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"A few days ago I went to the National Trust Hidcote Gardens, as you can see in the photo above the hedges were being cut.
I smiled, the Stihl hedge cutter was hanging on the cherry picker and two Makita hedge cutters were in use."
I smiled, the Stihl hedge cutter was hanging on the cherry picker and two Makita hedge cutters were in use."
Hi all. It's been a while since I've posted here, but I just wanted to air my thoughts while off with MAN FLU. Been in the gardening maintenance industry now for 5 years. Self employed, just me, and got away with just using the Honda Hr x 476…
"With Stihl hedgetrimmer, I ver use the grease "port" in the gearbox cover. ............ always take the cover off and apply the grease to exactly where its needed. Never used the "genuine" Stihl grease.... costs a fortune for those little tubes. …"
"Best to leave carbs alone unless something is wrong, definitely shouldn't need cleaning under normal circumstances. And use a fuel additive like 'Fuel Fit' in the winter when machines are laid up for longer periods, it stops any gumming up problems…"
"You know what the product costs - say £30 (x) for 10kg (y), then work out your cost per gram or millilitre (if liquid) so in this example x (30)/y(10) = cost per kilogram which is £3 per kilo; divide that by 1000 to get your cost per gram in this…"
"Hi John,
The daughter of one customer asked for treatment. I've been advising them she needs a total lawn renovation, lawn is basically 80% moss, particularly at the back. That's how weed and feed came about and I've now offered it to other clients.…"
The daughter of one customer asked for treatment. I've been advising them she needs a total lawn renovation, lawn is basically 80% moss, particularly at the back. That's how weed and feed came about and I've now offered it to other clients.…"
"As said there is no need to compete with the nationals you are a different business model and you will no doubt go the extra mile .
£50 is purely a percentage of achieving the exacting overall results your customers will expect for this bespoke…"
£50 is purely a percentage of achieving the exacting overall results your customers will expect for this bespoke…"
"Evening gents,
Thank you for everybody's response.
To clarify, I am not looking to compete with franchises across the country, that will never go down well. However, I do have a handful of customers, as they get to know me, becoming interested in…"
Thank you for everybody's response.
To clarify, I am not looking to compete with franchises across the country, that will never go down well. However, I do have a handful of customers, as they get to know me, becoming interested in…"
"Another way of looking at this is Michael is providing this service to his existing customers he does not have to compete on price he will be providing a more considered almost bespoke service which commands a premium price .
A different business…"
A different business…"
I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME
Hi all. It's been a while since I've posted here, but I just wanted to air my thoughts while off with MAN FLU. Been in the gardening maintenance industry now for 5 years. Self employed, just me, and got away with just using the Honda Hr x 476…
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Lawn Treatment
Hi All, I've been asked to offer lawn treatment for many of my customers. I've quoted £50 for anything below 300sqm which is probabaly a bit steep maybe? But that includes product itself, application and watering if needed. How do you price granular…
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Toro Timemaster brake arm problem
Hi there,I wonder if anyone else has had this problem with their Toro Timemaster. I took a short video (YouTube link below) of what's happening when the blade lever is engaged. The brake arm is shaking around like mad. It still cuts, but struggles…
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Mower Blade Sharpening
Looking to start doing as much of our own maintenance on the kit as possible going forward. Already doing basic services on everything like oil changes, air filters etc. One thing never done is the sharpening of the mower blades. Can anyone…
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