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Honda GCV 170

I'm in the market for a new mower. I have a £600 budget. Probably using for about 2 hours a day on average. I've looked into, and dismissed, battery mowers. I was on the verge of buying an Alko 527 vsh with the tried and tested Honda gcv160 engine. T

Started by Jon Perry

32 Replies · Reply by Strut Apr 20, 2019

Eliet Major blades

Hi All

I have an Eliet Major 4s, can anyone give me details of a supplier of blades.

Many thanks

Jim

Started by Jim Gibbon in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Jim Gibbon Apr 20, 2019

Tool Maintenance

HI All

I've been stuggling to get into a routine to clean my tools regularly. What routines do you use? - do you do it every day when you get home or after every job? - do you have particular tools in the van that help you do this? I mainly do border

Started by Ali Launder in Machinery

60 Replies · Reply by Jim Gibbon Apr 19, 2019

2nd hand gear

Who buys second hand ??

Im looking at buying some kombi attahments 2nd hand , my plan is to buy these attachments and a new engine.

The Hedge trimmer looks like it has a small blade on it ?

Pole pruner , edger and a stihl hedge trimmer All for £200 ,

Started by Neal

11 Replies · Reply by PGM Apr 15, 2019

For Sale

Due to ill health I am changing my maintenance business and can no longer manage the weight and size of this mower and wonder whether anyone here would like it.

Weibang Legacy 48 PRO BBC bought in October 2016 and with 221 genuine hours. Receipts and

Started by Marion Isaac

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Ground Elder

Evening All. A query for all you plantsmen.

I have a customer on my mow and go round that has an infestation of Ground Elder, I can't say I noticed it last year but I've not been there all winter and although I don't want to get involved, it appears

Started by Tony @SM in Pesticides

11 Replies · Reply by Graeme Robinson Apr 13, 2019

Shrub It Up

Evening all,

Looking to plant up a customer's border. Space for 3 small to medium sized shrubs. Customer wants as much year round colour as possible. The border is surrounded by a small box hedge so need a some height to be visible over the hedging, w

Started by PGM in Plants

13 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Apr 13, 2019

railway sleepers - light or Romanian oak

Hi,

Has anyone of you already worked wihtaht I have heard being called LIGHT OAK from Romania (or Romanian oak)? It is much cheaper than English or French oak, but I do not know the properties of this wood, as I annot find much information about it. I

Started by nik crosina

3 Replies · Reply by nik crosina Apr 12, 2019

L shaped patio

Hi all. I'm about to lay an L shaped porcelain patio One side is 5m and the other is 6m. it is finishing level with the lawn and there are patio doors on both sides. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to slope the patio away from the wall

Started by adrian Stoute in Landscaping

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Waste disposal, transfer stations and finding where to take waste

Calling all waste removalists, gardeners and people in the know!

Im actually a chippie but for the purposes of earning a few extra quid for what I thought would be simple work about 6 months ago I came across an app that allows every day householders

Started by Jimi Cooper

4 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Apr 12, 2019

Gravel Drive Renovation

Morning all.

I have a client whose gravel drive is in desperate need of a bit of renovation.

He is reluctant to have it redone completely as it's a back entrance and he is already having the main drive replaced.

I have approached Kersten UK to hire th

Started by Glen Stillman in Groundscare, Machinery, and Hire

2 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman Apr 12, 2019

Landscape Designer

Good evening,

i was wondering if anyone could help......

i run a garden maintenance and landscaping company in Jersey Channel Islands.

i am looking for someone to do garden designs on computer ?

i will do the site surveys , but would like someone to tak

Started by Andrew Le Maistre

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Lovely surprise

Our customers send us the lovieliest messages and occasionally the odd treat...not sure I'd say this was a treat ! Monday morning ID - still alive and wriggling - goes down nicely with a cup of tea!...

Started by Progreen Weed Control in Pesticides and Turfcare

4 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Apr 11, 2019

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London congestion and Ulez charges....how do they affect your business?

My business was based in the sticks so I never had to travel into London to work.

How does the congestion charge and especially the new Ulez (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) fees affect your business?

London director of the CBI business lobby group, Eddie

Started by Phil Voice in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Apr 10, 2019

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Industry pay gap - How many women work within the landscape industry?

It is the law that UK companies employing over 250 people must pubish gender pay gap figures.

For example Marshalls Group - one of the landscape Industry's largest employers - has just 17% of women making up its entire workforce; 14% are women in ma

Started by Phil Voice in Careers

6 Replies · Reply by Vic 575 Apr 10, 2019

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Dewalt Garden Tools - Any Experiences?

I'm in the market to add a couple more tools to the stock, such as a cordless mower, hedge cutter and strimmer and by accident I stumbled across the dewalt range. Has anybody had any experiences with them?

I had considered the Makita range based on cr

Started by Kevin Bradnick in Machinery

15 Replies · Reply by Kevin Bradnick Apr 10, 2019

How to level a lawn

I would really appreciate some advice on levelling a lawn.I am currently working for an 83 yaer old lady who is gradually losing her sight. She really enjoys her garden and it is evident that until recently, it has been well manintined. Herneighbour

Started by James King

13 Replies · Reply by Paul Errington Apr 9, 2019

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Stihl ‘relax’ online purchasing restrictions

Welcome to the real world Stihl.

At long last Stihl has decided to relax it’s online purchasing restrictions in response to ‘Changes in the retail marketplace over recent years’ !

You have finally got there. Unsure if this is driven by falling sales,

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Apr 8, 2019

Speed feed

evening chaps!

been looking at the speed feed 400/450 that get cracking reviews, but I can’t seem to find them anywhere for sale? Anyone know where I can get one of what’s the alternative if there out of production, and also which ones is advisable

Started by Andrew holt

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growing your own food

i was listening to a garden phone in on the radio a few days back was about the rise in veganism/vegetarianism and growing there own food and got on about the growing medium and fertilzer and stated that you cannot garantee that they do not contain a

Started by David Benson in Info

8 Replies · Reply by dan Apr 6, 2019

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