Tools And Equipment

If petrol I would go for a Mountfield 3.5hp (though for a small lawn it might be a bit much)rotary mower for general purposes or Ransomes cylinder for a fine lawn look. For really fine lawns I can't fault Paladin, I used one on a bowling green that was 20 years old and still going well on 3 cuts...

1. sturdy but foldable handles and easy to reach controls 2. good "balance" no one wants a machine that is a struggle to turn 3. minimum front of machine to blase clearence for getting right into corners 4. wide entrance to grass box. Wet grass will clog in a narrow aperture. Also a grass box...

I use a small pair of Wilkinsons which I had when I went to college. They are really excellent and much better than the current ones on the market. Buying now I would have said Felco but I picked up a pair of Barnel B7's for Michele at the Winsor show and they are a real joy to use.

Lloyds Paladin would be my cylinder of choice

you can download the instruction manuals here.the bottom download is just in english!!

I set the blades high, just enough to lift moss but not enough to rip it to shreds, if the blades are too low you end up weakening the grass and blunting the machine.If needs be say a neglected lawn then I will scarifiy a second time at 90 degrees to the first, possibly reapeating in 3...

My lawn mower is an antique, 28 years old!! An electric qualcast E30 bought in 1985 from B&Q.Still going strong. The only thing its had done to it,is have a new belt fitted about 15 years ago.Its metal with a metal grass box also. It dos'nt look to pretty, but it does the job on my little garden.:D

HII wondered if anyone could reccomend a supplier selling a multi dibber.>? Had a good look round on the internet and couldnt find one.Might have to make one otherwise! Many thanks.Simon

ive seen a cylinder blade being sorted . a fellow allotment holder sorts out mowers for peeps. he has a dedicated laith that hones and recuts the edge on the blades. i tell ya it takes ages to get it right but the results are amazzzing first off the mowwer has to be totaly disasamled (to...

Hover mowers don't collect that much grass, so it's best to avoid these if you want good collection performance.Rotary's draw things up like a vacuum, very useful for collecting leaves in the autumn, however I wouldn't think they will draw up gravel.Cylinders are good if you have a nice...

Vegman thanks for the advise all checked and blade sharp. I think it may be that since de-weeding feeding, rakeing and trying to make it look good plus the fact its north facing i need a better small mower as its never dry enough for a flymo. Iceni. yes thanks i'm already looking at prices for...

Thanx alot 'The Master'.......all I need now is the points GAP and i'll be running.....all right, walking. C'mon you green fingered lot, there must be more info out there, looking for a coil too?????I'll be waiting patiently, regards, OC.

Since posting the original thread I have read a bit and decided to buy an old oil drum as an incinerator. There are one or two advertised on E Bay. Thanks for your replies.

It currently just says the order has been placed. They've already been paid for them so I'll give them an email chasing them up. Why don't people do what they're paid for anymore?

DavidI guess the bulb planter would be fine for making the hole but using two trowels in a sort of pincer action lets you lift a small plant, or even fragile seedlings, out of the ground very cleanly.

Id say Ryobi arnt to bad but might be a bit on the heavy side cant beat a sthil but not worth the money juat for your own garden if you ask me

Ill also add i got my public liability through ive also got my tools covered on the policy for an unbelevably cheep price came in handy to when i turned around one day and someone ran off with me strimmer

Yeah ive used them to:thumb: get mine from stax trade center just a little cheeper

well i use the cutter from time to time but ive only moved the handle once to see if it made a difference it didnt lol in wouldnt have bought it just for that feature i only really got it because i got it brand new for £200 when the new range came out

Evening Joanne, and welcome to the site. You could give www.eparkmowers.co.uk a try. I find them very helpful.:thumb: