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  Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care June 10, 2010 at 8:30pm

  Tractor with flail mower ?
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  Gary RK June 10, 2010 at 8:33pm

  I agree, but we can't either find a friendly farmer or contractor at the moment. Hiring seems next to impossible.
  
  It maybe more of a case of who you know who has access to one...
  
  Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care said:

  Tractor with flail mower ?
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  Kirsty Blair June 15, 2010 at 1:32am

  Not sure about down south but up here we have the (Farm) Machinery Ring which has a listing of available services/machinery and farmers with hire m/cs. NFU might help you find someone.
  
  You do have to pay about £50 per yr to join and access the services but it works out well if you need heavy equipment now and again - don't quote me on the price though - my dads a member so no need for me to join.
  
  I've used them to JCB the odd rock into gardens and prices are really reasonable.
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  Gary RK July 8, 2010 at 5:09pm

  Steve,
  
  Thanks for the referral, we've set up an account at Burdens, Good range of large equipement, hired what we needed and job now done..
  
  Also useful to find another Stihl & Garden Machinery supplier next door on same site.
  
  
  
  steve loftus said:

  gary, if you ever need specialist equipment,and you are in surrey, use burdens golf and turf (turf fleet hire) at wokingham,they have all manner of cutters,flail,turf tidys,tractors,mowers,topdressers,very good rates.
  talk to mark noble and tell them steve from voice grounds care sent you,make sure he "does a deal"
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  Kieran Ray July 8, 2010 at 7:59pm

  What did you use in the end to get it all done?
  
  gary @ affinity landscapes said:

  Steve,
  
  Thanks for the referral, we've set up an account at Burdens, Good range of large equipement, hired what we needed and job now done..
  
  Also useful to find another Stihl & Garden Machinery supplier next door on same site.
  
  
  
  steve loftus said:

  gary, if you ever need specialist equipment,and you are in surrey, use burdens golf and turf (turf fleet hire) at wokingham,they have all manner of cutters,flail,turf tidys,tractors,mowers,topdressers,very good rates.
  talk to mark noble and tell them steve from voice grounds care sent you,make sure he "does a deal"
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk July 9, 2010 at 1:40am

  the right price . the right tool/machine !! the right time . the right profit . get paid.
  
  dont mess around with your time on this , but get it done well and quick . make £200 min for an easy day.
  
  they may mess you about . then get a farmer in . ask about locally and get them to agree/pay/sign before they hear/ask about someone...........
  
  imo
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  Gary RK July 9, 2010 at 8:54am

  It was decided to use a ride-on brushcutter for ease of transport and access. It has a 21hp engine with swing tip blades, adjustable height control and hydrostatic drive.
  
  Considering weed were 5-ft tall in places they guys handled it by traversing each 'line' twice in opposite directions. They also came across a large patch of bramble which was handled easier than expected. Here's a picture..........
  
  

  

  
  Kieran Ray said:

  What did you use in the end to get it all done?
  
  gary @ affinity landscapes said:

  Steve,
  
  Thanks for the referral, we've set up an account at Burdens, Good range of large equipement, hired what we needed and job now done..
  
  Also useful to find another Stihl & Garden Machinery supplier next door on same site.
  
  
  
  steve loftus said:

  gary, if you ever need specialist equipment,and you are in surrey, use burdens golf and turf (turf fleet hire) at wokingham,they have all manner of cutters,flail,turf tidys,tractors,mowers,topdressers,very good rates.
  talk to mark noble and tell them steve from voice grounds care sent you,make sure he "does a deal"
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  Bigyin July 9, 2010 at 9:12am

  How long did it take Gary and did you make a note of the make and model of the ride on ?
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  Gary RK July 9, 2010 at 7:07pm

  We scheduled 3 days and came in ahead. We also to had to strim fence lines, edges and any 'tough' stalks that were left along with spraying a 'barrier boundary' around the site.
  
  As a seperate job, once the area been used we have to get in and put a ditch and fence around it to protect against travellers seting up camp as has happened in neighbouring business parks.
  
  The kit used was a :
  

  

  
  Bigyin said:

  How long did it take Gary and did you make a note of the make and model of the ride on ?
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  Gary RK July 10, 2010 at 8:05am

  No, it was left on surface.
  
  After 2 passes it was nicely mulched and the 30c heat down here took care of the rest. It's ended up like 'grass cuttings'.....
  
  
  Ace Garden Services - John said:

  Am I right in thinking that the timing of this work did not include clearing the cut/shredded weeds afterwards, I can't quite work out whether this has been done from the photo'.