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McConnel TwinCut makes a flexible friend

Many contractors offer hedge cutting services, but for Martin Desborough in Herefordshire it is a key part of the business, with heavy duty kit specified to suit

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McConnel TwinCut makes a flexible friend

With up to 900 hours hedge cutting carried out each year with two machines, reach arm mowers are an important part of the business for Martin Desborough Agricultural Services. The work is almost exclusively...

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