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    Ok I have 2 self propelled mowers of the same brand that I won't mention. Had a few parts need replacing over winter that I just put on the when I have a bit more money list. So anyway I had one of them sitting in the shed with a few bits missing. I'd stripped the bolt on the blade carrier so couldn't put new blades on. The other day I spent a few hours putting the best wheels on the one I'm using, new blades, oil change and a few other things etc. All good. Like a new mower. Do a few jobs the next day. All good. Get to the biggest job. Self drive stops working. Bugger had to push it on one of my biggest lawns. Go home, pull everything off and put the other one back together. Blades weren't all that bad. Finished the day. No worries. Next day, Load both mowers on the trailer to take to my old mans place to diagnose and fix. Decide to do one job first. Edge, blow, m......F@#$! Clutch cable snaps! POOP!

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    Honda...............

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    Quote Originally Posted by BSD View Post
    Honda...............
    Yeah Hondas that between them have done about $200000 worth of mowing without missing a beat. No problem with the brand. Just the ****ty timing.

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    I do all my own maintenance & repairs, but like everyone else I get a bit slack at times, and sure enough it always bites me on the ar$e. And that dollar sign is appropriate, 'cause it always costs me time, which is money !!!!!!! In situations like that I get grumpy with myself more than anything else.

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    Yep I believe it, I almost brought a Chonda last year, but all the good info here and confusion I got another brand, but my old 1980 sp Honda was a dam fine mower. Cost $850 in 1980-81, big bucks then eh wot?

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    Quote Originally Posted by troppo View Post
    I do all my own maintenance & repairs, but like everyone else I get a bit slack at times, and sure enough it always bites me on the ar$e. And that dollar sign is appropriate, 'cause it always costs me time, which is money !!!!!!! In situations like that I get grumpy with myself more than anything else.
    Yep me too. .

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    Cats that jump out of dog kennels when I'm blowing around a patio and give me an absolute far king heart attack!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    Cats that jump out of dog kennels when I'm blowing around a patio and give me an absolute far king heart attack!
    LOL...
    Last summer I went around the back of a customers house early one morning,(Big glass window looking into an open lounge area) just about to start the whippy then into the lounge area walks the lady of the house completely naked, we both saw each other at the same time, I am not sure who was more embarrassed her or me lol
    Maybe this should be in the "What Makes Happy" thread but that would make me a dirty old man
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    I guess this job does have some perks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    I guess this job does have some perks.
    Depends on her age

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    I mow a doctors surgery and have done for about 5 years, each winter I do a clean up , prune all the trees and shrubs and take any rubbish away. Its not a big job, and I usually charge around $200. This year I had to cut a big branch off a tree that was heavy, our dump weighs you so the more weight the more money it costs.So my price this year was $250.Last week I got a call from the secretary questioning the amount, I explained the situation and she said oh I took a load of greenwaste to the dump last week and it only cost $17, WTF has that got to do with me.

    Anyway get home today and there is a letter saying they no longer need my services, really I couldn't care less but I thought fark em and I rang em up I was going to blast this shelia, the manger as she calls herself, but she was out so I spoke to the secretary again, she said my price was way to much. So I explained what I did and the things I have done for them over the years without charging. I said please tell the manager, and ask her to give me a call, think I might be waiting a while for that one. I don't care about the job, what makes me grumpy is that people think you should be working for free, and this is a doctors surgery, imagine telling him he charges to much

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    mate know the feeling well....what get me is that they get another contractor which is not as good as your work and they have audacity to call you back to say we want you back please.......reckon i know what you would say

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    Quote Originally Posted by NLALM View Post
    I mow a doctors surgery and have done for about 5 years, each winter I do a clean up , prune all the trees and shrubs and take any rubbish away. Its not a big job, and I usually charge around $200. This year I had to cut a big branch off a tree that was heavy, our dump weighs you so the more weight the more money it costs.So my price this year was $250.Last week I got a call from the secretary questioning the amount, I explained the situation and she said oh I took a load of greenwaste to the dump last week and it only cost $17, WTF has that got to do with me.

    Anyway get home today and there is a letter saying they no longer need my services, really I couldn't care less but I thought fark em and I rang em up I was going to blast this shelia, the manger as she calls herself, but she was out so I spoke to the secretary again, she said my price was way to much. So I explained what I did and the things I have done for them over the years without charging. I said please tell the manager, and ask her to give me a call, think I might be waiting a while for that one. I don't care about the job, what makes me grumpy is that people think you should be working for free, and this is a doctors surgery, imagine telling him he charges to much
    they think we are gardeners so our rate should be CHEAP $; on the contrary, they are surgeons, so rate are TOP dollars $$$$$

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    Quote Originally Posted by NLALM View Post
    I mow a doctors surgery and have done for about 5 years, each winter I do a clean up , prune all the trees and shrubs and take any rubbish away. Its not a big job, and I usually charge around $200. This year I had to cut a big branch off a tree that was heavy, our dump weighs you so the more weight the more money it costs.So my price this year was $250.Last week I got a call from the secretary questioning the amount, I explained the situation and she said oh I took a load of greenwaste to the dump last week and it only cost $17, WTF has that got to do with me.

    Anyway get home today and there is a letter saying they no longer need my services, really I couldn't care less but I thought fark em and I rang em up I was going to blast this shelia, the manger as she calls herself, but she was out so I spoke to the secretary again, she said my price was way to much. So I explained what I did and the things I have done for them over the years without charging. I said please tell the manager, and ask her to give me a call, think I might be waiting a while for that one. I don't care about the job, what makes me grumpy is that people think you should be working for free, and this is a doctors surgery, imagine telling him he charges to much
    Makes me sick thinking about situations like that! I think knowing that your charging the right amount is what counts, as when they hire someone else and they charge the same or more they will understand. Doesnt get you the job back but hopefully they realise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NLALM View Post
    I mow a doctors surgery and have done for about 5 years, each winter I do a clean up , prune all the trees and shrubs and take any rubbish away. Its not a big job, and I usually charge around $200. This year I had to cut a big branch off a tree that was heavy, our dump weighs you so the more weight the more money it costs.So my price this year was $250.Last week I got a call from the secretary questioning the amount, I explained the situation and she said oh I took a load of greenwaste to the dump last week and it only cost $17, WTF has that got to do with me.

    Anyway get home today and there is a letter saying they no longer need my services, really I couldn't care less but I thought fark em and I rang em up I was going to blast this shelia, the manger as she calls herself, but she was out so I spoke to the secretary again, she said my price was way to much. So I explained what I did and the things I have done for them over the years without charging. I said please tell the manager, and ask her to give me a call, think I might be waiting a while for that one. I don't care about the job, what makes me grumpy is that people think you should be working for free, and this is a doctors surgery, imagine telling him he charges to much
    $250 sounds like a good price for a yard clean, maybe the doctor has been talking to a Lowballer?
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