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"Personally I have never got on with them - I prefer to use a decent half moon!"
"We use this company here: https://www.citation.co.uk
They cost £££ but keep us compliant. We have an annual H&S audit and they have online training modules for the staff to complete and they have helped us to create bespoke RAMS etc. Toolbox talks…"
They cost £££ but keep us compliant. We have an annual H&S audit and they have online training modules for the staff to complete and they have helped us to create bespoke RAMS etc. Toolbox talks…"
"And after all that, the customer wants it leaving as a round shape! "
"Being in solution the effct will be instant, but hopefully will be gone quickly."
"Is that blade just spinning like a brushcutter blade? That looks absolutely lethal! Surely that's going to throw stones even worse than a strimmer on edge?"
" I would cut it back quite hard so that it can regrow to a natural shape, rather than trimming."
" Thanks for the replies. Good to know that I can give it a reshape without damaging it. Much appreciated."
"You have been dealt a tough hand I think.. if it was me I'd tarart at the bottom and measure the distance from the first set of branches to the second, then use the same distance to the next and so on, removing anything in between with a fair…"
"The ELH [elephants trunk harness] is a very different animal to the ELH [easy lifting harness]. The ELH only removes 3kilos from the machine whereas the ELH removes all the weight. The ELH works superbly with the long reach also. They are adjustable…"
"Not sure about that model bet I have the 2x18v DUX 60 power unit and use it all the time with no issues for hedge cutting, edging, strimming, and will chompse its way through 20mm.
The DUH 601z only issue Ive had with that is the lower bearing wore…"
The DUH 601z only issue Ive had with that is the lower bearing wore…"
"Yes will let you know, its going to be used to cut edges where none exist and grass is growing over pavements roads etc"
"It will tolerate hard regenerative pruning, as you probably know it should have defined layers of foliage .
Now is the time to prune it as it has just finished flowering, I've never seen one that size it has been planted correctly at the front of…"
Now is the time to prune it as it has just finished flowering, I've never seen one that size it has been planted correctly at the front of…"
"none of that looks very overgrown to me yes I would just snip a few bits off the viburnum to shape it up as required, Looks like they couldn't reach the bits of shrubs at the back but hard to tell if that's from next door"
Recently taken on this garden where the previous gardener has allowed the shrubs to become far too big. The mahonia, red robin and budleja are all things i'm very comfortable sorting over the course of this year and early next year. My one slight…
Overgrown Shrub Border
Recently taken on this garden where the previous gardener has allowed the shrubs to become far too big. The mahonia, red robin and budleja are all things i'm very comfortable sorting over the course of this year and early next year. My one slight…
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Stihl lawn edger
We have a Stihl petrol kombi unit and are considering buying a lawn edger attachment.Do we go for straight or bent shaft?Are they any good?Its going to be used solely for cutting grass back against kerbs, concrete and tarmac on large commercial…
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AdBlue on lawns
Hi All, I have a client who I have worked for, for years, just as & when doing his lawn scarifying a bit of maintenance & now cut the lawns when they go their other place in Spain. Alright for some!Anyway he let me know a couple of days before he…
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Is it normal for mulching mowers to leave a poor finish?
I'm not familiar with mulching mowers at all as never had one before, but I needed one for churches I cut so. Bought weibang 53 smp. It cuts fast and seems robust, but I'm a bit concerned about it's actual cut. Used it. Twice so far It seems to…
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