"Totally agree with going for the 130...plus pole/extension......and buy a few of those little plastic sleeves that fit inside the poles shaft (hopefully people will agree ) they tend to wear quickly especially if your using the extension quite often…"

"Being a one man band my paperwork is relatively small although I do find the monthly invoicing tedious...but a very necessary chore....cash flow is king.....end of year accounts and making sure I claim the necessary tax reliefs well that's the…"

" Undoubtedly there will be some who will be just going through the motions ....but to say most is just guessing"

"Take a break! I generally work six days a week during the maintenance season ....put a set amount of money aside for winter ....try and get three weeks pruning done in December and then take my foot off the pedal for Jan/Feb...still do some…"

"my favourite is boringly a bench..gardens are meant to sit in"

"I was very interested in the pro46...but for various reasons regarding there availability locally i have gone with the viking 655vm...last week i replaced a mower i used for small domestic gardens with a viking 545..which at least gave me a flavour…"

"Hi ... Never had an issue with the 46 ejection.....no pun intended! Got 2 which are self propelled and do a great job here in the wet part of Scotland. Kept me working most days instead of being housebound  Only criticism is the small…"

"We have 3 pro46's with GCV160 engines and I love them. Love the weight, simplicity and ease of maintenance.. They are limited in their use but they do great what they do. I've not tried the vikings because of the build quality but am fed…"

"if it was a 655 i would have been interested ..not too far away from me"

"Just been on ebay,theres a viking 650 ,starting bid £375,pick up only,West Sussex(to far for me}"

"Is that in commercial or domestic work ? What engine is it. Im quite interested in the viking range for next year, but they need to be able to take the hammering that commercial work dishes out. For me personally only etesia and honda have produced…"

"lol !! my 46 is going on ebay soon unless someone wants it on here !!  "

"Lol..i dont worry about the colour...one of the mowers i've been using is a stiga which is yellow :)"

"the rain out did the etesia 46 today it was coming down in stair rods i had full waterproofs on and it was running down my neck it would not pick up just balled under the deck had to Wait nearly a hour to finish cutting the lawn (last job of the day)"

"Thanks ..I am looking at the four wheel version..at about £750"

"hi brian brought both 2 yrs ago... 46 to me is half the machine of the viking ...  "