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24-02-2024, 07:47 PM | #2791 | |||
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24-02-2024, 07:53 PM | #2792 | |||
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24-02-2024, 08:02 PM | #2793 | |||
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One, it reduces the physical size of the clippings, helping them fit into a bag or bin easier. Secondly, if you compost your clippings, having them shredded up helps it break down much quicker. Thirdly, it can speed up the job. You have to pick your mark though, its not always practical. I occasionally use the method to shred up weeds and light branches after a clean up.
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24-02-2024, 08:57 PM | #2794 | |||
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24-02-2024, 09:30 PM | #2795 | ||
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Same, especially useful on shrubs with smaller leaves that are otherwise harder to gather up, Buxus, Euonymus, Ligustrum ect.
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25-02-2024, 12:34 PM | #2796 | |||
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One said the minimum charge was $60 which is more reason when you factor in travel time and everything |
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25-02-2024, 12:52 PM | #2797 | |||
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ages ago i was told that the cost for a first time job was an easy 3x that cost. and that wasn't just the one person either. |
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25-02-2024, 12:57 PM | #2798 | ||
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Anything less than $60 for a regular mow and edge is taking the pee-eye-double ess out of competent lawnies.
That said, I consider blowing the edgings across the road to constitute an unprofessional job, whether over or under that figure. |
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25-02-2024, 02:07 PM | #2799 | ||
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Our local council would beg to differ.
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25-02-2024, 02:19 PM | #2800 | ||
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Same here. Also, I’ve taken over targeted weed spraying in my immediate area as they can’t seem to grasp the idea that kikuyu and other weeds sticking up from gutters and footpaths looks more hick than my front yard full of wrecks (which is at least properly mowed/edged).
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25-02-2024, 02:20 PM | #2801 | ||
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and Vicroads freeway contractors for that matter.
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25-02-2024, 02:24 PM | #2802 | |||
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25-02-2024, 02:47 PM | #2803 | ||
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Would you be held liable for poison out on the footpath if a dog or someones cat took ill. (not that they should be stupid enough to do ti)
Don't know just putting it out there.
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25-02-2024, 02:51 PM | #2804 | |||
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It's now sold in Bunning's as an "ECO" weed killer. So if Bunning's deem it safe, it must be all good then..............right? https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/p...ort=BoostOrder Slasher is a knockdown / kill-on-contact product, so once its dried, it in theory has little to no residue. Considering the stench it leaves behind, I doubt any living animal would want to go near it.
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25-02-2024, 10:35 PM | #2805 | |||
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I still can’t take slasher concentrate or diluted in my van, the smell is horrendous, I don’t tolerate it at all.
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25-02-2024, 10:50 PM | #2806 | |||
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As mentioned, its about the only thing that will take down Fleabane, but its also useful in dealing with algae, moss and liverwort that is a byproduct of the above-mentioned overhead watering and summer heat.
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26-02-2024, 10:34 AM | #2807 | ||
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Heres my recipe for spraying fleabane, its actually the same mix I use whenever I'm spraying glyph.
Glyphosate at the label rate, a sticker/ extender like Pro film at label rate, add the water and check pH, then with a buffer correct to pH 5. Haven't met a Fleabane I can't kill with that formula. MCPA, Dicamba in pure form or a mix of both like Cutlass or Spearhead will also kill it stone dead. These two are probably the most effective, the plant will show signs of wilting within a couple of hours and are usually cactus within a week.
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26-02-2024, 10:53 AM | #2808 | |||
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26-02-2024, 11:01 AM | #2809 | ||
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Something with a Triclopyr base. It works a little differently to common herbicides and should do the trick. Mask up though its also a bit nastier than the common ones.
http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/tric...weeks%29.%2010
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26-02-2024, 11:04 AM | #2810 | ||
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The “woody weed killer” type poisons with picloram and triclopyr. Best applied at low spray pressure and coarsely atomised (to minimise spray drift) or topically if it’s a small outbreak.
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26-02-2024, 12:11 PM | #2811 | ||
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Thank you lads.I have a couple of isolated plants that I have tried Roundup on but the blackberries don’t seem all that scared of it.Just want something I can put in a small spray bottle and spot spray.I would try to dig them out,but they are growing in other bushes that I want to keep
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26-02-2024, 03:03 PM | #2812 | |||
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https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/23497315...iABEgImVfD_BwE Looks like Bunning's sell it too - https://www.bunnings.com.au/yates-25...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
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26-02-2024, 03:13 PM | #2813 | ||
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I've heard all the stories on Blackberry eradication from all the stock and cropper farmers around here.
The most effective method they tell me is to dig it out. Poisons don't seem to be effective long term. The other biggy problem sheep farmers are up against at the moment is the hairy panic grass blowing across towns which is highly toxic to the stock.
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26-02-2024, 03:25 PM | #2814 | ||
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Just about every manual for control of woody weeds suggests mechanical removal as the ideal first step, then chemicals to either control regrowth or finish the job.
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26-02-2024, 08:14 PM | #2815 | ||
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A couple of extra parts for the Rover turned up today. In this case, replacement clutch and engine brake cables.
Clutch Engine Brake cable, Rover part 746-05020 - https://bwmachinery.com.au/product/r...les-746-05020/ Clutch Cable, Rover part 746-05039 - https://bwmachinery.com.au/product/r...les-746-05039/ Both are operation on my unit, but I guessed it would worth getting these while I still can. The Krohler powered versions also have a throttle cable, the "Rover" 910 engine had a fixed throttle position. Throttle cables are universal so I don't see the need to hoard one for a rainy day like the more specific brake and clutch cables.
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26-02-2024, 09:38 PM | #2816 | ||
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Is there currently an electric bolt-on motor of merit, that fits existing petrol mower chasses, and can take a disc type blade arrangement?
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29-02-2024, 05:48 PM | #2817 | |||
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The stupid thing is green waste used to be free, now our local council charge over $100 per tonne.
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29-02-2024, 06:00 PM | #2818 | ||
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Launceston council charge $157 tonne for all regular waste,!but one of the garden centres has their own mulching machinery and they charge $15 for small trailer or ute.They are pretty good,don’t care how much can be loaded into it
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29-02-2024, 06:04 PM | #2819 | |||
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I have had two of those thinking the first one was a lemon (bought second hand), traded it on a brand new one and it was the exact same. Recently a neighbour asked me to mow his lawn while he was away for two months he said I could just use his Husqvarna Tractor Mower, I thought it would be the same as the JD. The Husqvarna is an absolute beast compared to the JD. I actually rebuild the spindles on the JD, fitted new belts, serviced it, cleaned it to within an inch of it's life and flogged it off on Marketplace. I will never step foot into a JD dealership again ever.
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29-02-2024, 06:16 PM | #2820 | |||
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Now they got greedy and they charge to dump green waste and then sell it back to you. Mind you if you have unsorted waste it's nearly $500 per tonne.
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