"I have a an al-ko 470 br mower with this engine and it is excellent, just ploughs through stuff., Really powerful and only had the carb cleaned out in 7 yeara. So have a look for used al -ko mowers as well as viking and honda."
Craig Lester is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Thinking about changing my Brush cutter currently have a Stihl FS360 but thinking about a Husqvarna 545 RX.Anyone with any experience of the Husqvarna?Thanks in a advance.
"Hi Adam, yeah the PTO sidedrive Hayters were brilliant, no crazy gearbox to go wrong. Funny enough Ive got one here, 48, full chute, blade brake. I don't use it anymore, maybe I should 🤔
Still waiting for some geezer who left a deposit on it to come…"
The team responsible for maintaining the incredible Logan Botanic Garden have noticed several benefits since investing in a wide-range of Pellenc battery-powered equipment.Regarded as Scotland’s most exotic garden, Logan Botanic Garden is located at…
"Hi Joey I have the 545 Viking roller mower its 8 years old its an excellent machine so can understand you wanting to replace the engine .
When Stihl stopped producing the viking i understand but not certain they just rebadged the 545 machine as…"
"If I recall correctly, many of the Quantum engines had or could be adapted to hve a side driveshaft to run the 'power drive'. Certainly they did on the Hayter mowers, which is where they nearly all ended up.
Parts are pretty much obsolete now for…"
"I invested in an Ego battery to supplement my two petrol mowers a Hayter Pro 41 and Toro recycler.
Whilst it doesn't leave as good as a finish as the petrol it is so lightweight and I use it in gardens which have restricted access such as teps as I…"
"If you were working for me, you'd get a bollocking and told to be more careful! For example you say you've snapped a half-moon- I can only think you've been levering with it. Cut with the half-moon, dig out the slice with fork or spade. A spade…"
"No luck at dealers so far.
Weird thing is, there are no end of Honda engines available on eBay etc at mega low price compared to B and S ones. You'd think it would be the other way around."
"I am finding the AP300S's give considerably more run time in both my Stihl battery mowers compared to the standard AP300 , especially if cutting long grass short, or wet grass which uses more power. I don't use the Eco mode personally as I find it…"