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Has any of you ever built a manual pine straw baler? I am thinking of building one. Having one would serve two puproses for me. First it would get me work from people that need to get it out of their yards. Secondly it would give me straw to put into beds that I bid to have the straw replaced.

Does anybody have any experience with one of these type systems. Have you ever used this brand? Agri-Fab® Mow-N-Vac™ Lawn Vacuum - 4406478 | Tractor Supply Company

Does anybody have anything that they do that goes along with cutting grass that is not common everywhere that we might could use in a different location to make money? There are countless people that cut grass. Others that cut grass and trim shrubs.... What else do you do that sets you apart?

It is 7:20 AM and already 78 muggy degrees here in LA according to my info on my phone. I went outside around 6:00 to let my dog out and it was muggy and yucky at that time. What is it like where you are?

Do any of you guys on this forum run Kubota Zero Turn mowers. They are very popular in our area.

Do all of you run string heads on your trimmers or do any of you run any other kind like the ones with the plastic looking little blades? If string do you run the bump type that advance the line or do you use one of the rapid change ones that uses the pre-cut lengths of string?

I recently bought a Craftsman 16hp 2 cyl tractor. I am not sure how old it is. There is a fuse on the left hand side under the hood right behind the dash. I have problems with that fuse blowing pretty often when trying to start the engine. The lights are completely dissconnected up at the front...

Do any of you use Facebook to get work? I started up my business in August of 2012. Starting up that late in the year I exceeded what I expected to do as far as getting work. I estimate that I got 90% of the work I did from utilizing Facebook to get the message out. I would be interested to know...

I once worked for a man that was one of the top 100 wealthiest people in the US. One day we listening to him talk concerning some financial things in the factory where we worked for him. His parents came to the US right after WWII as immigrants and built much wealth in industry. He made a...

MTD has bought out many companies over the years and other companies have bought each other out and merged. Does anybody know who manufactures the Cub Cadet trimmers? I have the 27cc unit and have had great success with it for several months. Other than it needed some slight adjustments it has...

Has anybody used Jonsered chainsaws or other equipment? Back in the early 1980's we ran their saws in a logging business and they were awesome. Probably as trouble free saws as we ever ran. We ran them till we sold out our business. I had three of them becasue we ran two saws all day long every...

I have a friend that has a Makita Chainsaw. His brother bought it at a pawnshop used in Pensacola. I had never heard of such. It have been doing a good job for them for a year or so now. Does anybody know who makes this saw? Is it a saw that is made by another mfg. company painted green with...

Got my tools to adjust the carb on my weedeater and blower today. Just a slight tweak on both and now they run so much better. Both ran good but were just a little too lean. Now they run much better.

Are any of you guys using a Cub Cadet Rear Tine Tiller? I have one that I bought last Spring that I have really enjoyed. It does a pretty good job. The only dislike I have about it is that it needs to have different tires on it or more weight or something to make it get better traction on the...

I just got a new Bradley Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener. It appears that this is going to be a great little machine.

Do any of you guys use the 3M Worktunes hearing protection/radio while working? I bought a set and I love them. I wear them all of the time running most every piece of equipment I use.

You know it is funny how life is a circle. I got my first mower when I was 10 years old. I am 55 now. It was a 22" push mower with a 3 hp Briggs on it. Paid $42 for it at TG&Y. I worked 22 years in the Pulp and Paper industry as a Maint Mech. Have been in various other things over the years and...

Many stores offer trimmers that now have many different attachments that work with the same power-head. Does anybody know who makes these trimmers? There are about 10 different brand names. I just wonder if all of them are made by Poulan. I have used a Cub Cadet one this summer and had no...