I WISH I’d Got these Tools SOONER for my GARDENING BUSINESS.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- A quick run down of some gardening equipment I wish I had bought sooner and have been a real asset to the business. Let me know what your top 5 would be and as always thanks for watching.
Cheers
What would your 5 things be that you wish you'd get sooner? As usual thanks for watching and supporting the channel 👍
grabbers are a must, holster for secateurs.
5: big trailer
4: Etesia mower
3: long hedge trimmer
2: battery tool
1: employees
@@MatysekxD1991 good list... number 1 might be trouble tho🤣
@@LewisgardenservicesLtddefo trouble 😂 can’t see how these big businesses with loads of staff make it work as I get someone to help me and i just get stressed!
1. Good accountant!
2. Battwry tools
3. Skarper chipper
4. Mulching mowers
5. Big old lorry curtain side cut down I have hedge cuttings and what not! Saves hours of time cleaning up.
Thoroughly agree with all five. I started using a 3.4m tripod ladder in 2020, cost me £530 but was able to do an £800 hedge that I’d backed away from quoting for before. Proper game changer. Add in all my battery gear (still kept the petrol stuff 😉), not looked back. Great video as always.
Thanks and yes, tripods and batteries 👌
Draper serated edge trowel. Complete game changer.
Sounds a good one👍not very often I use a trowel
I got some tripod ladders last year and they have made such a difference, so stable
They are definitely a game changer 👌what size did you go for?
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd 8ft which was the biggest I could get inside my old van, the new ones got a roof rack so I'd get some slightly bigger if I was buying them now I think.
Brilliant video Nath. Different i enjoyed that.
Cheers, thanks for watching mate👍 what's your top piece of kit you'd have liked sooner?
TBH all of them, i wish i had bought everything sooner and bought the best quality out there straight away. only regrets I've had is inferior kit breaking or not working as it should. Maybe the bit of kit i wish i had bought sooner was a book/course on how to run a gardening business so i could have charged right and bought the kit i needed Hope you have a good week mate.
@AWgardens it's always a learning process mate and sometimes those hard lessons are the ones that serve us best👍 enjoy your week👌
I agree with you mate on all your 5 . 66 hedge cutter is so light to use . I always have 2 , in case of breakdowns . Hope you are well mate . Andrew
Love the 66, I've 2 for spares and rough cut one and a finer one 😅all good mate, hope you're well👍 thanks for stopping by
Thanks for adding to my never ending list Nathan!! 😂
You're welcome 🤣👍
Battery tools are the way to go. 100%
I wouldn't be without them now👌 thanks for watching 👍
Nice video mate I’ve got loppers but not as good as your ones so that will be on my list of replacements for this year also more battery gear
The hla66 is brilliant I tried a clients and preferred it to my combi with attachment
The weight on the hla66 was light and well balanced it was lovely to use
Have a great week buddy 💚🙌🏼
Cheers mate, the 66 is a pleasure to use. Have a good one too👍👍
You choose very well be awesome help to yourself 😊👍👍👍🇺🇲
Thanks and cheers for watching 👍
Hi Nathan Nice one Pole saw must have now have had fiscas loppers for years best I've used tripod ladder defiantly handy never used leaf grabbers Thanks again
Leaf grabbers are cheap so worth a go👍 pole saws are handy, a lot use who don't have the saw tickets too. Cheers mate have a great week 👍
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd will pick some up next time i see some Thanks again
Wrecking bar/root breaking bar from toolstation. My new favourite toy
The long steel bar with chisel end? If so they are so handy 👌
Top list Nathan 👌 I wish i started with a high roof van and didn't bother with a small one plus trailers are a hastle. Spot on about the lightweight battery gear to save your body + saves money on fuel and all around nicer to use. Battery secateurs/loppers are a game changer and really powerful + save time but just watch those fingers when you get tired + use a holster. Keep up the good videos mate 👍
Battery secateurs seem popular now👌I've always find trailers a hassle on the busy round days too. Thanks for watching mate👍
Spot on buddy, I must admit I do need to invest in some decent loppers 😏
The ones that don't cut clean or handles give used to drive me insane while using 😬 thanks for watching 👍
Got my Darlac grabbers about a year ago... They really do make life so much easier! can't believe it took me so long.. I agree with everything else in the video, especially the battery equipment.. I'm still fairly new to it but it's the way forward. I still need to invest in a tripod ladder... They look great 👍🏼
Tripod ladders mate are a proper game changer, get the fully adjustable ones. Grabbers are great, think I'll try the Tudor environment ones next time. Life's easier with battery gear too👍 cheers
Big Yes to all 5 Nathan. My number 6 would be a dedicated mulching mower, our little Al-ko does a great job and reduces waste by about 80%.
