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Sealing a Pond

A very good customer of mine has asked for my help with their pond, which is currently leaking. To try and give you an idea of the pond. It has a diameter of 3.6 metres and is raised above the ground. It is made using some form of sandstone blocks wh

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Jetting drives as business

Evening all just looking for your opinions looking at doing drives/patio cleaning and reseal my question is do you use customers water supply or your own just looking into it any info please 

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DeWalt hedge trimmer

Is the DeWalt hedge trimmer range a worthwhile investment? I already have several DW tools, and handy because they all use the same battery system.

 

A colleague has also recently reccommended to me the BU-KO 52cc multi functional tool. It comes with l

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Oscillating hoe

Various brands prices on these , anyone recommend a make and where it was bought.  Thanks. 

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Selling a small gardening round

Hi, I'm looking at selling my small gardening round and wondered if anyone on here has sold or bought a round in the past and has any advice for me please?

It's only a small round with a minimum take of £10,000 per year but usually more with extras. M

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Wiebang 50 svp

Any got a weibang 50 svp 3 in 1 mower?

Interested in long term reliability,  mulch and collect performance,  operator comfort and any issues.  Going to be used commercially 7 days a week. At £600 it's less than half the price of the Honda 537 HRX whic

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Fencing Price per metre

There is a thread on this subject but it 2016. Prices have increased since then. What do you charge per metre for a Closeboard fence with Timber posts and gravel boards Say 2m high. 
or how do you price your jobs?

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Waterproofs

Has anyone found any breathable waterproofs that really are waterproof, without costing a fortune.  The ones we're getting aren't exactly cheap, but even so they only keep you dry for an hour or two if it's really raining.  Maybe a bit more when new

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Makita bhx 2501

Anyone got one of these?

Our old Echo hand held blower finally died. We only use a hand held for occasional light use EG grass clippings on hard surfaces,  use backpacks for serious clearing.  At £168 Inc vat online seems a bargain ? Appreciate it's 4

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Variable speed cordless strimmer

Hi folks 

Looking for recommendations for a professional cordless battery strimmer. But want one with a trigger related variable speed (what's the technical term?! So it'll run slower/faster depending on how hard you squeeze the trigger). Been looking

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Transfer of grass clippings from ride on mower

This season, I hope to use my ride on mower with collector. In order to make it efficient, I need to consider how to transfer clippings from the collector to one ton bags. I have thought about reversing up onto car ramps with the bag underneath and d

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Agrovista fert prices

Anyone use Agrovista fertilisers and would like to share what your roughly paying per 25kg bag of spring /  summer fert? 

just want to make sure im not paying over the odds from my supplier.

Thanks 

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Learning plants names etc

Anyone have suggestions to learn plants I.e YouTube?

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Roller mower

Another mower question!

We are looking for a 19 inch petrol,  not battery roller mower. Currently run Hayter 56 Pro,s which on the whole we are happy with but have some new contracts where these are too cumbersome on smaller areas.

Ideally, ribbed roll

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Honda Carb

I have a Honda HRX 476 which I use for small lawns. It's always been great and started 1st time but last year it was hunting a lot. I cleaned the carb to the best of my ability but it was no better.

A local engineer had a go, apparently cleaning it i

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Wellington boots

Happy new year.

Recommendations on wellies please, got to be comfortable for 8-9 hour days.

Thanks.

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Hyundai chippers

Hi does anyone have experience or comments of using the Hyundai petrol shredder chippers, I'm looking to purchase a shredder/chipper and these appear good value with a long warranty thanks

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Claiming machinery damage from customer

One of my monthly customers recently had some roofing work undertaken and a scaffold clamp was left behind in the long grass where the scaffolding had been, I ran over the clamp with my mower and it caused irrepairable damage

to my mower. I took image

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2023 trades industry predictions

Your views ?

The trades industry has experienced increased demands, high prices, and material shortages in the last year.

With supply chain issues, a cost of living crisis, and a global energy crisis defining 2022, tradespeople have had to adapt to c

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Cost Of Living Increase

What are everyone's thoughts about pricing for next year? Will landscaping wages rise and therefore impact on what customers are charged? Is that going to result in loss of business?  What's your stragegy going to be?

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