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    Re: Greenfield Minimow 25

    Whats it doing, have you adjusted the valves? Found this to be heart of the problem with a lot of Briggs and Stratton motors, either that or the carby needs overhauling as the new fuels are tough on...
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    Re: Ant mounds in lawns

    Only if they are ants, a lot of mounds can be worm casting and you don't want to kill the worms.
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    Re: Ant mounds in lawns

    Only way is to hose them flat, or drag a weighted flap behind your mower.
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    Re: What poison to use

    Yes why pay for the expensive roundup when you can buy the cheaper stuff add cheap vegetable oil, gets the same result and save at least a third of the price of the dearer stuff. More money in your...
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    Re: air filter maintenance & mod

    In dusty conditions you need to blow out the filter every week. Yes change the filter at 250 hrs but its been so dry down there. I used to get in the habit of blowing out all airfilters every Friday...
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    Re: What's this plant

    Yes I have, I thought it was just a cross pollenated plant. Just pulled it out and put more back in. I have seen it a couple of times over 20 odd years of gardening.
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    What happened to edit option, someone stolen mine.

    I was trying to add, thats why we lived outside of large cities as we could not handle all the rush rush and idiot drivers. LOL
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Many years ago when I was in the motor trade we loved those sort of drivers as we could sell them new Disc pads and sometimes Discs every 20,000klms. Stupid people, you could not tell them. I have a...
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    Re: Radio earmuffs

    Do some of my best thinking while sitting on the rideon. If I had music it would disrupt my thinking. LOL
  10. Re: Walker 26hp EFI: hour meter says "oil" at 50, manual says at 100hrs??

    Yes all of my mowers used to have the oil changed every 50hrs and any with filters, changed filter at 100hrs.
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    Re: Keep It Easy Questions

    I really cant remember, I got a feeling I was using it for bookings and machinery servicing and using Quickbooks for accounts. When KIE came along I ditched the lot as it was so easy. If I was still...
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    Re: Procut 50 clutch cable

    Try and get the right spring as one to light will not give you full drive and to heavy a spring will wear out your hand holding it on.
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    Re: Keep It Easy Questions

    Hi Dean have you had a chance to check out Lawnpro ?
  14. Re: Masks. Does anybody ne wear them for allergies?

    Yep that is what I used out in the bush, bloody red dust, bandana was always bloody dirty, but it got rinsed out at each job and as Macka said it kept you cool, if I did not need it to mow it was...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Hi Red,

    I used to sharpen with a angle grinder and used a blade balance I bought from Dean, works great. Yes we did not have sand just lots of rocks and red dust so did the same job. Usually got...
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    Re: Keep It Easy Questions

    https://www.lawnprosoftware.com/price

    Dean have a look at LawnPro from the states, I had it before KIE and it was not a bad program.
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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Tell to do it Saturday mornings and then you can rest up over the rest of the weekend. Only joking no hope of getting a professional to work on a weekend. Fred you need to do something if it is...
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    Re: Getting old but have so much work

    Yep I am but people seem to find out that I was a gardener/greenkeeper and ask me to do some work for them. Yep as long as it is cash and paid on the day or the next. No money no work, got better...
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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Fred try getting some of those Scholl inserts that cushion your foot, they are good to. Main thing is keep stretching the ligaments. I ended up doing the stretches at least 3 times a day, before work...
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    Re: Plantar fasciitis

    Yes had it a couple of times and found stretching exercises and heel cushion pads worked the best. Dont let them put injections into your heel, BLOODY HURTS and does not last long, maybe 12 months....
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    Re: Keep It Easy Questions

    Bluey, Redeye and Geoff, I have upgraded to Windows 10 and have been using my old KIE and have had no problems so far. I am a BEER BOB at the moment LOL. Actually I have a couple of clients that I...
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    Re: Hydrophobic Soil in Lawn - Wetting Agent

    Yep always worked for me.
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    Re: Impact wrench size

    I have a Hitachi 18v 1/2" Impact gun, it will undo everything I have thrown at it so far, only time I had a problem once when I did not recharge the battery, wondered why it would not undo the blade...
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    Re: Hydrophobic Soil in Lawn - Wetting Agent

    Go with what ever you want to use, they both have their places and uses. I prefer liquid.
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    Re: Getting old but have so much work

    Hi Geoff, I sold my business to retire and travel, well health got in the way and so we have been parked up at Parkes for 6 months now and before that at Wellington NSW.
    I have always wondered what...
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