• The pointed edge is most often used to break up rocky surfaces or other hard surfaces such as concrete or hardened dried earth. The large momentum of a heavy pickaxe, combined with the small contact area, makes it very effective for this purpose. The chiseled end, if present, is used for purposes including cutting through roots

Machine Description/Features:

• A pickaxe or pick is a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle.
• The head is usually made of metal, and the handle is most commonly wood, metal or fiberglass. The head is a spike ending in a sharp point, may curve slightly, and often has a counter-weight to improve ease of use. The stronger the spike, the more effectively the tool can pierce the surface. Rocking the embedded spike about and removing it can then break up the surface.

Machine Specifications:

• Length of handle: 900mm
• Unit Weight: 3kgs

Add on hires:

• Wheelbarrows
• Spades

Safety equipment suggested:

• Safety gloves
• Safety goggles

Used for loosening, lifting and turning over soil or compost in gardening and farming.
It can be used to rake out stones and weeds and break up clods.

Machine Description/Features:

Strong and durable.

Machine Specifications:

Fork 4P Heavy Duty
Unit Weight: 2.50 kg’s

Consumables sold and other equipment normally on hire with this:

Wheelbarrows
Weed-eaters
Safety equipment suggested:
Safety gloves
Safety goggles

Ploughing of small area soil or between vineyards. Also used to soften soil for digging long trenches.

Machine Description:

The plough is operated by a single operator and moves forward by itself. The operator stabilises and steers the plough in the general direction. It is equipped with a clutch system which disengages when the operator releases the trigger.

Machine Specifications:

Engine type:   Vertical, single cylinder, Forced air cooling, 4-stroke
Bore×stroke:   86mm*70mm
Displacement:  406ml
Starting systerm:  Recoil start
Fuel tank capacity:   5.5L
Power/speed:   6.3kw/3600r/min
Tilling scope:   1350mm
Tilling depth:    100mm
Gear shifting Reverse:  ,0,1,2
Driving mode:  Gear
Fuel consumption:   1.5L/h
Working performance:   0.05h/h.m
Packing dimensions:      1010mm*750mm*775mm
Weight:   136kg

Consumables sold and other equipment normally on hire with this:

Spades, wheelbarrows, Shovels, Rakes.

Safety Equipment suggested:

Eye goggles
Safety gloves

• Spike Rollers are normally used in aerating grass after winter.

Machine Description/Features:

• A water fillable drum with spikes on it that penetrate the grass and causes lift as it is pulled in one direction.

Machine Specifications:

• 490mm drum with spikes.
• Handle 1.3 m long.
• Weight 20 kgs.
• Water can be added to drum to add more weight.

Trimming lawn edges, Ideal for medium to larger gardens.

Machine Description:

Brush Cutter with Nylon head. Comes with harness.  Safety equipment available. 2-stroke petrol available.

Machine Specifications:

48cc 2-Stroke Heavy-duty
Carbon Steel Shaft
Double Handle

Consumables sold and other equipment normally on hire with this:

Lawnmower Electric or Petrol
Weedeater gut.
Rake

Safety Equipment suggested:

Safety goggles for eye protection.

Cutting of home grass.

Machine Description/Features:

• 500mm extra wide cut Hi-profile aluminium deck with single lever height adjuster
• Extra-large 63 litre grass box
• Double action safety switch

Machine Specifications:

Motor Petrol: 160cc
Cut Width: 500mm
Grass box Capacity: 63 litres
Chassis: Aluminium
Blade: 3 blade disc
Wheels: HD
Bearings: Twin

Consumables sold and other equipment normally on hire with this:

Weedeater
Rake
Wheelbarrow

Safety Equipment suggested:

Safety goggles for eye protection.

• A rake is a broom for outside use; a horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a handle
• It is used to collect leaves, hay, grass, etc., and, in gardening, for loosening the soil, light weeding and levelling, removing dead grass from lawns

Machine Description/Features:

• The heavy duty forged 14 steel tines work hard to spread the material evenly.
• It is a heavy-duty rake that is great for contractor and professional use, as well as serious homeowners

Machine Specifications:

• Weight 2kgs
• Handle length; 1.6m
• Metal construction with 14 steel tines.

A shovel is the number one tool in most gardeners’ sheds, and it’s probably the most versatile. Shovels are common tools that are used extensively in agriculture, construction and gardening. It is used for collecting a lifting.

Machine Description/Features:

An angled blade makes the shovel ideal for moving piles of soil, sand, and other materials.

Machine Specifications:

• Unit weight: 2.8kg’s
• Typically has a wide, flat blade with steeply turned sides, a flat face and a short V-shaped handle.
• Handle length: 900mm

Trimming lawn edges, Ideal for medium to larger gardens.

Machine Description:

Top mounted electric motor with edging wheel for max speed and cutting efficiency.
Powerful but light to handle.
For smoother running and longer life.
Stop cord from being disconnected.
Formula for flexibility and longer life.
Assists accurate and neat edging.

Machine Specifications:

1000W Rated Power
360mm cutting width
Bent shaft drive
Double ball bearings
Tap-2-Feed
Automatic line feed head

Consumables sold and other equipment normally on hire with this:

Lawnmower Electric or Petrol
Weedeater gut.
Rake

Safety Equipment suggested:

Safety goggles for eye protection.

Hedge trimmers are ideal for park, garden and landscape maintenance. They are characterised by their hard-wearing construction and practical features. Depending on the intended use, the equipment comes as either the Light Duty for trimming hedges with thin branches or Heavy Duty version for cutting back overgrown or woody hedges

Machine Description/Features:

Petrol Hedge trimmers are suited to all-round cutting of a mix of hedge and shrub varieties, with the power to tackle tough material like hawthorn or beech, and to quickly trim for example, a fine conifer hedge. Reciprocating double-sided blades enable an efficient and time-saving two-way cut, and the blades are laser-cut and diamond ground for an ultra-sharp edge.
Electric models are used for light duty garden work like trimming fine hedges.

Machine Specifications:

Petrol
Displacement cm³ 22.7
Blade length cm 60. 75
Tooth spacing mm 38
Stroke rate 1/min 3.100
Weight kg 5.5
Power output kW/bhp 0.7/1.0
Vibration levels left/right m/s² 1.7/2.5
Sound Pressure level dB(A) 93.0
Electric
Power watts 420
Blade length cm 45
Weight kg 3

Consumables sold and other equipment normally on hire with this:

• Petrol – Two stroke fuel
• Electric – Extension Lead

Safety Equipment suggested:

• Goggles
• Mask
• Gloves
• Earplugs