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Turfing prep joining existing lawn

Hi, I’m new to the site, I have just finished day 1 of prepping for a 210sqm turfing job. The client had the rear half of his garden sectioned off for sheep who subsequently ate all of the lawn, left a pile of poo and died.The garden level was destro

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What kit have we bought for 2023?

I've just bought an eliet E401 scarifier with B&S engine

And a Stihl rm 4 R mulch mower 

And a Stihl rm 655rs

im curious as everyone recommends mowers but what have we bought ourselves  for the coming season 

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Generic backpack blower

Anyone bought a generic / chinese backpack blower EG Buko, Hyundai, Titan etc. Ball park cost seems around £120 to £150 just looking for an occasional use one, use Echo PB 8010'S  for serious stuff.  Attractive at that price level with reclaimable va

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Unique Winter Work Opportunity at Heathrow Airport

This is a message to anyone who is self employed or runs their own business who is also based within 60 minutes drive to Heathrow Airport. We are currently recruiting for operatives who would be interested in driving snow ploughs and other roles at t

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Indian sandstone patio cleaner

I've been  asked by one of my customers to quote on cleaning their patio.

The patio is Indian sandstone covered with black spot and I just so wondered if anyone has used a cleaner with much success as I know the black spot is hard to remove and almost

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Patio cleaning

Hi all

A couple of clients have asked me to quote on cleaning their patios with a pressure washer.

I can get reasonable results with my Karahcer K4 and toying with the idea of buying a K5 or K7.

 

just wanted to know how everyone else prices the work ie

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Storms and snow on route ? Landscape juice weather app?

Morning fellow gardeners , my lawn rota is set to start next Tuesday , however looking at the forecast I don't think that's going to happen , I use and check 3 weather apps daily ( xc weather , bbc weather and met office ) sometimes however they are

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Cobra RM53 HST PRo

Looking at possibly changing from our Hayter 56 pro,s to these. Got a downer on Hayter,  don't take on board or respond to legitimate comments. 

The Cobra website is poor, hope that's not a reflection on the mowers? Anyway what we need to know is the

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Rear collection ride on

Looking for a rear collection ride on for one small job, use commercial machines for the rest.

Welcome any recommendations at the budget end of prices but not the rider/compact type. 30 inch cut is ample and want hydrostatic it's only going to be used

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Telescopic Hedge Trimmer Weight .

I am been after another hedgetrimmer I am eying up the Husqvarna iHT4 telescopic hedgetrimmer. I assume most have the Stihl equivalent HLA86 how usable is it hortizontally ? I have to many stupid tall but worse wide hedges , I've been using a Combi b

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Westermann?? Other mechanical moss brushes?... What actually works??

Hello all,

I hope everyone is well! 

I'm considering buying a Westermann sweeper to tackle moss on tarmac driveways (after spraying) - I was just looking for any feedback on the machine or similar tools. I have a couple of the Stihl combi brushes but d

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km 135r battery combi stihl or the hla66. plus what battery strimmer is good.

which would u go for?  i like the idea of the combi however weight seems a bit heavy .

 

And what battery strimmer would u go for if not buying combi ? 

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Weibang Virtue 53 SMP

Anyone got this dedicated mulcher? Be grateful for experience, any issues? Mulch performance? Will be used hard in a commercial environment.  Thanks. 

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Stihl battery kit run times?

Hi everyone, can anyone give me a rough run time on the following Stihl battery machines, I would like to know how many AP300 batteries Per machine I would need for a total daily run time of 4 hours per tool........... Work being done is only light h

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Hayter 48 vs bbc

For everyone who followed our post on rear roller mower with variable speed and bbc along with reasonable weight,  we bought a Hayter 48 , not pro as wanted variable speed and its only going to do a couple of hours per week. 

So thoughts after first u

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Shelf Life

I quoted to hand paint a substantial area of closeboard fencing panels in the garden of a new build property 3 years ago using the potential customers newly purchased supply of fence paint , Not a well known brand , probably water based . 

They just g

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Horticulture Week

Does anyone subscribe? We used to some years ago but felt it lost relevance for the SME sector so cancelled. 

Not cheap at £345 a year, looked at the current issue online and does seem to have some articles of interest to us but whether it will contin

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Stihl ultra 2 stroke oil

Is anyone using Stihls ultra 2 stroke oil in preference to their standard green oil? It's almost double the cost, is there a noticeable improvement in running of the engine, fumes etc? Is it worth it?

I use the standard green oil which I'm happy with

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Black Spot Remover

I was just wanting to know what brand of black spot remover people use. It seems so expensive and just wanted to make sure I get something effective and not harmful to surrounding plants and grass. have a job to do that is an old sandstone patio that

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Lawn edging templates

Hi folks

Has anyone ever seen a set of edging templates? I'm sure I saw years ago (this might've been on eBay) there was a set where you could link up sections to make perfect curves etc. as a guide for an edging tool, but I've not seen anything like

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