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Neil Darby posted a discussion

Stiga 955

Hi all. I have a Stiga 955 purchased 14 months ago. It gets used maybe 4 hours weekly. Almost a year to the day the drive belt went on it, so I put a new one on. Two months later with maybe 30 hours use the bloody thing has gone again. Does anyone…

Peter sellers posted a discussion

Van and kit for sale

Due to ill health am retiring and disposing of most of our vehicles and machinery. It's all in good or excellent condition, some hardly used. We are in North Staffs and all will be subject to vat , have listed what's for sale at moment but the chap…

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Jake posted a discussion

Anyone used a Etesia hydro 80 (Bahia)

Desperately need a ride on, the etesia hydro/ Bahia will be ideal because it fits all the sites I would use it and almost any garden gate. My question is how low does it cut , looking at the specs is says 44mm which doesn't sound very short. I know…

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Krinkels powers Westminster parks with Kress fleet

Krinkels UK has reinforced its commitment to sustainable grounds maintenance with a major investment in a fleet of Kress commercial battery powered equipment, supporting the upkeep of parks, open spaces across Westminster.The new fleet, including…

Tim Bucknall posted a discussion

Turf

What do people find is the best lawn turf? I use Rolawn Medallion. Sometimes it's excellent, sometimes less so (in particular it can contain AMG). What have people found consistently good?Cheers

Andrew Coates replied to Andrew Coates's discussion Hadn’t prepared for this

"Morning Peter.thankyou for your reply. The op delay was out of my hands unfortunately,admin in the hospitals had got lost,that's from last June unfortunately.so,moving forward, I'm not ,I'm still on a waiting list to see the surgeon,so in the…"

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John F replied to Peter sellers's discussion Stihl hsa40 review

"Seems good value Peter having Two batteries .
Suffering from bouts of tennis elbow it would have being ideal at the time , The lightest I could find was the Gtech weighing around 2.14 kg with battery in which enabled me to carry on working .
It's…"

Peter sellers posted a discussion

Stihl hsa40 review

Thought others may find this of use - suffering from health issues so bought Stihl HSA 40 battery hedge trimmer came as a kit with two AS2 batteries and charger for £174 inc vat ,weighs just over 2kg which was the main factor.Being used to Echo…

Peter sellers replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter

"Update - well took myself off to dealers to try the aforementioned Stihl HLA 40 and found it to be totally unbalanced front end heavy with the rubber sleeve for your supporting arm too far away from the trigger basically a design disaster. We know…"

Andrew Coates and Max alam are now friends

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KAR UK Launches K-Series Hose Reel Trolley

KAR UK has announced the launch of its brand-new K-Series Hose Reel Trolley – a robust, British-built solution designed to meet the demands of modern turf care and industrial washdown applications.Handmade in the UK by a local manufacturing partner…

Billybop replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter

"quite fancy that Stihl 150B looks good but £700 would only use it very occasionally on the jobs I have already (due to lack of time had to cut down on existing work and not really taking on new jobs) Had the HLA135 for a few seasons now which is a…"

Sam Bainbridge replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter

"I use a tripod ladder with a stihl hs87t 40inch bar. Makes a far superior job than long reach I hate those bloody things horrible to use"

Graham Taylor replied to Andrew Coates's discussion Hadn’t prepared for this

"That really is very sad to have to stop the work you must enjoy. I'd be really upset and I'm 72! Don't like to sound pessimistic but would it be an idea to just pack up the gardening work for something less physically draining? Might be wrong…"

simon caine replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter

"I use the Sthil combi unit with the henchmen harness it's a excellent combination you can hedge cut all day with no fatigue "

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John F replied to Andrew Coates's discussion Hadn’t prepared for this

"Hi Andrew
A simple approach would be to find the right domestic properties where you can job share and invoice the customer separately .
You are probably looking at the larger gated properties where you can multi task but allocate your individual…"

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