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miker

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  1. ooh, you bastard, the term used when you shred your hands on a gnarly old winch cable
  2. big difference on cutting width between these 2 mowers 17" on the jd and 21" on the viking, just incase you didnt pick up on that
  3. ive got a mountfield sp555 on demo at the moment, has the twin blade thingy fitted, cuts and bags well in the wet, not sure it would stand up to a huge amount of commercial use but seems good,light and has antivibe engine mounts,pretty user friendly,no bbc tho,190 honda engine with autochoke gubbins,this is a rear roller version,£950 seems steeep for a mountfield but is nearly up there with my lawnflite pro hi speed
  4. Dont forget that timber /wire etc prices can go up a fair bit in a few months, i had this a while back, quoted the job in february,didnt hear back till june,in this time there was a 5% increase in the material costs, i now only hold quotes for 30 days
  5. try poulan pro,or partner
  6. Lawnflite pro hi speed, heavy but great mowers
  7. miker

    Sachs Dolmar

    166,153,143,133,123,120,118,116 biggest to smallest, there are smaller ones from 116 but not sure on models
  8. Had a ride on mower stolen last year, my insurance didnt cover it (another story ) Can i claim for a loss on my tax return ? Any thoughts cheers
  9. Anyone run a pathfinder ? pros cons,faults, the dreaded nissan engine failure on the navara Does this have the same engine as the navara ? Looking to buy 58/59 ish reg
  10. miker

    New 395xp

    33/1 is a bit dated now, get a good quality 2 stroke oil and run it 50/1, job done, great saws btw
  11. would help it breathe better, they just get clogged up and will eventually become so gummed up the saw wont rev out
  12. I dont remember asking you a god damn thing lol, samual h jackson is the man in that film, also like the bit where butch gets back from zeds cellar, and he said to his girl, zeds dead baby lol
  13. Used to plant cherry in amongst oak,ash beech etc when i was doing the stewardship schemes
  14. Welcome mate, a hive of information/help/advice/etc on here
  15. i had a 56 plate 2.5 tdci, much more gutsy than the old 2.5, 143 bhp i think, gearbox a bit notchy but not a problem, well equipped in the cab (thunder), still had the vague steering tho, mine had done 144k when it shot the head gasket, caught in time with no other damage, i would have the 3.0 auto next time tho, coz im a lazy bastard ha ha, had general grabber at2 tyres and performed well off road and would return 30/34 mpg on road Mike
  16. Hi Mate, what others have said, glypho every month and topping up gravel level also helped,100mm deep now
  17. i have always found a 15" bar on a 372 to be a bit unbalanced, 18" is perfect imo
  18. Fair play, some small jobs are worth going back to hand tools,i find laurel a pain in the ass to cut with hedge cutters,ive got a nice pair of corona hedge shears that come out of the van now and then
  19. from noise or cold ? ply lining helps and a rubber stable mat on the floor for noise
  20. Agreed,so much theft about lately,i have decent insurance,wish i could wire everything up to the mains !! Cheers

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