Julian Firkins

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DJF Gardens

County

Belgium

Postcode

1310

About you and your business ( please complete)

Brit expat landscape gardener living just outside Brussels

Business category

Landscaper, Designer, Maintenance, Lawn Care, Commercial, Domestic

Business Size (based on Turnover)

£0-£50k

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John F replied to John F's discussion Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?

"Thanks Tim for the useful information , definitely worth mentioning also useful reminder to grease the gears regularly
I must admit I sometimes forget with my more expensive kit which has the grease thread the grease soons dries out .
My Stihl…"

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Honey Badger replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems

"Get the flywheel off is tricky. Strip down both sides of the machine there's two opposing compression nuts you have to loosen the one on the fly wheel side. Use a punch and hammer to gently slide of the compression nut, there's a centre point the…"

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Honey Badger replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems

"Use a piece of cut plastic milk bottle to get the space right between the ignition coil and flywheel. The flywheel could be the problem. There's key on the flywheel that shears off and knocks the engine timing off. You have to remove the flywheel…"

Tim Bucknall replied to John F's discussion Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?

"All the stihl kit I've got has grub screws for greasing, and stihl do grease in tubes like toothpaste. Take the screw out (torx) and screw the tube in, squeeze some in. Should be done quite regularly. Also on shaft drive machines you should take…"

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Stihl BG86c problems

Hi all, hope this is in the correct thread.So i've had some BG86c blower problems recently. Long story short, i've replaced the carb with a genuine Stihl carb as my previous one wasn't priming, everything was fine once replaced but on full throttle…

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Honey Badger replied to John F's discussion Cherry Blossom Tree

"If it's right by a boundary wall it sadly needs to come out. Cherries are one of the worst for causing subsidence. People Are such idiots when it comes to planting tree's."

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John F replied to John F's discussion Cherry Blossom Tree

"Yes it's not always easy to do the right thing for the tree unfortunately whoever planted it put the wrong tree in the wrong place right next to a boundary wall when it was just a small tree .
Once it's pruned I can't see it adding any value as it…"

Peter sellers replied to Ben Hattersley's discussion Pricing for School grounds maintenance

"Ben, seems that you are in a strong position as you are well thought of by the school as you aren't the obvious choice to quote for something which is not your main business. Are they asking other contractors who do this type of work to quote? If…"

Ben Hattersley replied to Ben Hattersley's discussion Pricing for School grounds maintenance

"Yes it seems to be mine field! The school arent happy with the current contractors and to be honest i wouldn't be either. The main concerns of the school are that they are paying for the contract but very little gets done.
Because i try stay away…"

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Honey Badger replied to John F's discussion Cherry Blossom Tree

"Can't say I've ever seen silver leaf in 22 yrs because I don't prune prunus in the winter. The only dease I've seen on cherry is a die back due to old age. With exception a fungal thing that was poor soil related and did recommend to customer not to…"

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Noel Dempsey replied to John F's discussion Cherry Blossom Tree

"It's not advised to prune cherry trees until the weather is warmer to prevent disease."

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John F replied to John F's discussion Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?

"Many Thanks everyone . Sorted now , just removed the 4 torx screws and lifted gear box cover , original grease a bit dried out so cleaned it up removed debris and re greased gears .
Screwed cover back on and works as it should .
A nice…"

Billybop replied to John F's discussion Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?

"hi John yes its definitely a diy job to me, and i am not mechanically minded whatsoever. The higher end HSA trimmers have actual greasing points where you take the bolt out and put the grease in. The less expensive models you unscrew the plastic…"

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Honey Badger replied to John F's discussion Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?

"I think ap range you just rub a bit of grease on the cogs every 16hrs. The combi heads I fill up with grease a few times a year, was recommended to me by a stihl engineer. In the winter I clean out all the old grease. I sharpen my hedge cutters with…"

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