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Stihl BGA 56 Blower

Hello,

I'm thinking of getting a leaf blower, to speed up tidying up after mowing and pruning.

Has anyone got the Stihl BGA 56? It's battery powered and £200 for the blower, £40ish for the vacuum attachment

Supposedly runs for 20 mins on the supplied ba

Started by Shell in Machinery

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Moss and Thatch Digester - any good?

Ho folks, hope the weather is on your side, the customers are pleased with your efforts and you are managing to stay awake past 9.30pm,

Any feedback on this product type would be much appreciated - is it any good? Tips on application etc

thanks

Ian

Started by Ian Kenyon in Pesticides

1 Reply · Reply by Daisy Lacey Jun 1, 2017

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How do you define a cowboy landscaper?

It's a perennial subject....cowboys (rogue trader) in the landscape industry.

I think it's worth pointing out what (I think) does and does not define a rogue. Here3 are just a few to get the discussion (and imagination started).

Rogue

Obtains work

Started by Phil Voice in Rogue Traders

11 Replies · Reply by Ben Carter May 31, 2017

Vialii Garden Design is a successful garden design and landscaping business based in Bridge of Allan in Central Scotland. We are now recruiting for at least one Head Landscaper post, possibly another one too if we find the right applicants. Experienc

Started by Michael Burt in Landscaping

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Favourite seasonal maintenance task you look forward to

Trimming box hedges is one of mine. Had a sore back and arm at the end of the day as they have loads of it but it's very satisfying when finished.

Started by Green Girl Garden Care in Groundscare

22 Replies · Reply by MF Hodgson May 29, 2017

Commercial mower for gardens with steps

I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of a good 4 wheel commercial mower that has wheels that stick out the back a bit so that it can be wheeled (bumped) down steps?

I'm looking to upgrade my 21" mower to a commercial model, but steps are an unfortuna

Started by Graham Wright in Machinery

20 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby May 28, 2017

Website

Hello, I don't seem to be able to view certain posts on here, Does anyone else have this issue?

I'm new on here.

John

Started by Jonathan Murray in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Gary RK May 28, 2017

Most efficient setup for someone without a trailer license (Grounds Maintenance)

Hi all...here is an interesting challenge. Basically to come up with the most efficient way of acres/hr with commercial mowing and general maintenance in mind..with 2 perhaps even 3 persons per crew. Lets set a realistic budget of £10k as a base poin

Started by Nick Bowerman in Groundscare

35 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge May 28, 2017

Type of oil for my Hayter Motif 48

Hello, I was hoping for a bit of advice please. I emptied the oil out of the Hayter today. I went to put to put fresh oil in but it was red coloured so through me off a bit. I'll attached a photo of the bottle. I've knackered tools before trying to '

Started by Sam Cambridge in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Sam Cambridge May 27, 2017

Ants in Lawns

Hi all,

What products are we using for ant control in turf? Seems to be a complete pain for some of mine. I don't currently offer a product.

Increasing the level of disturbance for the lawn through scarifying and aerating to my knowledge helps as shou

Started by Jack Chapman in Turfcare

7 Replies · Reply by Jes Gardner May 26, 2017

Mow like you mean it

https://www.facebook.com/failarmy/videos/1389238681173290/

Enjoy:-)

Started by Chris in Groundscare, Health and Safety, and Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by Jes Gardner May 26, 2017

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Garden Chemical Disposal Sites

I saw this tweeted earlier and thought it could be a useful resource:

"Using garden chemicals and not sure what to do with the empty container?

Visit garden chemical disposal website here"

I haven't been through it yet, so do not know what restrict

Started by Gary RK in Pesticides

5 Replies · Reply by Gary RK May 26, 2017

Hourly Rate v's Priced Work

I know this topic comes up regularly but would like to know how to change to priced work as it might work out better for us, but wondered how it would work in practice. We normally visit fortnightly for 1 or 2 hrs for general garden maintenance, mowi

Started by John Marsh in Business

3 Replies · Reply by John Marsh May 25, 2017

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Spray person required in Hampshire/ surrey border

Lady requires qualified knapsack person for some jobs.

Postcode is GU52 - which is Church Crookham - I believe.

Get in touch and I will forward your details to the customer...

Richard@Progreen
info@progreen.co.uk

Started by Progreen Weed Control in Pesticides

1 Reply · Reply by Busy Bee Garden Services Limited May 24, 2017

Hard Pruning a Mahonia

Good evening,

I have a new customer whose garden is rather overgrown. There is a Mahonia (not sure of the exact type) that is around 8 ft which is which needs to come down to around 5 ft. Has anybody ever pruned one so drastically? I'm unsure if this

Started by PGM in Plants

5 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening May 24, 2017

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Choice of Mower... ??

Hi guys,Just wondering what peoples choice of Pedestrian, roller mower would be?I currently have a Hayter 56, but am thinking of getting a Honda or the new Weibang I have been hearing about!?Many thanks ...

Started by Jonny Armour in Groundscare, Machinery, and Turfcare

16 Replies · Reply by Tony @SM May 23, 2017

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Mobile plant watering

I've been putting together the pricing for maintaining a large area of planting (which we are also doing) for three years after the install.

There is no water on site, so all will have to be shipped in. I am pricing up an IBC container for that, along

Started by Daniel Gillings @ DC inc in Groundscare and Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge May 23, 2017

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They don't make them like they used to!

Clearing out the office yesterday and found this old price list from 1989. Page 2 makes particularly interesting reading as the most basic 4 wheel push mower back then, even without a grass box had a price tag of over £200 and that is at a VAT rate o

Started by Derek Tucker in Business

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Cobra mowers

Evening,Ive have a quick search on the forum but looking for reviews from anyone using Cobras. Would you recommend and specifically does the fan assisted collection make a huge difference? The model I'm looking at is the RM48SPS. We currently run Hon

Started by Si @ GS in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Si @ GS May 20, 2017

Husqy manual strimmer head

I'm sure this is easy - but I don't know how to feed line on this - can someone tell me please..

Started by pete in Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess May 20, 2017

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