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Recommendations for Petrol Grass Strimmers

Hi all.

I recently purchased a Trueshopping grass strimmer. As caretaker of a school, I have some quite large areas of weeds and nettles etc to keep at bay. 

I assembled the unit, which took quite a while and then attempted to start it. Well, it did ev

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What did we decide to do today?

Long time luker recent poster.

Im interested to know how people got on today in the soaring temperatures?

OK the press have made a meal of it but i decided at 1.30 enough is enough. My customers agreed light work in shade id possible and reduce hours. 

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Which Stihl Brushcutter Blade ?

Once in a while I need to cut wild clumpy grass with meter high nettles & bindweed.  It's often wet.  What's the best Stihl blade for this ?  I don't think the shedding blade would work as it has downturned ends that might catch on stones etc.  I was

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Taking waste away.

Morning everyone hope everyone is doin good. I've been asked by a potential customer if I can take the waste away as they don't have a garden bin. This is something  generally I don't do. The waste is going to be from maintenance visits so majority o

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Pond pump query

My Oase 6000 pump has stopped working. It has given many years of service, so I don't blame it!

Whilst investigating the problem, I discovered that my multimeter was reading approx 280v. It was showing 249v on other items fed from the same source. Is

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Building a narrow Rill and connected waterfall... advice

So, as some of you may recall, I've retired, and am now concentrating on bringing an wild allotment back into shape, and making our new garden beautiful. Having learnt from seeing so many old people trying to look after gardens and houses that are wa

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Help with Etesia pro 46 PHTS3. Poor mulching performance

Long time no see!

 

I have a Pro 46 newer model with the honda 170cc engine. Excellent machine at bagging or rear discharge but the mulch is worse than just rear discharging. The mower leaves a small trail in the middle and you can hear what it lumps o

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Quoting fencing jobs per m.

Hi guys!We currently work out our fencing quotes by measuring the site then working out the materials required add on labour + any jobs = our price.We think it might be easier for us to charge quotes a per metre cost but wondering what this should be

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New long reach hedge trimmer

Hi guys, just reaching out to you as this is such a great spot for help and advice. I'm based in northern Ireland and needing to purchase a long reach hedge trimmer Ive had a few dealers chatting to me about the battery stihls but I'm dubious as to w

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Van racking/ tool storage

Looking for fresh ideas on how others are racking and storing tools in their. Vans.

Would mind putting some photos or ideas in the comments?

I have searched on here but some photos have been removed. 

Thanks 

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Mountfield sp55

Hi, my dealer has a good condition sp55 with twinclip blade in at reasonable money. it has electric start with no pullcord back up and I'm concerned that the starter battery might not last a days' work. It has a mountfield 170 engine. He also has a n

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Heat

Hi all ,hope your all enjoying this heat , anyone having trouble with tools ?? My blower and strimmer really struggling today 

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Any ideas?

Customer says its watered twice a day. It's been patchy since it was laid a few months ago. I thought either leatherjackets which is common in there area. But no tell tail signs of them. My last thought was ground contamination. What you guys think? 

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Mower drive belt

Hi

After some advice on my weibang svp50 mower. The drive belt is starting to look like it's about to snap and after having having good look underneath it seems to go round the blade and then a couple of pulleys to the back of the mower.

Is this an eas

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website problems

has the site been down as for the last 2 days i have not been able to get on as my internett securaty would not allow it saying it had been compromised and the securaty certificate was out of date 

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Working around Bee's Safely , Any Advice ?

A couple of situations have arisen regarding Bee's 

Firstly i have discovered a colony of Bee's have taken up residency in my outbuilding where i store machinery and work materials , They come and go under a gap in the door , They seem docile if left

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Honda Izy twin blade?

Hi everyone. I've bought a cheap second hand 18" Honda Izy. I'm unsure of the exact model as I think it may have been re-decked and has no model number on it.

The hope was to stick a twin blade on it and use it as a dedicated mulching mower. Does anyo

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Buddleja ( Buddlia ) Super plant of the future ?

Please forgive me for what maybe an obsession, but I have always been fascinated and in awe of the prolific Buddleja ( Buddlia ) bushes / trees that I have a skill for noticing, where they grow in the most inhospitable and bizarre locations, railway

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Bracken killer

Evening people 

What chemicals are you using or used that's still on the market for killing bracken.

Thanks 

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Lawn maintenance in NI

hello all. Bit random but anyone here based in NI? How is business over the water? 

I was having a random conversation a while back, with a tradesman (not a gardener) and he says gardeners are in huge demand in NI. I was saying about my area was over

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