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    Re: Which Speed Feed

    I have been using a larger head on my machine for a while, and had previously been using the small one. Ever since then I have had an issue with going through cord almost twice as fast - there just...
  2. Re: Should contractors repairs get preference over other repairs

    I was banned from GYC when I went off at them telling me 3 weeks wait on a repair - for a mower I bought 2 weeks earlier from them. As they were the only Toro dealers around (and stay away from Toro...
  3. Re: Honda HRX217HYA imported from USA - A better mower for less $$ than an Aussie HRU

    Couple of questions - is this mower set up for US lawns, or perfectly happy with our conditions? Reason I ask, is I made the mistake of buying a Toro SP a year ago (commercial model, not the...
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    Re: Toro mowers height adjusters

    Having all 4 was a PITA to adjust all the time, the rear adjusters were really dodgy - hard to move, felt like they would snap off trying to adjust. SP was dodgy, lowest cut came out at about a...
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    Re: How many years of experience is on here ???

    This will sound like more Benny bashing here, but 4 years?? Best us Jimmies can figure is just under 2 years for Benny. More lies? Or just extra years for his other personalities? If you guys...
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    Sticky: Re: hows the weather

    20mm in 7 minutes around my place at lunchtime, were the lawn not a bit lower than the paving and then the house entrance not being slightly raised, would have flooded the house.
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    Re: Chondas on eBay?

    I got a Toro commercial model from the local GYC mower shop just before xmas, the SP died on me totally this week after a week of playing up, and the dealer won't even look at it for at least 2 weeks...
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    Re: How many lawns do you do per day

    This sounds reasonable for a sole operator, do you guys who do bugger all have real jobs somewhere else??
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    Re: Dumping of bricks and concrete

    Last time I dumped concrete it was something like $18 per tonne, versus green waste at $150/tonne.
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    Re: Anything useful from EBAY?

    Managed to pick up a 215 at the weekend, it was just listed as 'mower'. Only 5 bids, $198. 2 speed, gearbox works fine, no holes in the bag, even 2 spare sets of brand new genuine blades. Pretty...
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    Re: Newbie explosion

    Question - is that $40 to $45 gross or net? Because if gross, it is way too low. Overheads may not be as high as businesses that have staff, rent etc, but for a pro operator taking into account...
  12. Re: When have you made a complete fool of yourself?

    Bad days happen all the time when you are a guy and crack onto married broads.
  13. Thread: Honda Blades

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    Re: Honda Blades

    Nope. Blades are not long enough, and the grass just falls to the ground. Ok if just discharging, but won't mulch and don't think it will catch either.
  14. Re: HRU196d Honda. Really? Is this the best there is?

    Pretty much this. Engine starts first time each time (China), my current 216 had the SP handle fall out after 2 lawns, 3 days in the flap for the catcher was rooted, deck lasted 8 months before...
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    Re: Clipper ride on mower

    Would your existing customers be happy that their lawn that had been done previously with a cylinder mower is now being done with a rotary? Given the market over there, I would doubt it would help...
  16. Thread: Smoking

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    Re: Smoking

    Pretty simple really, castrate all smokers, they are so fuc king stupid that they smoke in the first place they have no right to breed. And start lacing the tobacco at the factories with cyanide,...
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    Re: Tip Fees Green Waste

    $45 today to empty 220kg.
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    Re: Cub Cadet 25hp 54 in 130 hrs

    But then you guys over there aren't paying $76,000 for a 4 year old Dodge Ram 1500 either...
  19. Thread: ZTR Broken Belt

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    Re: ZTR Broken Belt

    Belts have snapped on me due to putting too much work on the system. First one was at about 20 hours, just snapped another a couple of weeks ago at 100 hours. Both times was trying to push through...
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    Re: Self propelled but which one

    What Honda should do is offer bigger engines for the 216 as an option, such as this one http://engines.honda.com/models/model-detail/gx270 although it is 10kg heavier than the regular engine...
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    Re: Jim's Mowing v's own business

    Which is 38 hours... Is math and grammar not taught in Australian schools?
  22. Thread: Rsi

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    Re: Rsi

    Saw a good one today Rob, cowboy using an impreza hatchback. No trailer. Couldn't actually close the hatch once he had all his gear loaded back into it. But at least his mower was still a SP.
  23. Thread: Brand loyalty

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    Re: Brand loyalty

    But the problem you will now have if you buy a kawasaki is vibration. The local dealer has pulled every kawa powered snipper off the shelves to go back to the manufacturer after everyone who had...
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    Re: Has anyone tried the Bushranger brushcutter

    Actually withy regards kawasaki - they had those engines on the bushrangers and dropped them as there is a problem with vibration. The same with the kawasaki brand ones too, it is to do with the new...
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    Re: Has anyone tried the Bushranger brushcutter

    Well, got a demo model to use at present. Pluses: It runs strong, but then having 1.2kw of power it should. Nice engine noise too, better than other gear. Very well weighted - I am using a shindy...
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