Pellenc UK has launched a brand new dedicated interactive website which showcases its vast range of market leading battery powered equipment.…
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It takes two to tango when it comes to battery powered equipment
It is a common misconception that the higher the voltage - the better the machine; but it couldn’t be further from the truth when it comes to…
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Seeing Pellenc’s manufacturing and production facilities in Pertuis, France proved to be a real eye opener for 20 dealers.
Twenty Pellenc dealers from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland recently visited Pellenc's state-of-the-art…
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Pellenc, the world’s leading expert in battery-powered tools for maintaining landscapes, has launched the first truly professional ‘on-board’ battery range – The Pellenc Alpha range.
The Pellenc Alpha range sees two new batteries (P260 and…
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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"The posts on nextdoor.co.uk are enough to make you cry at times."
"Use a strimmer with a D handle and use a shoulder strap not a harness, you can then set the height of the strimmer constantly so that should stop the scalping."
"Practice. Maybe lengthen the strap a little so the strimmer hangs a touch lower. "
"If he charged £60 a day he could afford his own extension lead after a couple of days, sky’s the limit then."
"Everyone has their own technique that they hone over the years, personally I like to strim from right to left with the strimmer head angle at about 30* on the 9o’clock/3o’clock plane. Longer, rougher grass I’m not so fussy about, just need to concen…"
"Light on the dash, what are these luxuries you speak of? Even if there was a light it probably wouldn’t work, it’s a Land Rover!"
"But that is what the light on the dashboard is for."
Hi guys I’m new to the network love the community you have on here and I’ve learnt loads without been a member from browsing on google ive been doing maintenance for a year now as a job, I love it and I’m confident on all kit, apart from strimmers s…
"It’s a genius system, it even lets you know when you’re out of oil when it stops dripping on the driveway."
"I agree, oil changes on a mower can be completed in 5mins and cost less than a pint down your local. Bit of a tongue-in-cheek comment comparing it to the Landy! Although small top-ups are fine as part of day-to-day upkeep of our machines. I’ve never…"
"Ah! Yes! Some vehicles like thirty year old Land Rover still use the constant flow oil change method. "
"Problem with this system is that there will always be some old oil in the engine.... even if it is highly diluted with the new oil...... that isn't doing its job properly. I'll keep to the complete oil changes.... they really cost peanuts on a mowe…"
"Hi Ben, You will find most label systems are geared towards large nurseries, where they provide label with the plug or plant to 'grow on' or sell. The main supplier of the plastic hort labels is 'up here' in Kirkbymoorside
Other options are loop &…"
Other options are loop &…"
"Hire one per job and charge it out. How many times do you think you’ll need one? I actually do own one, a vintage Templar Tiller, it’s actually quite good for most light jobs and it will do heavy digging, it just takes a while compared to a heavy-du…"
Strimming techniques Need help!!
Hi guys I’m new to the network love the community you have on here and I’ve learnt loads without been a member from browsing on google ive been doing maintenance for a year now as a job, I love it and I’m confident on all kit, apart from…
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Reply by Dave Colton 4 hours ago
Spittle bug survey
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48383730 "Scientists are calling for volunteers to record where and when they've seen spittle or spittlebugs, in gardens, meadows, grasslands and woodlands..."The results will be used to map the…
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Robotic mowers
Anyone got clients using these? I have a client who is interested - she has a small immacuate garden, lots of raised borders - looking for manufactuers to recomend Thanks Adam
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