Tools And Equipment

I suppose it really depends on exactly what you need and how much you want to spend.I've checked up on the Which? best buys for long grass, rough grass and wet grass. They recommend the John Deere RUN46 (£400) as a best buy. Fairly closely followed by Makita PLM1521 - no grass box (£372),...

There are lots of manufacturers and lots of various ferts, the market is flooded with them to be honest. Do you not have a local trade supplier near you? All mine are purchased locally, it's cheaper than online and no postage which bumps up prices as fert bags tend to be a tad heavy.

They work well, still going strong.

My mum has one, and she is liking how light it is. (She is 80 years old, and thinks my handbag is heavy!!)

I joined this forum to ask about a good hedge trimmer so although I cannot help on this one, your answers have been very useful so thanks!Jeff

Just a thought. Do you own the neighbouring field with the bath/water drinker in it ? Is the bath/drinker plumbed into a water supply ? Most livestock drinkers I've seen through working with horses/ keeping my own horse on a farm in the recent past are automatic refill with a ballcock to control...

You're welcome clum.

Welcome to GC Eldy. Would that be an Australian Shepherd dog you have there please?

Hi Quovadis Did you get anywhere with identifying the engine ?. I was given the Qualcast Suffolk Punch 35s which looks like yours . I have been trawling the net and found nothing on the engine , no numbers on engine or casings so am struggling . Thanks micky0121

If you call at certain times you can talk to a technician who knows exactly what you need. Sorry but I think its mid morning and mid afternoon, but cant remember the exact times.

Thanks for the link.It seems as if one has to be a member before contact can be made, which seems a bit pointless for me.

Update on the scarifier - HERE

I'm afraid there's no access to the hands as they're sealed in between the glass and the backing plate. I don't want to break this seal if it's not necessary. There's no knob on the unit to adjust them. Normally a new battery gets the hands going to 12 o'clock, then the clock "waits for time to...

The suffolk punch mowers are extremely reliable well built machines.I had one until recently that I completely rebuilt. I like doing things like that as tinkering in the workshop is my favorite pass time.The Suffolk punch Qualcast 35S and many others are exactly the same machine. They are...

Thank you for your help. I have long handle shears and it worked.

Looks a lot better than than that piece of tin spotwelded to a semicircle.

I've bought some Wilkinson Sword ones so we'll see how it goes....I too like to see them in the flesh first - having small hands I like to try them rather than buy online...hopefully they'll do the job!

I've got one of those as well and I love it. I even used it to cut through some thick metal poles which were holding up the arbour, although it was hard going. Brilliant for wood though.

I was told that with a cable reel you have or are advised to unwind the entire cable. Failure to do so can/could make the unwound cable overheat & catch fire. never ever had this problem myself and I also have a 30m cable reel and sometimes just unwind say 4 m. I suppose if you have a 4 way reel...

Just purchased a mini pick mattock - this little beauty is invaluable for lifting compacted clay soil . Saves loads of time which would have otherwise been spent digging over with a fork and spade.