They do sound handy, the boys usually run the box full so mine become mulchers in the end🙄😅 cheers for watching 👍
Leaf grabbers are an absolute game changer, I got the spear and jackson ones... I also bought the 10ft henchman pro ladders last year after saltex, best move ever!
2 things id have to add to the list is the oregon mulching blade and the wolf garten gear, absolutely brilliant tools every one should have in the back of the van 🔥
Glad you're into the tripods👌 so many good bits of kit out there now, the mulching blade is a money earner👍👍 cheers mate
Those Darlac grabbers are great, only ones i've had that don't break in two days use.
Yea, ones I tried years ago were rubbish and would break, these last a while until they get stood on😅 cheers for watching 👍
Spot on mate, Another little one is a mulching blade for a brush cutter. I'm in the market for new loppers and been looking at those felco 22's. their up at near £200 now 😬, shall I? 👍
Omg...the mulching blade. That's definitely top 5👌paid 120 for mine on offer but real quality and solid👌 cheers for checking by mate👍
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd There's so many handy tools its easy to forgot 😅
Brilliant - the theme seems to be buy quality. The higher the £ doesn’t mean the better, but if you find the right £ with reliable feedback, it’s a cert. I think anything less is false economy, this rationale has been serving me well for the last 30 or so years. Brilliant video and thanks for the time 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks mate, yes I agree that quality kit tends to last but sometimes there are those gems that are cheap and get the job done👍 cheers for watching 👍
Great channel recently subscibed.I am a DIY er with a few BTL properties I like to look after myself .Love my own garden and have Gone the Einhell battery route and I have to say from a non professional point of view I am so far very happy with the quality ( and not forgetting Wolf tools).Your opinion would be appreciated.
Hi and thanks for the sub, welcome along to the random videos 😅 I've heard good things about the Einhell range and I'm sure they'll keep doing well for you👍👍 cheers
I’ve got all of them, what a relief I don’t have to go out and buy anything! I’d definitely add that mattock to the list though, that’s an awesome tool; it’s a spade, an axe and a pretty good rake in a pinch all in one. One you didn’t mention but a favourite of mine is the Japanese sickle hoe (careful how you google that!) it’s become my go to for weeding.
Mattock is a great tool👌those little sickles look cool but lethal. Cheers for watching 👍
Me and my gardener colleagues still call them granny grabs, but we all use them 😂, totally agree with your no.1 battery is a game changer, personally i would never go back to 2 stroke through choice.
Great video mate 👍
Also, couldn't live without my secateur holster, I know where they are and their not in my pocket, sticking into my leg 😅
I never knew they were called that but always reminded me of those Sunday newspaper adds you used to see selling gardening aids and stuff😅 yea, same here wouldn't be without battery now👌 cheers Jason 👍
@jasongardener3425 I had one....in the stolen van😅 side pocket ever since
Thank you
Thanks for watching 👍
love our stihl battery hedge trimmer love our battery gear wont go back to petrol (well for the orible lawns we do) but always feel hot bothered and knackerd after using them , and bugger me I had never heard of falco gear but im on the case with loppers we get through so many pairs its nuts nice one
Same here, battery whenever possible. Felco👌 thanks for watching 👍
1. A helper
2.Battery strimmer
3.1/2ton bags 😊
4.Leaf rake .. had a wire rake for a year😮
5.Leaf blower used a brush for a year 😢..
I've learnt from the pros 😂.
