Petrol Lawn mower, £250 budget. Possible?

[TheAngryDog]

I want a petrol lawn mower. I hate cutting grass, so if I am going to be forced to do it then I want a petrol one. I'd prefer a self propelled one.

Would I be able to get a half decent one?

[TheAngryDog]

thanks guys.

Here is the lawn in question:



Re Costco membership, sadly not, would love it if I could get it.

[TheAngryDog]

So much choice lol. If I buy cheap I am told that I am guaranteed for it fail after 5 minutes (exaggeration).

If I buy expensive then I may have a mower that works until the end of time.

If I buy one with a steel deck it'll rust.

What's wrong with a plastic deck?

[TheAngryDog]

wormus said:

Ah Lawnmower snobbery!

I had a Hayter for over a decade and for half of that it needed easy start to get it going. Eventually it stopped working altogether so I got one of the generic Mountfields you speak of. Starts first pull and cuts the grass, what more could you want?

OP, for those bushes and strimming, may I recommend the petrol multi-tool( also from Screwfix? Cheap and very useful, comes with a strimmer, brush cutter, hedge cutter and chainsaw attachments. Proper 2 stroke man cutting!

http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttk587gdo-25-4cc-p...

Electric garden machinery is for women.

Edited by wormus on Tuesday 1st August 12:35

My neighbours do all that. The tree at the bottom I need to deal with though as its broken and heading in my garden's direction.

[TheAngryDog]

Thanks guys.

I need to make a decision soon as the grass is getting longer. I could leave it until the end of the month and hope my FiL cuts it again, but tbh that isn't really cricket lol.

Alternatively is it worth waiting to get a mower if I can borrow his for the next cut or two with "summer" coming to an end soon and the grass starts growing slower.