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Etesia or weibang mower

Hi am my etesia is on its last legs and am looking at either upgrade to a etesia phe3 or weibang what do use guys recommend i have been pretty happy with the etesia you dont get many problems with it just bearings and opc in the time i hve had it or

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Started by Dougie
2 Replies · Reply by Dougie May 17, 2020
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Lawnflite 553HRSP-HST

 Hello,

 Another mower thread I know. 

 Currently have the 553 pro hs models but now have seen this one with hydrostatic drive. Anybody had a go of these yet? 

 Drives on the pro hs models been replaced within 12months of ownership so wary about replaci

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Started by Sean Payne
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Edging ideas?

Hi all, I have just landed a contract for maintenance on a driveway shared by three properties, these house's are all well over £5M each, electric gates, camera etc. You get the idea of the area.

I have been working for one of the house's for around t

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Started by Neil Darby in Landscaping
11 Replies · Reply by Karl steward May 17, 2020
Views: 915

Strimmer head

Has anyone tried a different head from the Stihl Autocut C 4-2 which comes with the FSA 85 cordless strimmer? I seem to need a new one every few months and wonder if there is a more robust head which will fit this machine.

Many thanks

Jim

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Started by Jim Gibbon in Machinery
9 Replies · Reply by Jim Gibbon May 16, 2020
Views: 391
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Husqvarna 226hs75

Hi everyone,

I broke a tooth off my beloved husqvarna 226hs75 yesterday. One missing tooth off the top blade makes it almost useless.

would anyone out there have one spare or even a whole machine they not using that I could buy.

many thanks in advance.

a

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Started by Andrew jones
3 Replies · Reply by PGM May 16, 2020
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Price increases 2020.

Afternoon all.

I wondered if  anyone had managed to put their prices up this season? I ask as I normally put them up in May, the idea being that I'm already underway with the mowing visits and generally the customers are realistic and simply accept th

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Started by Tony @SM in Business
8 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt May 14, 2020
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Screening material

Does anyone know where I can get this composite material? It's a plastic of some sort which a client has asked me for to use as horizontal strips instead of trellis. I have seen this done in cedar before but can't find this material. 
can anyone help

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Started by Tom Cann
3 Replies · Reply by Stephen Budgett May 13, 2020
Views: 224

Plant identity

Evening all,

Could anyone help identifying the plant in the photo. A friend has had a delivery of top soil containing a mass of this curiosity.  Is it young Japanese knotweed. I'm not sure myself.

 

Best 

 

Paul4828296865?profile=RESIZE_710x

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Started by Paul Doyle
20 Replies · Reply by Tom Cann May 13, 2020
Views: 850

Grass cutting pricing

Good evening,

I am looking to get some help on how to price some very large areas of grass that I may get the opportunity to price for in the future. 

Its on 3 large sites owned by the same company and there is approximately 14 acres of grass to cut be

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Started by Neil James Shearer
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Views: 239

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