You carnt leave out the oregon mulching blade
That's a good list, I'd say a good helper tho as some are more trouble than worth it😅 cheers mate 👍
Thanks as always
For me would include obvious that I didn’t start with
Top 5 for me
Decent mower that handles wet conditions
A blower
Decent ladders
Leaf collector
Van
All those are needed for sure👍👍I needed a mower good in the wet years ago living in Wales so had that sorted 😅 I also wish I'd had a backpack blower sooner. Thanks for watching 👍
Gator grabbers are really good, strong and long, just a tad heavy. Pol saw, I have both powered and manual, defo a must, liddle or aldi loppers, last about a year or so, but as I use them for rough work, Ie removal not pruning, they are ideal, cheap and cheerful, tripod ladders, are a real game changer, you will never know how much until you get a set. battery gear is ok if you get the right bit of kit. (May be going back to stihl)
Definitely tripod ladders, so good for difficult access jobs. Good luck with the Ego to Stihl change👍
I’ve got all 5 and I’ll never change 😉
Nice one👍 anything you'd add? Cheers
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd a pro 53 and the etesia ride on mower 👌
Pro 53🤩
I agree ❤ I don't use loppers or secateurs anymore because iv got myself some kebtec battery secateurs and some big arse kebtec battery secateurs that do 3" 💪🏽 you can get a pole for them to which iv not get YET
They sound the business 👌👍
I've got a good pair of Kebtek kt-940 and they are awesome. Watch out buying the pole because they may not be compatible if you have the same ones as me. I only bought mine before Christmas but apparently they need a new pcb board because the first batch aren't compatible - still waiting for my pole + will probably have to fit a new pcb board
Bacho loppers have lasted me years well worth spending more , and the tripod steps ladders have been a game changer for stability and safety, my leaf grabbed are old squeezey mop type I ve had them years too , not made any more , they are tapped together with gorilla tape now , I refuse to let them go 😮
Some of the old tools are definitely missed when you can replace them. Tripod ladders definitely 👌👌 thanks for watching 👍
Would make a very similar list - maybe in a different order...but don't like the darlac grabbers, I prefer the tudor environmental style - and they basically never leave the back of the van, use them every day. Any one out there shopping for arborist ladders just don't piss about spend the money on 3 adjustable legs, they are a total game changer - don't knock a 6 foot set either amazing how quick and easy they are to move. A little Forest Master chipper shredder might have made position six on my list and is a great complement to the 161 saw.
Definitely the adjustable leg ladders👌the Tudor ones are on my list as the darlac ones are ok but I think I've got through a few now. Cheers for watching 👍
1. HLA 66
2. GTA 26
3. High lift Jack and chain
4. Small Chipper (Forest master)
5. Leaf Grabbers
Good list there mate👌 everyone needs a high lift jack unles you only cut lawns I guess😅 cheers 👍👍
I think the tripod ladder should he no.1 but I've not used any battery gear so maybe your right 😂😉
I wouldn't be without them now, try battery when you can👌 cheers for watching 👍
Very useful. Used petrol gear is cheap so young ones get them. Batteries are dear. I use all battery as i only do smallish gardens and use my estate car. So no petrol smell.
As you get older the petrol gear is harder in the body. Is cheaper tho so understand it. Cheers 👍👍
Have all those but wished I had gotten an Etesia pro 48 PHTS 3 years sooner to make up for all those wet days lost mowing 👍😎
Let's hope this year isn't as wet as last year🤞 still wouldn't be without the pro 46 tho now👌👌 thanks for watching 👍
Completely agree on everything. Only one I would raise you would be the HLA 66……. Try the HLA 86. Seems to cut much better than the 66, plus you have the telescopic reach. Other than that, you’re bang on the money 👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers mate, yes I've the 86 for where the 66 doesn't reach 👌 think it's the same motor head on it tho🤔
@@LewisgardenservicesLtdmy 86 seems to cut through thicker stuff than the 66, with less struggles for some reason
Silky pruning saw
Felling wedges
Long pry bar
Mattock
And big step ladder, although annoyingly sometimes not big enough!
Cheers!
Sounds like you do a bit a felling mate? Must haves depend on what you do mostly I guess, mattock tho and a silky is always on the van👍 thanks for watching 👍
Sorry to hear your van was stolen , I use a pedal box lock on mine , if you haven't already got one , they work really well .
Was probably 25 years ago but took some time to recover from that, insurance companies were no help back then...put me right off them😅 pedal lock sounds tidy.cheers for watching 👍
The HLA 86 is a brilliant investment, very versatile with care taken.
