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stihl MS 181 carburetor advice

I am having issues with my Carburetor and would really appreciate some advice. The initial symptoms were that as I reved the chainsaw, it would bog down. I tried to adjust it, but, as the trigger was pulled, it would bog down. I took it to my local r

Started by James King

6 Replies · Reply by John F Jun 28, 2022

Stihl strimmer

Hi all , hope everyone's enjoying this heat and keeping busy

I use stihl strimmers and always edge each lawn by tipping them on the side to edge, I know there not designed for this, but I've never had problems before

But now with the latest stihl f

Started by Stephen r Brook-Smith

5 Replies · Reply by Billybop Jun 28, 2022

New business enquiries

Hi everyone.

I own and operate a small garden maintenance business. It's me and a couple of guys working on an ad hoc basis.

We work many in domestic gardens ranging from small grass cuts to large gardens where we maintain everything.

My questio

Started by Tommy

12 Replies · Reply by Stephen r Brook-Smith Jun 28, 2022

Gardener Wanted

We are looking for a maintenance gardener that has a minimum of three years experience, a diploma or degree, PA1/6, Full driving license.

Must live in a Southampton post code area.

Pay £26 to £28,000 depending on qualifications.

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Busy Bee Garden Services Limited Jun 25, 2022

Reccomendations please...

For a cordless (battery) long reach hedge trimmer.

I've got an old stihl long reach hedge cutter. But it's REALLY heavy and not suitable for me for long periods of use due to its weight

I very rarely do any hedge work. Maybe 3 or 4 jobs a season? S

Started by Gary R

25 Replies · Reply by Gary R Jun 25, 2022

Stihl Battery & HEAT

Hi all, I hope we are all busy & enjoying the hot weather. Unfortunately it seems to be too hot for my AP300's. They are refusing to charge atm, i guess due to over heating. I have 3 batteries & now two are completely dead, leaving just one to trim s

Started by Neil Darby in Machinery

9 Replies · Reply by Luke brooks Jun 24, 2022

Any ideas

Hi all , I rotivated and laid this lawn and strip last month, lawns great, any ideas on this side???

Started by Stephen r Brook-Smith

15 Replies · Reply by Rigsby Jun 22, 2022

Accountants.

Hi, I am a sole trader, no staff, not vat registered. I keep paper receipts and a record of my income. I don't have accounting software or spreadsheets. ( I'm quite old fashioned and like to keep things simple). I currently do my own self assessment

Started by Mjc

6 Replies · Reply by Mjc Jun 21, 2022

Stone wall in a Lido

Evening all

Got a new client I'm going to be doing weekly landscaping and maintenance for. It's an amazing big terraced garden. I have taken the job over from a bloke who there's been some kind of fall out with. He worked incredibly slow and rarely sh

Started by Kit bodenham

3 Replies · Reply by Kit bodenham Jun 21, 2022

wheeled strimmer and pedestrian mower for very steep banks

We will be starting a substantial new maintenance contract soon, there is a gently sloping rough grass area to be cut 4 times per year, very large area which we are considering buying a walk behind strimmer for rather than hand strimming, it needs to

Started by Peter sellers

7 Replies · Reply by Oliver Jun 20, 2022

Any ideas of cause / fix?

Hope I've uploaded the pics correctly. What the general thoughts on this lawn?

Started by Gary R

2 Replies · Reply by Dave Colton Jun 20, 2022

Ferris Hydrocut

Bit I’d advice and input needed please.

I recently took on a group of Parish Councils, mostly verges, and a decent sized community field, cut on a monthly basis. I tackled it the first time with my Lawnflte 553 HWS minus the grass box but although i

Started by Andrew Steward

4 Replies · Reply by Andrew Steward Jun 19, 2022

Red Robin Black Spot

Need advice on how to treat black spot on my Red Robins, i have 7 making a 1m high hedge planted in Feb this year and in the last 2 weeks have noticed the leaves have black spot, the neibour has a Rose very close which also has black spot think that

Started by The Wall

1 Reply · Reply by Glen Stillman Jun 18, 2022

Parts wisdom

Wondering if anyone has had to locate spares for machines made by SandriGarden, I think they are Italian.

I've got a VT3.5 scarifier and it needs new blades. Really don't want to scrap it as rest of machine is fine.

anyone know if these parts are still

Started by Paul Baillie

2 Replies · Reply by Paul Baillie Jun 17, 2022

DR Brush Mower Belt Removal time - am I being overcharged?

I don't know if anyone could advise me on this issue. I have a DR Brush mower that was ghost walking. When the Dead mans handle was released, it continued moving. Took it into a DR dealer for it to be repaired. I was concerned when the mechanic infor

Started by James King

2 Replies · Reply by James King Jun 17, 2022

Ride on mower or compact tractor with Flail mower

For the past couple of seasons, I have worked for a client who has 12 acres of land, including a wood. I spend about 10 months of the year working at the property and do a wide range of jobs. The chief source of income during the summer is mowing the

Started by James King

6 Replies · Reply by James King Jun 17, 2022

Hedge Cutting - Thatch cottage Dilema

I have just been to look at a hedge cutting job for the future. It was all very positive and the customer would like me to cut the hedge. Only slight issue is that she has been advisied not to use Petrol Tools around the cottage in case they spark an

Started by James King

13 Replies · Reply by James King Jun 17, 2022

Help

Hi all , anyone know what this is on the tree ? Customer asked if it can be helped or cut down?? she said it's a crab apple and hasn't had any apples this year

Started by Stephen r Brook-Smith

6 Replies · Reply by Billybop Jun 14, 2022

Trachelospermum

We plant quite a few Trachelospermum jasminoides with no problems. We have one garden where we planted 12 and they almost all failed. I thought it was a bad batch and we replaced them. The 2nd lot aren't doing much better, with this being a typica

Started by Tim Bucknall in Plants

12 Replies · Reply by Jonathan Davidson Jun 11, 2022

How to price a client list for sale??? ASAP

Hi there, I hope people on here can help.

We are closing our lawn care business (established for 7 years) and are hoping to sell our client list (with each clients permission) to another lawn care business if we can. We are on a tight time scale (end

Started by Jonny in Business

13 Replies · Reply by Jonny Jun 8, 2022

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