best lawn mower ?

good morning all

well when i do eventually get a bit of grass to mow im going to buy a new mower ,
got a really heavy flymo at the moment with a grass box on (forever stuck in the bushes with it ) and would like one with a roller that does lines .

has anyone got one of these and would you recomend any i only have small gardens so am looking at something as small as poss .

i can't belive its rainning again here !!

thanks lisa

 

I have a bias for cylinder mowers that cut grass rather than rotary blades that tend to flail it.

It may be very old fashioned but for a small area of grass you can't beat a push mower kept in top condition. They are so manouverable and easy to get into corners. Also, by the time you've got cables and extensions out or filled up with petrol and got it started you can have the job done. If the area is too big then by all means use a power mower and I would go for one that compacts the grass in the box or bag which saves a lot of time between emptyings.

I can't stress enough, the key to producing crisp lines or hatch patterns on a lawn nap is the state of the tool used. Keep it clean and sharp. It also helps if you have some grass though :D

[ 23. April 2006, 12:00 PM: Message edited by: frogesque ]

 

I can't suggest a specific mower but suggest you look for an electric cylinder mower with the grass box on the back and a roller/s rather than wheels. This will solve the problem of entanglement with bushes and should give reasonable stripes.
Hang on to the flymo if you can as it will be handy for chopping off any long seeding heads of grass in the spring that a cylinder mower tends to bend rather than cut.

Best mower we ever had was an ancient (1950s or 40s) Ransomes with a six or seven inch roller at the back and a wooden roller at the front. Mowed like a razor! It was also quite easy to sharpen compared with more modern tinny technology.

 

My husband bought a huge Suffolk Punch from a cricket field attender, paid �£50 for it and it is fantastic, better than his new one.

 

thanks for your replys folks

i had a quick look up the DIY and the ones with rollers on are quite big and bulky so looks like i would spend most of the time in the bushes again will keep searching though just incase i come across a small one !

thanks lisa

 

I just purchased a Bosch 36D, which Focus had on reduction from �£129 to �£119. (I also had an 'old geezers' special 20% discount voucher, which knocked it down to around �£95.) There are smaller sizes which are cheaper, but the same basic design.

It has wheels, but also a small roller at the back, so 'sort of' does lines.

I like it 'cos it picks up practically every grass blade; the (rear) box holds lots without emptying; it cuts right up to edges (with guides to pull in wayward grass blades sticking up; is very light and maneouverable. Also the height is 'instantly' adjustable, with one lever.

Electric, but I am used to cables, and it beats my old Flymo hover hands-down - such a pain to try to get cuttings in thru' the hole at the back. On that point, don't hover mowers blow down on the very grass that one is trying to get to stand up to be cut?

[ 27. April 2006, 09:14 PM: Message edited by: Don Johnson ]

 

Best lawn mower???? The husband!!! :D :D :D

 

Oh and don't we love them! I bet your lawnmower does the hedges too

 

Honey Bee/Waco

So then, in the grand order of things:

Wives
children
animals
plants
lawnmower
husband

I know my place! :D :D :D

 

Dag - you are on the right track....

waco - er - my lawnmower says "if you think I'm gonna climb up on the shed roof and break my neck trimming the flippin hedge, you've got another thing comming" then takes the credit from the neighbour when he comments on "nice job you done there"!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

:D :D :D

 

DAG - will only say this once ---- " I do not do babies" now all best machinery is best for oiling - husbands included I find this way it not only does lawns and hedges but washing up too ....... oh sorry now that does look like a joke!

as to you honey bee, when we trim out main hedges we also have a river to negotiate - so I would never contemplate divorce, just an accident with the electric clippers and a good insurance policy.

 

O.K. Waco!

 

Yup!!! Always check there's a good insurance policy!!!!!!!!!!

 

Just love the smilies Dag and HB

 

my current lawnmower is was passed on to me from my parents when i moved house. it is a qualcast i believe and it is absolutely brilliant. does line really nicely and it isnt at all heavy.