lawn mowers

[Trustmeimadoctor]

managed to kill mine last night little flymo did alright in last garden but obviously new one was just too much

anyway anyone recommend one obviously dont want to spend a fortune if i dont need too

[Trustmeimadoctor]

bosh ones ok ?

[marctwo]

If you're talking electric, Bosch ones seem to be well regarded. I'm happy with mine.

[Johnnytheboy]

Unless it's really scruffy and slopy, rotaries (i.e. with wheels) give a much better cut than hover/flymo types. Simply because they suck the grass upwards towards the blades.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

yeah electric gardens not big enough to need a petrol really :0

will go for teh bosh rotak 40 then seems decent for £118

[rednotdead]

Bought a rotak last month - great little machine, very pleased with it. Leagues ahead of my old Flymo.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Johnnytheboy said:

Unless it's really scruffy and slopy, rotaries (i.e. with wheels) give a much better cut than hover/flymo types. Simply because they suck the grass upwards towards the blades.

its not messy now after i managed to cut most of it last night before it died but it was most probably 5" long when i started tbh im not sure why the builder didnt cut it before we moved in we only have a front garden at the mo the back is just soil and lots of weeds

backs about 11mx9m fronts about 4mx9m so only small ish

last one was a flymo mown vac 900W motor so a rotak with 1700w should be a bit better +_ metal blades rather than crappy plastic things

[Aviz]

Bosch Rotak!

I bought my Rotak 34 after spending ages researching. The reviews on Amazon are all great, and after having had it over 2 years, I agree!! I got mine for £75

Does a good job of stripes too

[Johnnytheboy]

That's a good advert for the mower in question.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

bought the 40 in the end how do i do stripes ?

[marctwo]

Mow in alternate directions on each pass.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

oh that simple then

[Johnnytheboy]

Rotaries will stripe to a degree however you mow as the grass on each side of the mower is flattened slightly in a different direction by the rotating blades. So the stripes will be slightly striped, if you get me.

[rednotdead]

The Rotak has a roller......... only a piss poor plastic one but seems to do the job.