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Strong 4 wheeled trolley??

Hello All

Does anyone know of a strong preferably fold flat hand trailer, we have accumulated a lot if clients in a mobile home park, and more seem to be coming out of the woodwork. The roads are not wide enough for a van/car to be left outside in the

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Etesia pro 46

Anyone else's etesia leave a very poor finish????

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Which Chipper?

Help! Im a gardener and have no intention of become a tree surgeon, I can't climb for a start! I often get asked to remove a hedge or make a big reduction etc. I'm at the point where I need a bigger and quicker chipper, I currently have an Eliet chip

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Octagon shaped carb adjuster nut on new (2021) Stihl BG86

After a few days of use with a new BG86 blower, it is apparent the high carb adjuster screw just needs a little tweak to realise perfect running at full throttle.

Only i now see they have changed the head on the adjuster screw to an octagon shape, the

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VAT

I am just about to go over the vat threshold. I have two additional employees, My work is all business to consumer. I have a tough decision to make.  If I add VAT to my current lawn treatment costs then that is in effect a 20% increase to my customer

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Which is best ? Etesia 98x 4wd or Iseki 950f 4wd

Which on opinion is best brush cutter 4wd ? 

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Attaching trellis to concrete wall

Hi,

Does anybody have any ideas of trying to attach trellis to the top of this concrete panel wall. The panels and posts have rebar running through so getting a screw fixing would be quite difficult although might be possible in the posts, although th

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Who’s land

Hi guys and gals 

Just been to look at a job and the nice elderly gent wants snowberry lonicera and bramble border cut to ground level for minimal Maintenance  going forward 

my issue is the council have visited once recently in 20 years to trim it but

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Stihl Kombi rotary head

Does anybody on here us the rotary head for the stihl kombi?Mine keeps pulling out the 2 pin clips (not sure how to describe them) that spin on top of the drive shaft in the engine unit and I lose them on the lawn on somewhere. I know the pins are ch

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Cutting up perfectly good strimmers?

I was talking to an old friend of mine earlier. I got him his first job with another friend who I worked for at the time, grass cutting of course. This was back in 1986.

Anyway, he has worked on the Parks Dept. for the District Council since 1987. He

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What happens with artificial turf at end-of-life?

A #ThursdayThought ;

With focus on plastic’s recycling, what happens to all the artificial turf when it goes out of fashion or degrades ?

Will distributors offer a return-to-base recycling service ?

Should we ask before buying ?

We’ve had ethical sto

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Kawasaki V Twin engine spares help

Hi,

I have a 2004 Etesia Hydro 80 with a FH430V engine. One of the magnets within the flywheel has broken up and damaged the stator causing a short.

I'm struggling to find a replacement fly wheel and just wondered if anyone on here has an FH430V engine

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IZettle

quick question - has anyone used izettle for accepting debit card payments?  Just thinking of signing up and buying a card reader for £25.  Transactions are charged at 1.75% which seems ok to me.  Really want it for tempting cheque paying older custo

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Bcs Mower

Hi everyone, 

First post so I'll start by thanking admin, past and present, for what is a great resource, and also to all members who contribute and make this forum what it is!

My question is: has anyone experience with this:

https://www.tracmaster.co.u

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FSB’s viewpoint on today’s NIC announcement

FSB's Viewpoint - hot off the press from Donut - a trusted source, complete with the sting-in-the-tail for Directors

 

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Saltex 2021.

Good evening. I'm a salf employed sole trader, mainly doing grass/ hedges general tidy ups and fencing. Been at it some years now but over the last couple of years this site has been a big help and helped me earn more and taught me how to find better

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old stihl strimmer running problems

 about 2 weeks back using it with the mulching blade on after about 3 hrs non stop appart from re fueling the engin started bogging down when i got home i changed the plug cleaned the air filter it run no problems today more jungel bashing the same t

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EGO battery gauge

I was hoping one of you Ego users may be able to help me. I recently bought a 2.5ah battery with the new style gauge - the older ones are pants, as you probably know - however, there appears to be an odd quirk to them... When using a tool, the batter

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Change in towing laws - useful info!

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-rules-for-towing-a-trailer-or-caravan-with-a-car-from-autumn-2021

Basically, from some point later this year, anyone can tow a (up to) 3,500kg trailer without passing any additional tests. 

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Step Ladder recommendation

I would really appreciate views on the best step ladders for tall hedges. I currently have two Henchman Ladders 10' and 14'. The 10' is great. The 14' I am not so sure about. When I first used it, I thought it was brilliant. However, my view has now

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