Tools And Equipment

Hi NigelI have seen that thread. I asked the members and it turns out that somebody had a set and gave them her. It's a struggle to find someone to do that Bex

For both of these pumps, the best advice I could give would be to contact one of the companies that supply pumps that are custom made to the requirements. I do know of one such company in the UK that could do this. Not sure if its within forum rules to mention them in a reply though.

That's a great wee shredder, I have used one of those

I usually disconnect mine during gales and wire them shut, and keep the place totally shut ,doors as well.Aluminium greenhouses in particular are only designed to withstand wind from the outside, once the wind gets inside it can be bye bye to most of your glazing.

Great stuff. Thank you john.

I just stick the watering can in the top of the butt, never found a use for taps. A pump would be good for moving water from one butt to another though.

That's true. Ive just moved house and I made sure i unpacked them straight away as was worried about losing them lol

I would generally use one of the high performance synthetic two stroke oils available from motorcycle shops. Usually Castrol, but when I can get it, Putoline. It smells like bubble gum when its burned. They are also slightly cheaper than the Stihl stuff.

Cool,thanks

I got mine from Wilkos several years ago, end of season sale, couple of quid, does the job.

Hello,Idea for drying and storing your firewood.Steps ---> My firewood shelter

Once the fingers/hands suffer damage from vibration, its not something that gets better over time. Its a permanent injury.There are a few things that can be done though. The most stupid sounding, if the handles are tubular steel, is to drill and tap a hole in them, fill them with sand, then...

I've got a low pressure system running off a water butt on a timer, I've had it 5 years now and it works really well. It cuts down on time spent watering not only for holidays. I got it from here:Ater a couple of years I bought some extra bits to extend it to water my tree ferns. It works...

When I was renovating parts of the garden and doing heavy digging and tromping in all kinds of unknown stuff I used heavy duty boots, still use good footwear for digging and turning over soil etc. Now the serious work has mainly been done I use slip on cloggy things or an old pair of shoes - I...

I tend to use end of line drippers but both need a constant water pressure to give a steady drip rate. Also they will probably be affected by temperature especially if in a greenhouse.

Re the hozeleak complaint I have trodden that road also. In my case it was invariably caused by one or more of 3 (maybe 4) acts of carelessness on my part.1) Use the brass/chrome connectors rather than plastic ones, wherever possible. Yes the metal ones have plastic parts, but there is no...

Nearly forgot, that Bosch saved me nearly £700 on annual servicing and then there are break down costs and oil and fuel. My Hayter 48pro has just had the drive changed again for the 3rd time at a nice price of £191 which did include a service of £65 plus VAT. All my petrol mowers get an annual...

I have a broken fork, 2 of the tines snapped clean off, it`s very useful for narrow/tight places.

We have trained our wisteria on wires on screw eyes and vine eyes. Vine eyes need to be hammered into the wall where as you drill the wall for screw eyes.

Glad to hear your mower is working great now.You mentioned the petrol is fairly new looking at the date of your post, it was 5 months old. Having sid that, I used petrol from last autum and had no problems.Just for info - petrol nowadays contains aprrox 5% ehtanol, which is pure alcohol (the...