Stuart Bailey

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Stuart

County

Norfolk

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Nr86fy

About you and your business ( please complete)

About to start own gardening business

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Dedication / hard worker / eye for details

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Lawn Care, Public Member

Business Size (based on Turnover)

£0-£50k

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Billybop replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"I tend to use AP200 in my HLA135 as for that specific machine it's the best weight to balance the blade end to the battery/motor end. Usually run it on level 3, the fastest blade speed range. Seem to get about half an hour out of it but maybe a…"

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Honey Badger replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"Not sure on the ap 200. Think it was around an hr and half with the ap 300s. Depending on how hard the cutting is. I mostly use my hla55 which gives 2.5hrs trigger time with ap 200. I have two ap 200 and two ap 300s. "

Billybop replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"No idea lol am not a kombi guy. But like any battery kit, the more powerful the machine, the higher the battery drain. I have maybe 20 of the AP battery packs of various capacities and ages and have gradually sold off about the same amount of fully…"

Anthony Toop replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"But for the extra cost, how much better actually is it, and if battery drain is the same or worse.... hard pass"

Anthony Toop replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"For comparison the HLA 135 which is basically the same motor with hedge trimmer attachment, the run time is up to 39 mins with an AP 200. Which doesn't seem to bad, would you say that was fair?I don't mind buying another AP battery, possibly a 300s…"

Billybop replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"KMA200R has just been launched also"

M Olsson replied to M Olsson's discussion Machinery Service

"Many thanks for all the responses which is definitely of great variety. I'll buy a spare set of blades for the Honda 537. I can definitely replace oil/filter etc myself. The carburettor doesn't need cleaning yearly does it? Are there any chemicals I…"

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Honey Badger replied to Anthony Toop's discussion Changing from petrol KM to battery

"I've had the kma 135r for 3 years. It's good for light strimming and works perfectly well for tackling thicker hedges. I mostly use ap 300s batteries. Big power drain when strimming. Comparing it to my over 10yr old km130r, the kma 135r is…"

Anthony Toop posted a discussion

Changing from petrol KM to battery

My petrol KM engine is 5 or so years old now, plus we have a weekly all day job that pays well, but the client would prefer us to use as much battery kit as possible going forward.We already have a smaller battery stihl mower for the easier stuff,…

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John F replied to M Olsson's discussion Machinery Service

"Most of the bread and butter machinery should have paid for itself in a couple of seasons if not sooner so it doesn't really owe you anything except reliability .
It's a pain to replace , Very inconvenient and embarrassing if it lets you down on a…"

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Adam Woods replied to Tony @SM's discussion Cordless kit for own use

"Tony.. Congratulations, I beat you by 3 years. it is the best decision youve made :)
In 2021 (retirement year) we also downsized the house (and garden) to something less time consuming. Catch is last summer I ended up with 2 clients again (that is…"

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Darren Walters replied to Darren Walters's discussion Experienced pair of hands available in West/North Norfolk

"Just thought I'd give this a bump as I'm back there on Monday 16th September"

Graham Taylor replied to M Olsson's discussion Machinery Service

"is it worth worrying over the warranty. You'll be covered for the first year anyway before the first "service". If a serious fault is going to occur, I'd expect it to happen in that first year."

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John F replied to Tony @SM's discussion Cordless kit for own use

"As an example Stihl HLA 56 long reach hedge trimmer is very robust ,I bought one from FR Jones Three years ago mainly because it is lighter .
I did buy a good supply of the AK30 batteries when they were on offer so I can use it in customers gardens…"

Sam Bainbridge replied to M Olsson's discussion Machinery Service

"If it's new gear you'll have to for warranty if not I do my own unless something expensive like my iseki"

Peter sellers replied to M Olsson's discussion Machinery Service

"As my post Graham in total agreement, it's difficult to see value for money, our hedgecutters,blowers and strimmers are never serviced along with the Honda HRX's all run fine. Just fix any issues as they arise."

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