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Fencing

Hi All

My brother is looking for someone to do a small fencing job in Chelmsford.

I'd go and do it but i'm 200 miles away.

Let me know if your intrested.

Thanks in advance Ben

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Ego battery won't charge?

Any Battery experts out there? I have an Ego Battery mower and got it out to work with for the first time this season and the battery won't take a charge, tbh I'm not sure if it's the battery or charger. When I place battery on the charger all the gr

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Mental Health (OCD) and Pesticides

Morning all, I haven't been here for a long time as Ive been suffering with my mental health quite badly since the pandemic changed my life/business. Before this industry, I worked in the electrical industry, but I decided on a career in ground maint

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Rip off servicing

I have a Hsuqvarna 750BTS with which the trigger has been getting sticky for a while. I tried WD40 as though it was just some dust. I had gotten worse & at the beginning of the week I took the trigger apart to inspect it. Only to find that the thrott

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Stihl fsa 135r

Does anyone have any issues sith the stihl fsa 135r mine was working great then all of a sudden it stoped working sounds like it wants to start but nothing happens

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bga 200 thoughts?

looking to add the bga 200 to my kit, anyone got it and whats your thoughts? its going to replace my bg86.

going to be using it with the ap500s battery 

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Stihl strimmer keeps cutting out

I have a stihl stimmer that keeps cutting out when its on and its a pain to start up again normally if i keep hold of the trigger it will stay on most of the time anyine got any idea whats going in thanks

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Employment - trainee Labourer required

Morning All

I'm looking to take on a landscape labourer to assist us on our domestic landscape work. Im happy to take on a trainee and help them with NVQ/app rents ship or it could be a person with existing skills who is looking to move up to the next

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Bike handle for backpack blowers

Please can anyione let me know if they have used a bike handle accessory for the Stihl backpack leaf blowers?

Link for one here: https://www.toolstoday.co.uk/stihl-bike-handle-for-backpack-blowers

Thank you!

 

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How much?

Genuinely enquiring for a friend, I haven't got the kit, or any inclination to do this. He's in Hampshire.

Currently it takes 3 people 1.5 days to do the high privet hedges around his garden, 1 side and top....measured in acres.

The waste is dealt with

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Stihl kma 135r v km130 disappointed

a bit disappointed in the speed of the kma 135r with the hedge cutter attatchment compared to the speed of my old km130. 

anyone else surprised on how slow the kma 135r is? 

also is the Hla 135 any faster v  the kma135r with hedge cutter attatchment?

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Cheap but good petrol power washer wanted

Hi all

Asked to do a clean of some paving so thinking about buying rather than hire something in, any suggestions? Needs to be petrol please. Will be a days work in total,.I know the cheapest ones aren't for continuous usage, but I'm happy plodding al

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Hard prune of privet hedge

Hi guys and girls 

hope everyone is well and not too wet

 

I have been given the go ahead to heavily prune a privet hedge , can this be done into November ? I would like to hold off as long as possible really

regards

Steve 

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18" mower recommendations.

Hi all, I bought a new cobra 53 pro (honda kaaz) this year which has been great but it's a bit heavy for some of my smaller  mowing jobs, also I'm a bit concerned about creating tram lines as the ground gets softer in autumn (due to it being 65kg). 

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Blossom Wilt on Crab Apples

What magic cure can you all suggest?

My new client has around 50 x 10' pleached Crab Apples down one boundary.... they appear to (we think) suffering from blossom wilt.

Other than basic hygene (which I don't think they have benefitted from in the past)

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Border Fork with shorter tines?

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a SUITABLE border fork BUT with the shorter tines? 

The shorter tines mean when you dig in you do not turn the deeper soil or disturbe the roots just the top layer to go over and tidy a bed. Where poss

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Paving Slabs UK

Paving Slabs UK is one of the direct importers and suppliers of paving slabs. We source granite paving, sandstone paving, limestone paving, slate paving, stone setts cobbles, stone cladding, split face tiles, and porcelain paving from our very own qu

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Portable power station to charge stihl batteries

Anyone use a portable power station to charge their batteries? if so which one? what batteries are you charging and how many times can you charge the batteries before it needs recharging?

ive the stihl al500 charger and want to charge the ap500s batte

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Two Vans

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I was wondering if anybody here runs a two vehicle set up as an individual contractor? I am an arborist and grounds maintenance contractor, currently working from a Toyota Hilux. I bring in sub-contractors on larger jobs an

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Lumag chipper.

Hi all, I have seen a lumag hc10 petrol wood chipper for sale not too far from me, quite new and a bit less than half the retail price. I haven't had a chipper before, I don't do big tree works, it would be more for chipping up shrub/ hedge reduction

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