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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 78183Post michaelthegardener

strimmer an hedge cutter packed up :( dug up a dead cat noddy to be exact then i stood on a nail an had to have a tetnus jab :)

Pablo
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Post: # 78186Post Pablo

F#cks sake Micheal you shouldn't have bothered getting out of bed today. Did you get the mix wrong in the machines I've just had a blower go for that very reason. Tomorrows another day.
Can't see it from my house

michaelthegardener
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Post: # 78188Post michaelthegardener

nope strimmer just wont go hedge cutter goes then slows down and stalls had a quick look at the strimmer and theres no spark got a spare of boath so its ok for now

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Post: # 78203Post lutonlagerlout

I have heard of 3 people in the last week the same
strimmer mower and hedge trimmer all fecked
synchronicity or what eh?
very weird
i had a tetanus jab in november after being bitten by a dog and the nurse informed me that unless the wound is to the bone its hardly worth it, better than getting tetanus i expect
good luck tomorrow
LLL
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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 78436Post michaelthegardener

stripped the strimmer down yesterday bodged the coil with some bathroom silicone :laugh: works now so it needs a new un the ht lead has cracked where it goes in to the main bit :( cable on the mowers starting to break to now ! 20 quid for a bit of cable can you beleve that !

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Post: # 78439Post GB_Groundworks

Wait till you get the big boys toys jcb parts start at about £400 lol

We run all stihl for our strimmers, chain saws and hedge cutters and the strummer hedge cutter ones, we've even got a stihl edge cutter lol but best one we've got is a Honda brush cutter it's got a 55cc engine with a saw blade on it it'll slice through 1.5-2 inch scrub :)

On going maintenance is important as they'll always break down at the exact moment you really need them lol
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Pablo
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Post: # 78451Post Pablo

lutonlagerlout wrote:i had a tetanus jab in november after being bitten by a dog and the nurse informed me that unless the wound is to the bone its hardly worth it, better than getting tetanus i expect
good luck tomorrow
LLL
I thought tetanus was rusty nails etc and dog bites were rabies . Wasn't aware dogs could give you that.
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Post: # 78457Post lutonlagerlout

basically like anthrax you can get tetanus from the great outdoors
its a bacteria
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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 78517Post michaelthegardener

mowers f*** now :( if anyone pisses me off today i may wellkill them :D

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Post: # 78519Post seanandruby

lutonlagerlout wrote:I have heard of 3 people in the last week the same
strimmer mower and hedge trimmer all fecked
synchronicity or what eh?
very weird
i had a tetanus jab in november after being bitten by a dog and the nurse informed me that unless the wound is to the bone its hardly worth it, better than getting tetanus i expect
good luck tomorrow
LLL
feck, hope the poor dog's ok ???
sean

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Post: # 78525Post Forestboy1978

I've had many days like the one you've described. Never dug up a cat though thank god.

Last year I managed to updrage nearly everything to stihl, hayter, briggs and stratton etc and touch wood minimal things going wrong these days. My little chainsaw is still a prick though but I put it through the wars so it's my fault really!

Hope things turn round for you

michaelthegardener
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Post: # 78577Post michaelthegardener

i had a hayter ........ wore the wheels through the strimmer and hedge cutter are both stihl :( strimmer has had it i think but got a new plug in the hedge cutter just now an it seams ok but time will tell oh an the mowers a honda ...........

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Post: # 78594Post Pablo

I love the Hayter but yes the wheels are a problem but cheap to replace I upgraded the blades to high lift ones so wet grass isn't an issue either. They're not a full blown commercial machine though but the finish is the best you'll get. A good machine if you've got a few clients with highend lawns who'll pay the money to cover the £1400 cost of it but stay clear if you're bashing through 20 gardens a day.
Can't see it from my house

michaelthegardener
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Post: # 78596Post michaelthegardener

first mower i had was a Hayter 60 quid at a carboot deck rusted out in the end to far gone to mend :( in my area and most of my customers i do its small to medium lawns so i do a fair few in a day record is 12 :D ive taken a chance on this now http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm....5945f93 wish me luck .......... anyone want a nackered honda izy ? :D

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