Recommend me an electric lawn mower and garden hose please

[celica88]

Front and rear grass garden is no bigger than 10x10m each
Electric wired is fine. Our old Bosch has died, but then again it was old and blade was blunt.

Also looking for garden hose. Something 30m at a guess, as the tap is front of the house and needs to reach rear garden for lawn and flowerbeds, then needs to reach the front driveway for car cleaning, passed the front garden of about 10metres.

[x404]

We've have a large back garden and small front garden. Still use our electric Bosch rear roller mower for the front as it's so easy to use and leaves nice stripes! It's around 20 years old, I sharpen the blade every couple of years with a bench grinder, and have had to repair the power hold on button/handle - but other than that I'd still recommend it - especially as it's outlived a lot of other electric garden equipment we've owned. I do clean it and remove all the dusty bits of dried grass from the motor area regularly. We own a large petrol mower for the back though, however when we first moved in, we used the small Bosch to cut vast swathes of lawn for a few months before our new one arrived, never missed a beat, but needed emptying constantly!

As for hoses, yet to find a long term good quality one. Definitely not the dreadful yellow Hozelocks, the worst one we've ever owned. We've been using a standard old style green hashed type for the past 7 years, but it's aging fast especially when used with pressure washer during the very cold weather, it's also extremely difficult to wind up in cold weather. We may try a Gardena one next.

[celica88]

Thanks
You’re right cheap hozelock I’m staying away

I was recommended
https://www.screwfix.com/p/fitt-50m-heavy-braided-...

[Evanivitch]

Bosch Rotak or Stihl are the best corded electric mowers on Which.

I'd get an expanding hose personally, found they've worked quite well and tuck away nicely once finished.

[celica88]

Thanks.
I’ll look at Stihl

Not looking at collapsable due to wanting to use pressure washer

[spikeyhead]

This, no electrickery, or any other power source apart from pushing it.

The 18" cutting deck means that you can do a 10 x 10m lawn in under five minutes.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/webb-46cm-contactless-h...

[Simpo Two]

spikeyhead said:

This, no electrickery, or any other power source apart from pushing it.

The 18" cutting deck means that you can do a 10 x 10m lawn in under five minutes.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/webb-46cm-contactless-h...

I got one that size from B&Q for about £45. Much more sensible for a small lawn than mains or cordless.

[beambeam1]

Hose: Karcher Primoflex - zero issues in 7 years of regular use.

[Chumley.mouse]

I’ve found the best hose is tricoflex.

[celica88]

beambeam1 said:

Hose: Karcher Primoflex - zero issues in 7 years of regular use.

That’s good value, thanks
Need to research how it fairs with pressure washer

[celica88]

Chumley.mouse said:

I’ve found the best hose is tricoflex.

Is that the ultimate tricoflex hozelock or a brand itself?

[OutInTheShed]

I'd suggest putting a second garden tap at the back of the house so you don't need so much hose.

The shorter the hose, less waste, tangles, kinks etc.

As for lawn mowers, depends if you want rotary with wheels, flymo or cylinder.
Cheap wheeled rotary from Qualcast works for us.
Light enough that either of us can use it.

Like with the hose, having extension lead of the right length and sockets in the right places saves time and hassle.

[biggiles]

celica88 said:

Thanks
You’re right cheap hozelock I’m staying away

I was recommended
https://www.screwfix.com/p/fitt-50m-heavy-braided-...

Another vote for the Fitt, easy to get at Screwfix. Much better than standard Hozelock.

[littleredrooster]

celica88 said:

beambeam1 said:

Hose: Karcher Primoflex - zero issues in 7 years of regular use.

That’s good value, thanks
Need to research how it fairs with pressure washer

You're not thinking of using it on the 'pressure' side of a pressure washer though, are you? You'll need something more than 24 Bar burst pressure that this has!

[celica88]

littleredrooster said:

You're not thinking of using it on the 'pressure' side of a pressure washer though, are you? You'll need something more than 24 Bar burst pressure that this has!

I am looking for hose for a power washer
Probably for a Karcher k5 compact

Please explain what’s best required as a match?

[littleredrooster]

celica88 said:

littleredrooster said:

You're not thinking of using it on the 'pressure' side of a pressure washer though, are you? You'll need something more than 24 Bar burst pressure that this has!

I am looking for hose for a power washer
Probably for a Karcher k5 compact

Please explain what’s best required as a match?

It's fine to use ordinary domestic hose to feed water to the Karcher, but not on the pressure side, after the Karcher. For that, you would need a Karcher extension hose with the correct fittings. Even a small pressure washer can develop anything up to 85Bar/1200psi

[snotrag]

Dead impressed with the Flymo EasiStore I bought last year - big advantage being the obvious storage issues.

Super quick to pull out, whizz round the lawn and put away, doesnt take up half the shed.

Corded is absolutely fine so long as you mow away from your power point. I do 170msq of front and back lawn with no issues an never get tangled - you just need to think about what direction your going in and where your cord runs.



Hose - use yellow tricoflex.

[celica88]

littleredrooster said:

It's fine to use ordinary domestic hose to feed water to the Karcher, but not on the pressure side, after the Karcher. For that, you would need a Karcher extension hose with the correct fittings. Even a small pressure washer can develop anything up to 85Bar/1200psi

Ah ha
Got you
No the outlet from pressure washer would be what’s supplied by the unit

Thanks

[celica88]

snotrag said:

Dead impressed with the Flymo EasiStore I bought last year - big advantage being the obvious storage issues.

Super quick to pull out, whizz round the lawn and put away, doesnt take up half the shed.

Corded is absolutely fine so long as you mow away from your power point. I do 170msq of front and back lawn with no issues an never get tangled - you just need to think about what direction your going in and where your cord runs.



Hose - use yellow tricoflex.

Thanks