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Many thanks - It sounds like you know your stuff. I shouldn't mix engineering scant knowledge with horticulture. We had been using a Classic car oil for the small machines and 15w/40 for bigger stuff so I guess the best thing is to continue. The brands you mention sound impressive but about 4 times the price. Still= I always maintained that quality was important so I'll just bite the bullet. What is your background?- thats not just laymans knowledge is it!

Many thanks - It sounds like you know your stuff. I shouldn't mix engineering scant knowledge with horticulture. We had been using a Classic car oil for the small machines and 15w/40 for bigger stuff so I guess the best thing is to continue. The brands you mention sound impressive but about 4 times the price. Still= I always maintained that quality was important so I'll just bite the bullet. What is your background?- thats not just laymans knowledge is it!

Many thanks - It sounds like you know your stuff. I shouldn't mix engineering scant knowledge with horticulture. We had been using a Classic car oil for the small machines and 15w/40 for bigger stuff so I guess the best thing is to continue. The brands you mention sound impressive but about 4 times the price. Still= I always maintained that quality was important so I'll just bite the bullet. What is your background?- thats not just laymans knowledge is it!

Yes- I appreciate the viscocity thing First number is the number of minutes to go through a filter hot the second is how long cold. Well thats as I understand it My issue was with having so many options for different viscocities with different machines. We have 2 Stiga mowers petrol 25hp vangard engines Micro JCB Timberwolf chipper 150mm Kubota diesel engine. Various small petrol mowers from Honda/hayter/stihl all less than 6hp Small generator Various other small stuff but the main ones are above. It would be great to just use one oil for all.(tonguetwister) I guess its hard to specify an oil for temps from -10 to +35 (cold start) and a mid range would seem to cover all bases.

Yes- I appreciate the viscocity thing First number is the number of minutes to go through a filter hot the second is how long cold. Well thats as I understand it My issue was with having so many options for different viscocities with different machines. We have 2 Stiga mowers petrol 25hp vangard engines Micro JCB Timberwolf chipper 150mm Kubota diesel engine. Various small petrol mowers from Honda/hayter/stihl all less than 6hp Small generator Various other small stuff but the main ones are above. It would be great to just use one oil for all.(tonguetwister) I guess its hard to specify an oil for temps from -10 to +35 (cold start) and a mid range would seem to cover all bases.

Yes- I appreciate the viscocity thing First number is the number of minutes to go through a filter hot the second is how long cold. Well thats as I understand it My issue was with having so many options for different viscocities with different machines. We have 2 Stiga mowers petrol 25hp vangard engines Micro JCB Timberwolf chipper 150mm Kubota diesel engine. Various small petrol mowers from Honda/hayter/stihl all less than 6hp Small generator Various other small stuff but the main ones are above. It would be great to just use one oil for all.(tonguetwister) I guess its hard to specify an oil for temps from -10 to +35 (cold start) and a mid range would seem to cover all bases.

We had a check round all the manuals at the weekend and find we need 5 different oil viscocities for our machines= a pain. A friend who is a fitter (very experienced) says his firm use just one= 15w/40 for everything including diesels. Is this a good overall policy. I remember when multipurpose compost arrived on the scene and everyone was sceptical but now thats usually all you buy so is it time to go universal on oil.

We had a check round all the manuals at the weekend and find we need 5 different oil viscocities for our machines= a pain. A friend who is a fitter (very experienced) says his firm use just one= 15w/40 for everything including diesels. Is this a good overall policy. I remember when multipurpose compost arrived on the scene and everyone was sceptical but now thats usually all you buy so is it time to go universal on oil.

We had a check round all the manuals at the weekend and find we need 5 different oil viscocities for our machines= a pain. A friend who is a fitter (very experienced) says his firm use just one= 15w/40 for everything including diesels. Is this a good overall policy. I remember when multipurpose compost arrived on the scene and everyone was sceptical but now thats usually all you buy so is it time to go universal on oil.

the longer VAT stays at 20% the more people will be used to trying to avoid it until even if the govt. reduces it to 15 or 17.5% people will still try to avoid it. The 20% in my opinion has really caused widespread tax avoidance.

the longer VAT stays at 20% the more people will be used to trying to avoid it until even if the govt. reduces it to 15 or 17.5% people will still try to avoid it. The 20% in my opinion has really caused widespread tax avoidance.

Nice domestic kit but I can't see that being any good on wet leaves on grass plus twigs. Open to new ideas but it just looks too unpowerful.

Nice domestic kit but I can't see that being any good on wet leaves on grass plus twigs. Open to new ideas but it just looks too unpowerful.

Trouble with asking the customer for power- we have had a customer accuse us of causing a £100 spike in her bill. Just can't work some people out. I'd love to find a cordless blower that was better than a petrol. It would be great. Just can't believe it would be ready power when you need it after a big fell in the street. I know stihl have developed cordless hedge cutters/strimmers so maybe next.

Trouble with asking the customer for power- we have had a customer accuse us of causing a £100 spike in her bill. Just can't work some people out. I'd love to find a cordless blower that was better than a petrol. It would be great. Just can't believe it would be ready power when you need it after a big fell in the street. I know stihl have developed cordless hedge cutters/strimmers so maybe next.

Before the age of H&S etc we did a leaning ash branch over a road- nice quite road so I thought I'd just drop it in the road-.... just as a double decker came round the corner. Missed the front by about a metre. Gulp.

Before the age of H&S etc we did a leaning ash branch over a road- nice quite road so I thought I'd just drop it in the road-.... just as a double decker came round the corner. Missed the front by about a metre. Gulp.

Ty- I think you're getting too complicated. Concentrate on what you do best and what is most profitable and you can't go wrong really. Asking about turnover to UK based business is 2 questions. Do you want to get VAT registered - if not then I guess turnover(declared ) will be below the VAT threshold. Dooable if you don't need a good profit on your books. If you have to get registered because you run 2 teams or due to the customers you have (mainly commercial) then I guess it's over £100K. I think the way you are trying to tie down prices doesn't work too well- well not for me. There's an element of business that requires seat of your pants decisions and these can sometimes be the most profitable. I guess in France the case is entirely different. BTW 260 working days per year in UK Usually get about 220 with bad weather and holidays. Holidays including bank holidays means for every 8.5 days worked the typical Brit gets a day off. Scary ain't it if you have to allow for that in your costs. Working overtime at 1.5x wage doesn't make up for it. Theres loads more but I hope this helps.

Ty- I think you're getting too complicated. Concentrate on what you do best and what is most profitable and you can't go wrong really. Asking about turnover to UK based business is 2 questions. Do you want to get VAT registered - if not then I guess turnover(declared ) will be below the VAT threshold. Dooable if you don't need a good profit on your books. If you have to get registered because you run 2 teams or due to the customers you have (mainly commercial) then I guess it's over £100K. I think the way you are trying to tie down prices doesn't work too well- well not for me. There's an element of business that requires seat of your pants decisions and these can sometimes be the most profitable. I guess in France the case is entirely different. BTW 260 working days per year in UK Usually get about 220 with bad weather and holidays. Holidays including bank holidays means for every 8.5 days worked the typical Brit gets a day off. Scary ain't it if you have to allow for that in your costs. Working overtime at 1.5x wage doesn't make up for it. Theres loads more but I hope this helps.

Many manufacturers are moving production back to the UK now as they have more control on whats going on and our workers are realising they have to get involved to make the company successful not just sit back and take the benefits. The 70's was the roots of our decline but as with everything, it's cyclical.

Many manufacturers are moving production back to the UK now as they have more control on whats going on and our workers are realising they have to get involved to make the company successful not just sit back and take the benefits. The 70's was the roots of our decline but as with everything, it's cyclical.

As has been mentioned before. Should this guy have a chainsaw accident it will be added to the statistics HSE hold and would this lead to more restrictions on us. I hope not. If it did then surely the right thing to do would be to suggest to him the right course of action. I guess most of us wouldn't for fear of an argument. What then- video and publish on You Tube or send to HSE.

As has been mentioned before. Should this guy have a chainsaw accident it will be added to the statistics HSE hold and would this lead to more restrictions on us. I hope not. If it did then surely the right thing to do would be to suggest to him the right course of action. I guess most of us wouldn't for fear of an argument. What then- video and publish on You Tube or send to HSE.