Cheap petrol lawnmowers?
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itsnotarace said:
Jimboka said:
Smallish garden? Qualcast pushalong @50 is easier/quicker/makes nice noise/can be used anytime without bothering neighbours!!
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Bill said:
As long as your lawn is nice and smooth, you never let the grass get long and you never want to cut it when it's wet. I had one and it used to take an hour or more to mow the lawn, vs 15 minutes with the smallest Honda Izy...
I'm going to the USA for 5 weeks in the middle of the summer.... so I imagine it's going to take a fair bit of cutting when I return 
Blackpuddin said:
Going thru the process of looking at my sad old mountfield B&S powered mower and was just going to replace it woth another, may still do that, but my eye has also been taken by the Bosch cordless mowers that run on Lithium-ion batteries, they look the bizzo. More expensive up front but cheaper overall (if it lasts) because no petrol to put in. Also quiet and light. And not smoky.
I think you are missing the point. A petrol mower means you can pretend you have a motorbike 
Also all power tools should be as dangerous and as noisy as possible.
Edited to add...read this thread and man up ffs
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by 98elise on Thursday 17th May 12:36
Edited by 98elise on Thursday 17th May 12:37
98elise said:
I think you are missing the point. A petrol mover means you can pretend you have a motorbike
Also all power tools should be as dangerous and as noisy as possible.
Also all power tools should be as dangerous and as noisy as possible.
I thought about just strapping some kind of cutting gear to my Picanto (it's about as powerful as a lawnmower) but I can't reach the back garden from the road
I bought an old B&S powered beastie from my local mower place they'd had it in PX 15yrs ago.
Still going strong and will cut 18" long grass if it has to.
I did change the air filter 2yrs ago and sharpened the blades with my angle grinder once, but that's it.
Get an older one that's properly built IMO.
Still going strong and will cut 18" long grass if it has to.
I did change the air filter 2yrs ago and sharpened the blades with my angle grinder once, but that's it.
Get an older one that's properly built IMO.
I'd imagine, at the budget end of things, a Briggs and Stratton is ok, anything less maybe not so.
I bought a cheap generator with a B&S motor, that I thought might last me a season (motorbike racing - power for our paddock pitch) but it actually did 6 seasons, and then I sold it on. I did give it an oil change and new spark plug each winter though.
So recently I thought 'meh, cheap petrol powered tools are everywhere now - they must be ok.' So I bought a 'Spear and Jackson' petrol strimmer from Argos for about £70. When I got it home, I could see that it said 'Made in China', which gave me reservations.
I got it together, fuelled it up, and it took me about 5 minutes to get it going. Once it was going it seemed ok. However, I shut it down, and after that, it never ran again - no matter what I did to try and start the bloody thing. So I took it back and got a refund. That's my experience of cheap, petrol powered garden tools!
So then I went to a proper garden machinery place, and asked for a decent domestic strimmer that wasn't made in China and would always start. I bought a Hitachi unit for about £150 - and it wasn't made in China, and it always starts!
I bought a cheap generator with a B&S motor, that I thought might last me a season (motorbike racing - power for our paddock pitch) but it actually did 6 seasons, and then I sold it on. I did give it an oil change and new spark plug each winter though.
So recently I thought 'meh, cheap petrol powered tools are everywhere now - they must be ok.' So I bought a 'Spear and Jackson' petrol strimmer from Argos for about £70. When I got it home, I could see that it said 'Made in China', which gave me reservations.
I got it together, fuelled it up, and it took me about 5 minutes to get it going. Once it was going it seemed ok. However, I shut it down, and after that, it never ran again - no matter what I did to try and start the bloody thing. So I took it back and got a refund. That's my experience of cheap, petrol powered garden tools!
So then I went to a proper garden machinery place, and asked for a decent domestic strimmer that wasn't made in China and would always start. I bought a Hitachi unit for about £150 - and it wasn't made in China, and it always starts!
http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=suffolk...
I got a 8yr old one of these (the last proper metal ones) for £50! its in as new condition.
I got a 8yr old one of these (the last proper metal ones) for £50! its in as new condition.
NightRunner said:
http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=suffolk...
I got a 8yr old one of these (the last proper metal ones) for £50! its in as new condition.
Lucky! I'd love one of them, reminds me of Dad's old Atco, but they're nearly £500 new. I got a 8yr old one of these (the last proper metal ones) for £50! its in as new condition.
scenario8 said:
Blackpuddin said:
Going thru the process of looking at my sad old mountfield B&S powered mower and was just going to replace it woth another, may still do that, but my eye has also been taken by the Bosch cordless mowers that run on Lithium-ion batteries, they look the bizzo. More expensive up front but cheaper overall (if it lasts) because no petrol to put in. Also quiet and light. And not smoky.
Petrol consumpition on a typical residential lawnmower has to be tiny over a year, doesn't it?I use less than a gallon a tear. Had a rechargeable stringer that lasted just over a year, complete waste of time and money, just been replaced with a Ryobi petrol strimmer.
Been running a Flymo/B&S thing for the last 5 years and it's been OK. Always started OK, although it does run a bit rough from time to time but I suspect old fuel or crap in the carb. Think I need to sharpen the blades.
Bought a very cheap JCB 2-stroke strimmer a while back, it is OK but an absolute pig to start!
Bought a very cheap JCB 2-stroke strimmer a while back, it is OK but an absolute pig to start!
£110 Briggs and Stratton 12 years ago from B&Q Hasn't got any rust on the body,starts first time even with old fuel. Sharpen the cutter with the angle grinder now and then. Have changed the oil 3 times but did two of those changes in one month as I used too thin an oil. Wheels are wearing out so keep them lubricated with silicon polish or spray grease.
I really abuse it and have only needed a new diaphgram for the carb and clean the air filter now and then. They still seem to sell similar for much the same price
I really abuse it and have only needed a new diaphgram for the carb and clean the air filter now and then. They still seem to sell similar for much the same price
BigTom85 said:
Got the self-propelled version of that as I figured that if I was going to get a petrol mower then I'd be damned if I was going to push it too.Anyway, had it a year, going well, still got the same fuel in it from the day I bought it. It gets used about every five weeks on average.
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