Tools And Equipment

@jay Welcome to GC I've just been having a quick look at some of the 'Best Buy' mowers on the Which? list. This Masport gets a good review. I don't know whether this link will work.

I have stihl and husqvarna hedgetrimmer I always tend to lean towards Husky but more attention to detail in my opinion . Getting parts for the stihl / husky will be more ready available the titan, it is more a less a throw away machine. What models are you thinking of ? I personally use single...

I have the rotating handle ones, but you need octave-and-two span, or wicket-keepers hands! I'm not sure I use them enough for the perceived RSI relief ... although can't hurt I suppose.Also have a smaller pair which Mrs K uses - Felco #2 I think ... the local garden centre has a display...

I cut ours (It's 82foot long at the furthest point, coming in to about 50 foot, and about 30 foot across) with a mower I bought from Argos, the petrol Challenge model, and find it more than handles my lawn

Hmmm, the qualcast panther looks good and still in budget I think.

I have recently purchased a Bosch and swear by it. It leaves me with a small rotary mower free to a good home!

We have good water pressure, so that should be fine. Just getting around to finding the time to order the bits (which in turn means anticipating enough time to assemble them) is the key. Hmmm ... Ding! ... No.1 Daughter is off to Uni in the Autumn to do architectural engineering. I'm sure its...

Does your boss have a bad back? These spades are amazing; they do half the work for you. I think they are called 'Autospade' I believe that you get them through the gardening catalogues that pour through the letterbox at this time of the year.

Welcome to the forum Ryan Some more knowledgeable folks than I am here who really know their mowers but, for me, battery power is the way to go. Quieter than petrol and no trailing cables as there are with electric models. My lawns are much smaller than yours....prob 10 x 15 m and a smaller...

I replaced my Hayter Harrier last year after over 18 years of reliable service. It needed a couple of spare parts over that time and these were easily available and fitted myself. I bought a much cheaper and lighter Mountfield which so far has worked OK but I can't see it lasting very long, the...

Many Thanks everyone, I am now off to the Easter sales in Homebase etc where there appears to be lots of bargains.

I've recently got myself a mulcher mower - the best move I've made in a long time! I strongly recommend ithttp://www.mowers-online.co.uk/itm01977.htmNot a bad price, and works really well, particularly useful if you're dealing with grass that's had loads of moss scarified out of it.

I have used my Quad-cut a few times now, one of the reasons it impresses me so much is because the blades cut straight through long fibrous long leaves like phormium leaves and mulches them, all of my previous mowers would get the leaves wound around the centre spindle like thick lengths of...

As they say, each to their own... The problem with cylinders is if the grass is wet. Also if it is a power mower there's a possibility of damaging the turf if used in those conditions. I'm happy with the Flymo, it blows little grass out and it's quick to use. Handy when I'm mowing three times...

Hi well moving house is not a option aa my wife had a stroke last time we moved

Dragging power leads after me in the garden is a big no no for me....IMO if you insist on a lecky one you most splash out a little as most of the standard/budget makes just dont cut it ,,,, Im a petrol fan so.........

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.

Really, you should just buy one of these and be done with it:

The Ryobi will fall apart, they are cheap **** and simply wont cope with strimming a large area.Buy a second hand stihl, FS85 or similar... pleanty on ebay should be around the £200 mark, a second hand stihl will be farr more reliable than a brand new ryobi plus you can get spares, try...

Eric,I've found one for you, wheel hoes are not available to the market gardener very easily, but after searching Google for ' "wheel hoe" buy uk ' , came up with this site A PDF file which needs Adobe Acrobat reader , read it and directed me to Fruit Hill Farm in Co. Cork, Rep of Ireland....