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    Re: Kawasaki Hedge Trimmer KHT750D parts wanted.

    The bottom blade has lost a tooth somehow. Wouldn't believe how much it affects the cut. Been sharpening the blades myself for as long as I can remember. Great machine. Engine still purrs along after...
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    Kawasaki Hedge Trimmer KHT750D parts wanted.

    Chasing parts for Kawasaki Hedge Trimmer KHT750D.

    Specifically one or two cutter blades (top and bottom are same part number).

    Unable to buy spares through my local shop anymore.
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    Re: Quiet here lately......

    The hospital doesn't want to know me 'til I'm in my 60s Mark. How are you going with the hip you were having injections in? Did you end up doing some traveling?
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    Re: Quiet here lately......

    Oh and I had another son in the meantime too! My boys are now 11, 9 and 3 :-)
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    Re: Quiet here lately......

    No new hips sadly. Yes, hips plural. I need two now. Plus a shoulder giving me grief for about 18 months as well. My Crohns disease is at a low level thankfully but I have a blockage forming around...
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    Re: Quiet here lately......

    How's everyone going? I haven't been around here for ages.
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    Re: MAKITA RBC2510 help

    Yep! Bought a new one in May for $340 only because I couldn't source a clutch-spring for my old one.
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    Re: What's this plant

    Wild choko I call them here. Mongrel things. Latex sap that stains clothes and don't ever let one burst open which they do by themselves as they age anyway. Thousands of little black seeds with white...
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    Re: Diesel turbo timers

    We fitted a lot of turbo timers when I worked at Opposite Lock years ago. Word back then was they were illegal as you could not lock and leave your vehicle with the engine running. Basic principle...
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    Re: Shindaiwa technical help

    I'll have to screw a few parts, carby etc, back onto it but my brother Danny said it just wouldn't start the last time he went to use it a couple of months ago. He's gone and bought a new Honda...
  11. Re: Honda HRX217HYA imported from USA - A better mower for less $$ than an Aussie HRU

    Anyone ordered complete mower from the US recently? Curious to know prices etc with current exchange rate.
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    Shindaiwa technical help

    My brother brought his domestic Shindaiwa 22F trimmer to me to see if I could get it running again for him. Just out of warranty and a shop here told him maybe $200 minimum to get it working, without...
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    Re: Piston or diaphragm sprayer?

    I'll never buy another Solo product again after the trouble I've had with them over the last two years. Don't ever pull apart those diaphragm backpacks as you'll most likely never get them back...
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    Re: Where to buy in Brisbane?

    That's interesting about the 4mix. I've had mine 18 months to two years but may only use it once a month and it still has the odd starting and stalling issues.

    Checked out the FS94 but way too...
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    Sticky: Re: hows the weather

    Yep. Sydney. Cockroaches = Rugby League speak for NSW. :)
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Yep I replied introducing myself, how I work and stated $35 minimum charge. No reply. :-)
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    Re: If you had to do it again

    Mick!!!!! Never to late to get back to BMX! Even with a stuffed hip ;-)
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    Re: Public Relations (PR) Strategies

    I signed up for a trial with our local COC (pun intended) and the only thing it got me was endless emails and phone calls from every marketing business in town looking to 'help' me. At a massive cost...
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    Re: Medical problems as a contractor

    We're a sad and sorry bunch aren't we... I'm spending a lot of time considering and reconsidering everything at the moment too. Spent some time in hospital again recently for an undiagnosed...
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    Re: Where to buy in Brisbane?

    Nah no brand change for this great little trimmer. It has been my everyday machine for almost three years and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another. The Robin engines are brilliant. Great value for a...
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    Sticky: Re: hows the weather

    It's all nice and calm in cane-toad country for a change. Just cold here in the hills in the south. Stay safe down there you cockroaches ;-)
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Facebook message tonight: "Hello a friend recommended you to mow lawns... I have a tiny yard as I live in unit... It's a ten minute job.. Was wondering how much you'd charge to do it... Thanks a...
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    Re: Where to buy in Brisbane?

    Found one. Anyone shopped here before?

    Bob Gartside Bremer St Mower Service Ipswich
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    Where to buy in Brisbane?

    Guys & girls I may have to head to Brisbane tomorrow in search of a new machine. Still having no luck finding clutch replacement parts for my Makita RBC2510 and no-one here stocks any Makita OPE...
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    Re: ANZAC Day

    Taking the boys to march with their primary school to a smaller local march just on the edge of town as we do each year. After that maybe go for a drive for a couple of hours to near Boonah in South...
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