lawnmowers

[russ]

anyone got a viking petrol mower ? what do you think of it , considering this or a honda ....

[elanfan]

I bought an AL-KO at the begining of the season 42cm cut self propelled and battery start. Pleased so far!

[randlemarcus]

How big is the area to be mown?

If it's more than a couple of hundred M2, consider a second hand sit-on from the bay.

[Chrisgr31]

Viking are owned by Stihl (is that the correct spelling) the chainsaw people. Now that might be good or it might not!

Personally I have a Hayter and wouldn't have anything else, but they aren't cheap!

[astroarcadia]

I had this very same problem at the start of the year.

Heart says Honda, head says Viking. On paper the Viking is a great mower and somewhat cheaper than it's Honda equivalent. However, the Viking looks horrendous and Hondas are beautiful. Viking mowers are more on a par with Hayters with Honda being a step up again IMO.

I went for Honda in the end as I wanted a steel not plastic roller. The roto-stop function is great. My only criticism of Honda mowers is the self propelled models are slower than Vikings. They can be tweaked to increase speed.

Honda are the superior machine but you do pay for it.

Edited by astroarcadia on Tuesday 1st November 22:28

[russ]

ah well so far the honda is in the lead just need to break into the piggy bank for funding

[allgonepetetong]

What grass are you planning on mowing this time of year?

[markbigears]

wet

[base]

I have a viking mower never had a issue with it, as posted its basically a stihl product, had mine for 5 years no problems not even had the plug out thumbs up here

[Shaolin]

I have a Honda Izy, the VW Golf of lawnmowers.

[russ]

mildly damp

[Busa mav]

before you buy anything , decide whether you need a mulching deck.

Trust me , if you have a lot of grass cuttings , they will not compost down quickly.

We ended up getting a skip in the first 2 years of having an acre of grass , collected by a Countax with collector.

Now got a 48" mulching deck on a 21hp John Deere , truly excellent. Doesnt leave any mess on the grass either .