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New Chainsaw - Stihl MS291 or MS261

I am in the market to purchase a new saw - it is used for felling and logging small trees, although not on a daily basis. 

It is replacing a Stihl MS280 (55cc) with a 16" bar which has served me well but is near the end of its useful life.

Does anyone

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Stihl kombi or stihl hedgetrimmer?

Do I go for kombi unit and if so which unit 

Or long stihl hedge trimmer 

 

Cobra multi tool not performing too well

 

Cheers people 

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Mower

Hi all 

Steve here from s b s gardening 

 

I am looking at a mulching and bagging mower combined for next season as I have a few contracts which require both 

 

I'm thinking the honda hrx 537 but am told this isn't a commercial mower?

I do roughly 40 lawns

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Eliet Major

Hi all, I have just listed my Eliet Major shredder on fleabay but thought it might be of interest to somebody on here as well.

Here's the link to it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eliet-Major-Shredder-Honda-9Hp/224225647342

If anyone on the network is inte

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Maruyama equipment

Anyone out there using this brand?

 

Got some tired Tanaka kit to replace (mainly 25cc strimmers), new Tanaka no longer in production, looking at alternative came across Maruyama. Looks well made, anyone actually used it?

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Electricity Sub Stations

I have a customer who has a small electricity sub station adjacent to their property . There are some Hawthorns on their side which over hang the sub station , The hawthorns are about 16 - 20 feet tall .

They want the hawthorns cut back , normally no

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Block paving

Hi,Looking for advice on best products to clean and keep weed free for block paving? Pressure wash?Cheers

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MAGNOLIA

new job this year they have a large magnolia against the gable end of the house about 20 year old said it had never flowered it looks like it is suffering magnesium deficiency any way it has just come into flower not a lot about 20 in total has anybo

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gravel driveway

i have just been asked to sort a problem area out on a new clients driveway.
he has a 50 metre driveway covered in cotswold gravel which gently slopes down as you go down the drive but the problem is, he lives at the end of a lane and the first 80 met

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Anyone want a Billy Goat leaf vacuum?

Before I put it on Ebay this weekend, does anyone want one of these https://pin.it/5m6oHYG  

This is the model, though not the actual machine, which is slightly less polished than this :)  It has electric start and works as it should, we have lost the

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Warm Winter Boots

Looking for recommendations for winter gardening boots that will keep my feet warm and dry. I've been using Muck boots (usually Chore-Hi) but their durability is not what it was, and they are becoming expensive. I suffer badly with cold feet (and han

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Towable chipper

Looking for recommendations for a used chipper, with a budget of £3K. Currently looking at a Camon C300 and a Saelen Cougar. As this will be our first chipper, dong have much experience. Any guidance will be appreciated 

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do you carry a wheel barrow on top of your vehicle ?

Probably sounds daft but i have to travel with a full load and my wheel barrow nearly fills up my small van . 

The roof bars are too far apart to accept the length of my wheelbarrow so i am thinking about first securing a ladder on the top and then se

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Bio Degradable Strimmer Line

Anyone considered or used any form of bio degradable strimmer cord ?

Has this been by choice or dictated by client/organisation ?

Any views of usability, cost etc ?

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FreeAgent software

Hi

 

Does anyone use the freeagent software?

Natwest bank offer it free to their business customers and just wondered if anyone has used or is using it

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Remembering Phil Voice

LAST year, on 28 September, the founder of the Landscape Juice Network, Phil Voice, died at his home in France surrounded by his family.

A long period of treatment for colon cancer sadly proved unsuccessful although during this time he had continued

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Heavy duty brushcutters

Morning All

I have just taken on a new client, who is a property developoer, with two large sites. Both are overgrown fields and I am considering a heavy duty brush cutter to deal with the areas where the flail won't reach. Mostly brambles. Any recomm

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Ginkgo Biloba - Damaged

HiI have a customer that has a Ginkgo Biloba in their front garden. However, it looks like the tree has been ringed by strimmer damage and due to this the trunk tapers in at the base. It has started to recover, and leaves are growing back. There were

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Is anyone working either of these mowers? Feed back appreciated. ?

Hi Everyone, 

 

Time to pick up a new general job roller mower, the only 3 mowers I'm interested in? They are the Hayter 48 Pro, Hayter 56 Pro (latest models), and the new Stihl RM655RS. Is anyone working any of these 3 mowers daily?

many thanks in adva

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Calculating building material quantities guide

Our Apprentice is nearing the end of his course and we were reviewing his work, project notes and work experience log and came across the following useful little crib sheet in his folder from Wickes: CALCULATING BUILDING MATERIAL QUANTITIES (he's obv

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