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    Sticky: Re: Suburbs you want work in.

    what we need here is the opposite: an alphabetical list of suburbs with a list of operators under each .. otherwise a referrer has to trawl through 15 pages looking for a suburb listing. ( Same for...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    The wife's 07 holden viva did the timing belt on the hiway.. mongrel thing. surely a timing belt should do more than 30K?
    $4k for repairs. tempted to slosh some mower fuel around and chuck a match...
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    Re: quoting for gardening

    yeah it depends on the suburb. I can't get $60 in my burb, so I travel a bit more to get it.

    Oftentimes when you are asked to mow a lawn it is long, and maybe has junk on it. If its a feral you...
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    Re: 4x4

    Hi Fred

    can yo send me your phone in a pm ? Pretty keen, just need the route .. meet yo there maybe sat.

    Tom
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    Re: 4x4

    Hi Fred

    maybe! what days are you going up? I normally avoid the high country unless I'm with someone who can give the Terracan a tow if we get into trouble.

    Tom
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    FJ Budget tools in Bayswater, Melbourne, has good cheap handles.

    Tom
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    Re: New start, new industry!

    [QUOTE=Benno;133739]For vehicle signage I was thinking of using a couple of Vistaprint door magnets on either side.

    447x292mm

    Ive used the door magnets on my trailer for a couple of years and...
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    Re: New start, new industry!

    Buy new. You'll spend more in servicing old gear.
    Buy a shindy or echo multitool with hedger and pole saw and edger and whipper and keep the ryobi in the shed as backup. hedges and tree work will...
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    Sticky: Re: Lawnmowing Tips & tricks.................

    One minor downside of the shadecloth is that there is more friction than a tarp when dragging it with a big load across the grass.

    Tom
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    Re: G'Day fellow Indie's

    Good luck Paul. Buy a SP mower and look after your back.
    If I lived on the peninsula I'd never do any work.. every nice day I'd be fishing!

    nearly bought a house at Dromana 25 years ago when you...
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    Re: thing that make me laugh

    Well, yeah.. but all that spring they have buggered up your local economy. when they fold or wise up another comes along.

    Tom
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    Re: Trailer Manufacturers

    If you are toe-dipping there's no need to drop 3k on a mowing trailer.. a $200 second hand 6x4 will get your son started. I'm still mowing with one ( well, two) five years on.

    Trailer choice...
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    Re: Fishing where are they biting?

    Its a stumpjumper cod lure. As you retrieve they dive. If you hit a snag you stop and they float up above it. They have a really exiting action, particuarly in the current, almost as if you already...
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    Re: Fishing where are they biting?

    Got my first Murray Cod at blue tongue bend on the yarra this afternoon. Great afternoon.

    Tom
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    Re: Damage to properties

    Just been to look.. its the optus cable.

    Tom
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    Re: Damage to properties

    Client just texted and said I had cut his overhead phone line while pruning.. I'll go and have a look this morning. Anyone done this? who repairs them, telstra? are they dear to fix?

    Tom
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    Re: Using ladders for tree felling.

    Mine is a 6- step(including the platform). Anything bigger would be too unweildy I think. the platform is at 1.8 metres.

    I bought a guardall but wish I had spent the extra and bought the gorilla. ...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Ive had a run of women ringing up and saying'mow my lawn' and the next day ringing back and saying their husband is going to do it.

    I reckon they just got the quote to shame their hubby into it....
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    Re: Is goodwill really good for business?

    Actually thy will still complain with quotes.. several times I have had complaints after I have finished a job that I didn't take enough time about it. . they were happy with the price, they were...
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    Re: Is goodwill really good for business?

    So.. my understanding is that the client says 'do whatever is needed' but you don't like detailing what you do and the times.( and , ergo, your hourly rate.) OK its a pain, but as long as the...
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    Re: Workboots

    some of the manufacturers have a 6-month guarantee on the zip. Tom
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    Re: Workboots

    steel blue zipsiders.. all the support of laceups without the dramas. great soles too. however zips give out after a year and they cost $250. anyone know a place that will replace zips?
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    Re: Mowing/Gardening rate

    I live in a cheap little pocket surrounded by more expensive suburbs.. I have hardly any local work because people think its too dear. $40 minimum for anything, and I tell em on the phone. $50/ hr ...
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    Re: need solutions for late payment

    You have to pay upfront if you want even a sandwich! And a mechanic can hold your car for ransom if you don't pay for the work he has done.

    Tenancy cleanups and other dodgy jobs: upfront
    One-off...
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    Re: Whats the best way to access a high hedge?

    I do hedges up to 3.3m with a shindy multitool and a Platform ladder from total tools. Go and have a look at them.

    Tom
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