills on contact, it's called pelargonic acid.

As you'll be aware, glyphosate translocates itself in a systemic way so

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

7 Replies · Reply by BCH Gardens Aug 31, 2019

Beech Hedge quote

Hi everyone

I know people don't give their pricing figures away but can anyone give an idea of how to price a reduction and waste removal of a beech hedge that needs reduced by 2ft.

length: 100m

height 8ft

width:4ft

just a guide really would help.

Neal

Started by Neal

2 Replies · Reply by Neal Aug 30, 2019

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Ragwort

I've treated Ragwort in a field with Blaster Pro Herbicide from Headland (120ml in 20l Knapsack). Unfortunately the Ragwort plants were quite mature and in full bloom.

I've been back for an inspection and was quite dissapointed in the results, the pla

Started by Andy Harrold in Pesticides

6 Replies · Reply by Adam Pilgrim Aug 29, 2019

Ego Commercial Hedgetrimmer

Hi,

I have some of the normal range of Ego battery tools which have been pretty good for the past couple of years. The hedgetrimmer is getting a bit worse for wear so i'm looking at the possibility of uprgrading to the commercial version which presuma

Started by James Boardman in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by James Boardman Aug 29, 2019

Beware low branches when mowing

I've been mowing this particular job for more than 20 years. I know that low branch is there !! Blood everywhere. 7 stitches and 3 hours in the hospital.. just bought a bump cap this morning!!

Started by Greenlawns

3 Replies · Reply by Duncan McLaren Aug 29, 2019

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Delving into the LJN archives

Here is just a very small sample of some of our older threads that are as useful now as the day they were posted:

Started by Phil Voice in Info

3 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Aug 28, 2019

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Show us what you're working on right now.....how about a photo or video?

Although it might have turned a bit chilly for some, spring is here and winter is firmly behind us.

The silly season is here for those involved in garden and grounds maintenance with not enough hours in the day. Having run a landscaping and maintenan

Started by Phil Voice in Design, Groundscare, and Landscaping

14 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Aug 28, 2019

Ransomes 2250 or similar ?

Having got to the point where I have almost too much work and now being offered significantly more, I am seriously looking at buying a used Ransomes 2250 or a similar machine from John Deere, for example.

I currently use a John Deere Z535m and a Stiga

Started by Vic 575 in Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Vic 575 Aug 28, 2019

Herbicide for dry ditches Thanks

Good morning,

Looking for some thoughts as despite having my PA1/ PA6 i’m low on experience.

Basically I have a 50m ditch in a commercial site I look after. They want it kept totally free of vegetation as last year there was a freak incident where a h

Started by Justin Ritchie

7 Replies · Reply by Justin Ritchie Aug 28, 2019

40 inch hedge cutter? Thoughts please

Hi thinking of getting either a husqvarna or a sthil 40 inch petrol hedge cutter anyone got one? Are they too heavy at 6.5kg or is that about the normal now? Also are they any more use that a 30 inch cutter for day to day stuff , just thinking it wou

Started by Edward baker

2 Replies · Reply by Edward baker Aug 27, 2019

What to wear while spraying

As above, I know what I should be wearing but what do people actually use? Paper suit, gloves and a face shield?? And yes I am qualified, but it's a long time ago!

Started by Edward baker

12 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Aug 27, 2019

Wholesale Bulb suppliers

hi folks, does anyone have any recommendation for wholesale bulb suppliers? I have used Parkers Wholesale before with reasonable success, but was wondering if there are other ones out there to be recommended? Thank you!

Started by Sarah Russell

3 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Aug 27, 2019

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Have online marketplaces, such as Amazon, lost control ?

With recent threads discussing banned products for sale on Amazon, dubious provenance of goods on eBay etc this WSJ article discusses the issues, including the sale of "banned" pesticides, further :

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-has-ceded-contr

Started by Gary RK in Info

2 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Aug 24, 2019

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