Hello

Just thought id say hello after joining so hello :D

 

Welcome to G.c Spudbristol,make yourself at home:thumb:

 

Evening, Spud, and welcome to the site.:thumb:

 

hi spud
a warm welcome to you

 

Hi Spud welcome to the forum I'm sure you will enjoy your stay with us on here.Hel.xxx.

 

Hi there welcome on board!

 

Welcome to g c Spud

 

:D hello every one as ive had such a warm welcome ill tell you a bit more about myself

Im 22 and a self employed gardener have been since i left collage at 19 due to not being able to find a job when i started i had a second hand 60 quid mower and alot of cheep tools i couldnt even drive ! i walked or got lifts from my mum yes me mum! i now can drive and have just got myself a personalised numberplate for the van to MA02 MOW cos my names michael ashley :thumb: lol ive also replaced every tool i had at the start with something of better quality mind you its the skill of the person useing it not the quality of the tool that makes a good job dont you think

 

Welcome,

As you may have guesed Im also in the same game, Cant beat having proper equipment,makes one hell of a differance and saves time.

 

Hi Spud, welcome to the friendly forum :D

 

ohh i dunno i recon i could still do good work with cheep tools mind you its nice to have a thing of quality to use :D nut if youre just starting out you can make do like i did and buy tools as u make the money i didnt want to borrow money to set up incase i couldnt make a liveing at it lol lol

 

welcome spud and well done, I wish gardening for a living had been an option when I was young. Im sure you and pro gard will have a lot to chat about.:thumb: 02

 

Thanks i just wish my gramps was still here to see how well im getting on now i did go to collage but to be honest i learnt most of what i know from him and it was him who got me interested in gardening in the first place

 

I did a business plan when i started and bought to within a set budget £3000 if I remember. I bought a selection of esential handtools, a hayter mower and stihl brush cutter, stihl hedge trimmer and stihl chainsaw.

Only the hand tools I still use, all the machines have either been upgraded and sold on or kept as spare with couple exceptions all my 2 stroke kit is husquvarna now. intrestingly I barely lost anything on the ree sale value of my initial kit.

 

well i had a 60 quiid hayter (still in the family and going strong :D) 40 quid petrol hedge cutter 15 quid strimmer and a stihl brushcutter i was given and all the hand tools i allready had and still use all i spent was on the insurance :thumb: then i gradually replaced all but the mower that lasted me just over 2 years b4 the rust started to get to bad on the deck and i got a massport that fell to pieces in 18 months :confused: so now ive just got a hayter ranger all my other 2 stroke stuffs stihl apart from a auger and thats just a cheep one cos i dont do all that much fenceing but its the best 200 quid ive spent in a while

Am looking to replace my hedge cutter soon though what do you use ?