Bernie SE163

1 hour ago, lux said:

Countax and Westwood are the same thing, share parts etc. Only suitable  for larger domestic gardens. Transaxles are weak for towing. If its a used Countax be aware that parts become obsolete quickly. I inherited two Westwood / countax that came with our house and took another as part payment from a customer. I thought the one from a customer was relatively new, certainly looked it. Parts were already hard to get for it when it needed bits. Parts can also be very pricey for what they are. 

Generally they are not durable or fast enough for commercial work.

If its for your own large lawn then they are fine but don't buy an older one. 

 

The Kubota will be a far far  better machine but like Dobbin said, what are you expecting of it ? its not for paddocks etc really 

I have a few customers with 1/2 acre grass areas, so looking to upgrade to a more powerful machine.

1st choice, Looking at a G1600 3 cylinder diesel  ride on mower, it has 1700 hrs on it. Larger mower bag, vacuum fan, PTO and other fittments can be used. 
2nd choice a petrol countax mower with power sweeper and roller, 

I was thinking Kubato as they seem to go on for ever, but has anyone any feedback of either machine. 

I have a knocking noise from my Cordless HLA 85 when its running, anyone any ideas?

1 hour ago, harvey b davison said:

On 29/12/2021 at 22:21, Bernie SE163 said:

I made a barn owl box  last year with the help of a young person, it was actually their project to do with my supervison. 

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That's brilliant, thankyou.

Just realised the box I made was a tawny owl box and not Barn owl. 

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

In English we call them children.

Teenages often don’t like being referred to as Children so I call them  young person or young adult depending where they are in their teens.  
Ok then!! I supervised the making of this Owl box with a Teenage Foster Child who I had on day support.

I made a barn owl box  last year with the help of a young person, it was actually their project to do with my supervison. 

I split a load of this last year as it was easier  to split for customer than remove from garden due to access, we were splitting with axes, it can be done if you do it within 10 days of being felled.

I have removed the black bit on the join, but still couldnt get them apart, ill have another look over the weekend.

My Telescopic HTA 85 has decided not to extend, has anyone else had this problem,  it has totally jammed,it managed to move about 1 foot today in a tug of war situation, ive tried spraying WD40 down shalf but that did not help. Has anyone else had this problem?