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Etesia (and other) ride on mowers

Hi all, unfortunately for me the time has come to change my ride on lawnmower, it would be in use for 3 long days per week. I am currently using a kubota g21 low dump. Collecting the grass is important to me. I can get a new kubota with high dump for

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Community Interest Company

Has anyone else had dealings with a Community Interest Company? One of my local villages have a community group that cut communal grass around the village, Strim the edges along country walks, and basically keep the village looking nice and neat. How

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Subcontracting Line Marking

We have been trying to discuss with grounds contractors that offer line marking services the possibility of sub contracting works out.

We offer robotic line marking services that are quicker and cheaper than doing by hand or with a GPS marker and wou

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Gate Sag ,Turnbuckle kits . ?

A customer has a joiner made wooden gate , problem is it keeps warping when it gets wet and overlapping by 6mm on the closing post , also binding on the hinge side post . 

customer has asked for the overlap smoothing off but i have explained when the

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Rear roller mower

Hi i am looking to buy a rear roller lawnmower i have been looking at weibang legacy 48 pro lawnmower ans am wondering if there a better option than the weibang

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What's this strimmer head?

...and is it any good at weeding those gaps?

 

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Laying new turf

Evening all, hope all are well, could anyone help me with this one... A customer has asked if I can lay some new turf over an area where some stones have been removed, it's going to have 4 inches of topsoil over the soil which had stone on it origina

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Used LCV (Vans) Market

If you're wondering why there is a lack of good used vans at reasonable prices seen previously, this graph shows the effect of Covid generated demand on LCV used prices...

It show the average auction price over the last 12 months.

From our recent exp

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Wheels or a Roller?

No, its not the choice of my next car but my new lawnmower.I am a professional gardener with both commercial and domestic customers and currently have a 4 wheel, 21" Honda HRX with the Versamow mulching feature. This is a brilliant feature as it mean

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Viking mb4 rtp

Quick one, is it just mine or do none of them go in a straight line? Presume it's to do with the front wheels being powered?

 

im trying to attach a rubber mat or similar to create stripes, but even if I manage that, it still doesn't want to go in a st

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A good finish?

Hi All. I'm curious as to what in a mower helps it produce a good finish. The reason I ask is I frequently see gardens that are cut with cheap plastic mowers but the finish is extremely good. I know obviously a good sharp blade is a must but really a

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Garden Design Software

I was wondering if anyone has any opinions about garden design software?  Good ones to go for?  Bad ones to avoid?  I am currently drawing freehand but would like to computerise the designs and hope that will make things easier.

I have done quite a bi

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Best tool for concert post!

Hi All

Soon I have a great job replacing some fencing posts that are concreted in! Now I have a small SSD drill I dug them out with before now! I feel it a bit small fr the job!

I have been looking around at some brakes (the 15kg jobs could be a bit Ov

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To Roller or not!

Hi All

I am going to get a new lawnmower now I know you may say get a lawnmower with a roller! The one, I have been using is in for repair!

Two questions for you!

1] I have a small caddy van what would you say will be the best size to get or the minimum

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Neglected Alley

Hoping i can describe this without photo 

A client has asked for Two estimates 

1 to weed two 16 metre strips of land  ( 16 metres long x 6 inches wide ) l on both sides of an alley between properties which forms the back entrances to the properties . 

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Ride on mower

At the point now, where I have quite a few large Lawns/ paddocks (and taking on more) , that ideally need cutting with a ride on. One which I already use a customers ride on for. Looking to invest in a machine. However, I don't have a towbar and trai

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This is a first... what would you do?

I have just received a call from a neighbour of a client who we visited today - he says I scuffed his car with the van. I am 100% sure I didnt - there was no radio on in the van, quiet narrow road, the window of the van was open a bit  - and I was go

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Horsetails 😱

I have a client who has recently moved to a new house and unfortunately under the privet hedge and a large Laurel, horsetails are popping up all over the place. Any suggestions on the best way to manage these would be much appreciated. I've told them

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Design drawings - hand vs Sketchup

Hi all

I'm a design newbie and I wanted to ask your opinion. Do I need to learn how to hand draw site plans and surveys or would something like Sketchup or other software make hand drawn plans and surveys redundant. 

Thanks

Susan

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Drainage behind a small property

Hi there, I've done a lot of research and still stumped. I want to create more drainage at the rear of a small chalet ... Problem is, if we put pipes in (French Drain), there is nowhere for the pipe to direct the water as we're in a 'row' of chalets.

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