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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:11 pm
by 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 
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:25 pm
by 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.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:29 pm
by 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
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 10:22 pm
by 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
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:26 am
by 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 !
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:58 pm
by 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
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 7:26 pm
by 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.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:58 pm
by lutonlagerlout
basically like anthrax you can get tetanus from the great outdoors
its a bacteria
LLL
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 8:07 am
by michaelthegardener
mowers f*** now if anyone pisses me off today i may wellkill them 
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 9:34 am
by 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 ???
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 4:34 pm
by 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
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:02 pm
by 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 ...........
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:24 am
by 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.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:53 am
by 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 ive taken a chance on this now http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm....5945f93 wish me luck .......... anyone want a nackered honda izy ?