Have to agree with you on that👌 perfect for difficult hedge jobs 👍👍 cheers for watching
wolf loppers i think best
Think I've had them years ago, glad they work for you👍
Agree with all of those. I don't really do much working at height. So not so much the ladders for me personally. But I've got those Darlec leaf grabbers. ( or big hands on sticks as I call them ) as well as my fair share of battery kit. (EGO)
Loppers are generally aldi or lidl specials.. I know there shit when I buy them. But I'm cheap. So I make do.
Nothing wrong with being cheap...or a granny 😅 how's the Ego kit doing for you?
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd Really like the EGO kit tbh. I've just bought the lawn edger to go on the end of the power head. I've got a fair bit of there kit now. Except a mower. I just don't think battery power is quite there yet for mowers. In terms of run time and cost effectiveness over petrol.
@funkyduckproductions.8844 yea, mowing I think I'm happy with petrol, if it's on wheels and I'm not picking it up I don't care what it runs on
1- tripods , now have 8,12 and 16 foot
2 - crytec vulture chipper (superb machine for £995 in their sale )
3- stihl kombi+,full set of attachments
4- big van
5- big trailer
This is my list of things that really changed everything for me
Great list mate👌 something that makes the job easier is always worth the investment 👍 cheers for watching
Only time i get pruners out is to cut me strimmer wire. Well thats not entirely true but they get more use for that than owt else.
Nice tripod steps mate , Yh 10ft sounds ample. Been looking into those meself.
The tripods are a game changer mate 👌go for it. Cheers for watching 👍
Hi Nathan, great channel.
Just subscribed.
I’m looking for some advice, if you can.
I’ve just started my own gardening business, and have bought myself a van and some secondhand kit to get me going.
The only thing I need to do now is get my customers in.
I’m advertising on social media, but haven’t heard anything yet, so I was wondering if you could give any advice on how to do that.
Is it just that time of year, or do I need to be doing more?
Many thanks
Gavin
Most importantly congratulations on taking the leap and starting out, good luck💪🤞 Jan/ Feb always seem to be dead months especially when the weather is bad unless you have ongoing contracts or a large customer base where you know there are jobs to do. I've never had much luck with Facebook although a lot say they do. Keep active tho on the social media sites. I've also found random flier drops a waste of time but for immediate work target properties that look like they need a tidy up for spring, if confident in doing so try knocking an politely introducing yourself and ask if you could leave them a flier rather than just posting through do. Ultimately it'll be hard work and good work that'll get wors of mouth around about you. Try introducing yourself to established landscapers/ gardeners as they usually have work to pass on they don't want or have no time for. Again good luck 👍 cheers
Thanks for the great advice.
I’m determined to make a go of it, and obviously aware that predominantly the majority of the work is seasonal. However, if I don’t give it a go, I will never know.
Really though, thanks for getting back to me
5. Backpack leafblower
4. Pole petrol saw
3.Tripod Ladder
2. Stihl hla 86 battery battery
Hedgecutter
1. Mulching petrol mower Weibang /Stihl/ Honda models I have used✌️
The trusty backpack blower 👌 how's things mate?
Quite fond of that rioja, the wire that used to be wrapped round the bottle was a pain in the tits but I used my Felco’s to snip it off💪👍🏻 looks like they’ve upped their game and got rid😂
Good old felcos🤣👍 I use my secateurs as a multi tool 😬👍👍 cheers
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd same, that’s why I had to do an initial sharpen with the angle grinder yesterday 😂
Food for thought??
In no particular order.😂
The leaf grabber,saves the back definitley.
Back up equipment in the truck,to blag it,you know guys😂
A manual extending pruning/cutter and blade.Cheap but saves climbing.
Decent eyewear (only got your eyes once)
A decent hat when your always hitting your head on stufff( bloody clothes lines)
Top of the charts,
Wine, cos you bloody well,deserve it.😂
🤣with you with the wine. Had and shades for the look too👌. Back up equipment is a must too👍👍 cheers for watching
Interesting video could I ask how heavy is the Stihl hedge cutting with battery attached ? . Reason for asking I’ve damaged both my rotator cuffs and find my petrol trimmer quite hard to use definitely looking for something that weighs a lot less . Cheers.
Hi, I'm not sure of the exact weight but I'd say half the weight of my petrol with the ap300 in it. Will try find the specs for it, definitely worth it to prevent issues related to weight and vibration etc. I had bad wrists and both golf/ tennis elbow issues which went away using battery gear as often as possible. Good luck with the recovery and thanks for watching 👍
Literally just invested in my first Stihl battery hedge trimmer. Its a bloody game changer!
