Hi all,
Looking for some suggestions on a petrol lawn mower, please?
Something sub-£200, I don't think I need a self propelled model as my front and back garden measure about 8x5m each.
My local Lidl had these in today for £149: lidl.co.uk/p/g…483 - They had something similar on HUKD last year for £99 which went hot. This looks like an upgraded version which fixes some of the complaints (steel base, 7 adjustable cut heights, etc).
Or should I hold off for a Honda or Hyundai mower second hand? Maybe even a good condition Briggs & Stratton Mountfield for £70-100, would that do me wrong? I find it hard to judge how old the second mowers are... Might end up with a load of junk.
Thanks for any advice!
Looking for some suggestions on a petrol lawn mower, please?
Something sub-£200, I don't think I need a self propelled model as my front and back garden measure about 8x5m each.
My local Lidl had these in today for £149: lidl.co.uk/p/g…483 - They had something similar on HUKD last year for £99 which went hot. This looks like an upgraded version which fixes some of the complaints (steel base, 7 adjustable cut heights, etc).
Or should I hold off for a Honda or Hyundai mower second hand? Maybe even a good condition Briggs & Stratton Mountfield for £70-100, would that do me wrong? I find it hard to judge how old the second mowers are... Might end up with a load of junk.
Thanks for any advice!
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sorted byIf you can get self propelled it will help as it's more about the levels in your garden than the size. Pushing a petrol mower uphill (even just a small incline) is not easy.
Found similar with my Mountfield/Briggs & Stratton engined mower which eventually fell apart due to rust. (Would have lasted longer if I'd looked after it ). Do you get your Honda mower serviced btw?
I haven't yet no but I do plan on. Mainly for the cutting blade getting sharpened I think. The engine seems fine but when I phoned the local service place recently they said I'd have to leave it with them for a month which put me off(they were just so busy and had 80 mowers in at the time). Will likely look again at some point but it still works well years later so not sure I really need to. I just stay on top of basic maintenance and cleaning and it's been flawless.
That's interesting - thanks. I started getting it serviced regularly during winter and found the servicing costs mounting up.. I was debating buying a cheaper mower as a 5 years 'disposable' purchase and just run it into the ground before replacing it like for like. I'll have to think about this
Yeah the service costs seem overly high in my opinion. I was quoted the same for my strimmer as I was for the mower so not sure it makes economical sense, certainly not to do it very often, maybe once a decade would suffice! Other than the blade sharpening I can do it all myself I would imagine though. I think it will just work forever more, it seems bullet proof and has been going a long time already so maybe I'll not bother in the future.
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