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Non-refundable deposit

A client has cancelled a project and is unhappy that I am going to keep his initial 10% deposit. It is clearly stated in my t&c's that this is non-refundable. He feels that he has had no service from me but in actual fact there has been quite a bit o

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Employment & Insurance

I'm looking to take someone on full time, but they are A self employed Labour. Not a bona Fide sub contractor.

can they come in my employers liability insurance for injury's etc full time?

hope this makes sense

Charlie.

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Chainsaw McCulloch MAC838 Not Starting

I've got a McCulloch MAC 838 that is really struggling to start. Everytime I try to start it the spark plugs gets covered in oil. I'm sure my 40:1 mix is right though? Any help would be great, thanks guys 😁

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Hard landscaping and skid-steers how useful are they?

I'm ccurrently looking at purchasing a skidsteer to help in my yard and on job sites.  My question is how are useful are they with your jobs ?  And what size to buy?  Best makes or models?  

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Future grass issues!

Good morning all,

Brain picking time 

Due to Covid, the campus where I manage the grounds are due to erect marquee's on a lot of the lawned areas.

 

My question is; what can I do if anything to mitigate damage?

I wonder if anyone has encounted a similar p

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Replace a lawn

So the lawn was originally planted on a gravel bed. The client wants a beautiful green sward of turf.

My idea is to remove the top 6 inches of soil, put down a barrier, to stop the stones rising, refil with screened topsoil and add turf.

If we dont put

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Stihl 448 mower

    Sorry it's a long post!

Hi all going on from my what mulching mower thread, I'd thought I'd start a new one on what I have just bought. The sthil comes with an optional mulch kit that includes a multi purpose blade. At first I wanted a mower I cou

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Leaves on a Business Park

Hi all, a question for those of you who maintain business parks or office complexes and the like. How do you deal with leaves and that kind of thing when the areas often have large numbers of cars and other vehicles parked there pretty much all day.

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HOW TO CHARGE STIHL BATTERIES IN THE VAN

Hi guys

Looking to gradually include battery operated tools to our vans but when I had a test with Stihl products, the battery charges come with a three pin plug.  How do you charge the batteries during the work day while in the van?

Also, it appears t

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cordless power level indicator

I recently purchased a stihl HSA 26 Shrub Shear and put it on charge before first use .but it appeared to be fully charged so it switched itself off . 

I have used it twice for approx 30 minutes in total . it will run for 120 minutes before it needs r

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Corded tools

Hi there, first post on here for me.  Been lurking for a while always seeming to end up here when googling so had to sign up! I've recently set up my new gardening business maintaining small domestic gardens. I already have a mix of Stihl petrol tool

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Contracts and pricing

Hi all. I’ve got a couple of queries that I’m hoping you can share your wisdom on.

I’m sure the answers to these are in the bog somewhere but I can’t subscribe this month as it’s been rather an expensive one for one reason or another. So I will join y

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Compost teas and DIY liquid bio fertilizers in lawn care

Does anyone make their own compost teas and liquid bio fertilzers for the use in lawn care and / or plant care ? 

Seems to be a growing area with a lot more suppliers offering a wide range of products you 'brew up' and then apply to help soil heath ei

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Rhus typhinia tiger eyes

Evening one and all,

Has anyone got good feedback on using The small shrub Rhus typhina tiger eyes?. I wanted to plant it by the front door of my house, with a bamboo root blocker around it.If it is likely to escape and run like Ronnie Biggs, then I w

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Husqvarna 525 RJX

Anyone use the Husqvarna 525 RJX strimmer? New purchase, replacing an Echo SRM  222es partly based on its low vibration. 

However, it judders alot when run on low revs (stone edeges, gravel, windows etc). Is this normal? Anyone familiar with this mach

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Self propelled mower recommendations please

Evening Juicers!

I need to get a self propelled mower as I have several clients with very large gardens.  One takes 4 hours to do and she insists on diamond patterning too! Ive got around 350 -400 in terms of budget. Im 6ft 2inch high so I need someth

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Safe chemical application and aftercare

Good morning,

Hopefully someone may be able to help me.

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this but we have found it to be more of a issue during lockdown. I look after properties where I apply a selective to the lawns, fertilse them infrequen

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Secateurs

Just wanted some feedback from all you snippers out there who use Japanese secateurs. Which ones do you have? How do you find them? 

I have used Felcos for many years and was wondering if I'm missing out :)

Thanks

Jim

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A spreader for fertiliser and grass seed

I am beginning to get a number of resquests for grass seeding and fertilising the grass. I am thinking about getting a spreader as I feel that this allows for the appropriate distribution. I would be interested how others spread thgrass seed and fert

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Kubota or Iseki?

We're looking a for a new cut-and-collect ride-on mower which can cope with lawns of a few thousand m2 and in particular, will cope in the wet.  I thought I'd settled on a Kubota G23-II with high-dump: but I've heard good reviews of the Iseki SXG323.

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