Nice one 👌 battery is so much easier on the body. Doesn't do all the jobs petrol can do but 80% of work I'm battery. Thanks for watching 👍 if it's the hla66/86 check out my most recent video incase it doesn't work one day.
The long reach battery you would go for the stihl 66 ??
Are the blade 20”or 24 “ mate
Is it worth the £600 ish investment use my km combi most days
Just worry about the maintenance part I service and fix my own machines with the battery is it back to the supplier to be fixed ?
I use the 66 a lot and harder than I should but generally get 18 months to 2 years out of them which may not sound great but the health benefits for me are worth it. There isn't much to fix on them just keep blades clean and there is a switch that can stop it working but easy fix ( video out weds on that) not sure blade length sorry. Plenty other battery gear out there to look at too. Kress and Cramer seem to be doing well with good commercial warranty, I'm looking into pellenc ATM. I'd say the investment is worth it but try a demo? Great name by the way😅 cheers for watching 👍
Could you please tell me what leafcrab you got all good Mark 👍👍
They are darlac but others are available. Worth a go👍 cheers for watching
Remember the big Hands leaf Grabbers,still got mine,I have A still Saw I call it Still saw because it doesn't work anymore
🤣the green things you have in each hand? Brilliant bits if kit😬🤣
Yes grabbed many A bush with them@@LewisgardenservicesLtd
Hi Nathan. What model are your Felco loppers please? 👍🏻
I believe they are the 22 full aluminium one. Pricey but tidy👍
They look the business@@LewisgardenservicesLtd. Thanks for getting back to me, I appreciate it.
Hi Nath, would i be able to use your list in a gardening article I'm writing? Its going to include a tool guide/reviews.
If a yes, if theres any other tools you recommend for all business owners please give them a shout here :)
Cheers
Hi no worries, check the comments here there are lots of other great things listed. Cheers 👍
Don't knock the 'Granny'! I got the 1899 model, she does all my lifting and carrying, no fuel, no battery, just a weekly packet of Werthers Original.
🤣🤣 grab a granny...I'm waiting for the wife to use them so I can say... granny grab a granny grabber😅 sounds like you have good help with you👍
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd Haha, bless her! Yes, I have good help and I'm due to retire this year, so hope my helper will find further employment! By the way, I also use my leaf grabbers to empty compost out of my composters when its ready. I gave up with using a fork or spade. I use a fork for loosening it then the grabbers come into action.
oh yeah mate we're all gardening millionaires mate didnt you know ?
Don't worry I spent many years struggling on with old crap kit held together with zip ties and hope, working too hard on cheap jobs and living from credit cards. Do the graft long enough and you make some progress, that's why I looked at pole saws and tripod ladders etc for years thinking I'm not getting those. What a mistake, investment years ago and being a gardening millionaire could have been achieved, now my body is messed up from all that graft with poor equipment 🙄 cheers, aim for the kit that makes the job easier, believe me you'll end up regretting not getting it or packing in and driving for Tesco's
Personally i wouldnt have battery tools if my life depended on it,engines every time.hear the power.
Each to their own👍 what's the weapon of choice? Battery was to keep my career going due to too many rsi injuries from continued use of the heavier tools/ vibrations. They have their limits compared to petrol so I run both. Cheers for watching 👍
top handle not supposed to used on floor . was reading where a man got fined £500 and employers got £500 fine too. hse.
currently using berger loppers £130 pair from forestry show APF.
Good job I was just waving it around in the air...by my face😬😅 I've used it on the floor tho on jobs. Half the people you see out there or on YT in fact I doubt have tickets to run a saw. I have, not sure if not using a top handle unless harnessed up somewhere is an actual thing tho. Very much like your Pa1 and 6 etc, most don't have those either but spray on jobs.
Nice one, sounds ideal👌
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd recently got my pedestrian/ ride on mower training . not a law enforcement thing but shows i had training and hopefully proves i am competent….
Two things.
1. A farm jack for removing stumps and rotted off posts.
2. A really good bench grinder. Razor Sharp kit is a lot safer and makes a job a doddle.
👍
Agree on those mate👍farm jack is so handy and I even keep an angle grinder in the van👌 cheers for watching