Could you recommend a good lawn mower ?

nicensleazy

Looking for a good self propelled petrol lawn mower. I'm presently using a Flymo Quicksliver which is totally crap. I hear Honda are very good. Any thoughts would be most welcome. cheers

seanoconn

I use a honda at work, treat it like sh!t and it always starts first time. Get one with a roller on the back if you want nice stripes.

finchy

A couple of guinea pigs are cheaper and more effective than lawn mowers.

Splottboy

Got loadsa sheep wandering the lanes around Llanllyfni.

Just need a Landrover, "Stealth" clothing, balaclava, Doc Martens and you're sorted.

jellybellywmb

anything with a briggs and stratton engine, had mine 5 years ,never done anything to it and it starts first time out of the shed after winter, mine is in a cheapo from B and Q.

stevewj

Peter Gabriel

finchy

stevewj wrote:

Peter Gabriel

Costs more than the guinea pigs. Might start singing Genesis songs. Doubly bad.

bagpusscp

Splottboy wrote:

Got loadsa sheep wandering the lanes around Llanllyfni.

Just need a Landrover, "Stealth" clothing, balaclava, Doc Martens and you're sorted.

berliner

Cylinder, better cut every time. The sharper the cut the better the grass strength,

APIII

Atco's always used to be very good (Grass cutting was my main source of income as a kid!). I've no idea if their reputation is what it was though as it's been years since I bought a mower.

seanoconn

berliner wrote:

Cylinder, better cut every time. The sharper the cut the better the grass strength,

Cylinder mowers do give a better cut and finish. Best used on flatish lawns though and a good cylinder mower is going to set you back a few grand. Bit more complicated than your average rotary mower, setting the bottom blade against the cyclinder and getting used to the clutch takes a bit of practise. Not ideal for most back gardens.

OP, buy yourself a honda. job done.

iainment

jellybellywmb wrote:

anything with a briggs and stratton engine, had mine 5 years ,never done anything to it and it starts first time out of the shed after winter, mine is in a cheapo from B and Q.

#1!

Soreknees

The Wife?

sturmey archer

lsn"t self propelled petrol driven a bit of amisnomer,l think Woolworths used to sell a pedal driven grass cutter. kil ltwo birds with that.Probably get one on e_bay for acouple of quid,hope that helps.

beverick

What's wrong with it?

The reasons why you think "it's crap" may give rise people providing better advice.

Unless they've changed, Briggs and Stratton engines were sealed units so, if they broke, it was a case of throwing them away and buying a new one. Honda engines are virtually bomb proof! But Honda mowers are expensive. Best buy is a Honda powered mower.

Bob

rake

+1 for anything with honda on it engine wise.
the flymo i used was not fit for mowing. i would certainly have done a neater job with a pair of scissors and maybe only marginally slower.

BigJimmyB

I got this:

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... arch=false

Started 1st time after winter and has never let me down. Big grass box and easy to clean.

APOLS FOR HUGE LINK!

pickylongstocking

The kids

Its character building as my Dad often used to point out to me, other such character building exercises included:

washing the car
taking out the bins
clearing out the loft
walking 2.5 miles to school in the pi55ing rain
hoovering
making our own packing up

But in all seriousness once we became big enough to chat back he bought a Hayter and has had it for 16 years now with no complaints.

nicensleazy

thanks folks

tebbit

+ 1 for a Honda engine

Also consider a Mountfield, had one for years, I got my Mother a £99 B&Q petrol rotary also good, as a kid I used a push Atco mower and got stripes of which I was very proud of.