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Ordered! Stonking

Even if I had an endless supply for free, I still wouldn't want one of these because of the endless frustrating replacement of blades whilst edging grass adjacent a hard border (as per many paths, fencing, etc).

From where

i found these on amazon which states they are compatible but can't vouch for quality though as i have never used them https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09DK22CBS?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_N2JR9Q7K5BT42608RG8A

Decent enough unit pretty comparable to the Bosch green one I also have. Blades are much cheaper for this & just as effective. Don't expect to wade through tall grass with it chomping it's way ahead - definitely more of an in & out affair to allow the blade to build speed back up. Did a decent size really overgrown lawn last week on two 3Ah batteries & wore one blade out on the edging to the slabs. If you steer clear of hard surfaces the blades will last ages & they are pretty flexible.

Really struggle with the string on these things, just gets tangled up and I rage quit them.

Thanks I was looking for one and went with your suggestion. Little cheaper and looks like good product from the specs. Cheers

There was a £35 550w one at Homebase (Powerbase one) with all the above plus a wheel to edge lawns easier. Took a gamble and was pleasantly surprised how good it is. Head adjusts too as well as the handle so no end of comfy positions for folks of all sizes - hope this info helps! Same as the Qualcast GT3011 in appearance. Wear goggles though FFS as if the line breaks on anything hard when edging sideways on it doesn't half fly off at speed....spare spool with it too although I bought some Stihl 2.4mm square line for 5-6 notes off Ebay for 20m.

correct - it will work fine for such a basic lawn mower engine.

that's a lot of lawn mower oil for domestic use - 600ml per year so you will using this for 8 years

A strange oil to my eyes... Colour of 4.0 suggests its mainly old fashioned, solvent extracted, heavy mineral base oil. There's no VII polymer in it of course. Total Base Number (TBN) is quoted as 11.0 so it contains a lot of metallic detergent (why so high?). No mention of ZDDP but I assume it contains some. Other components?? Probably not given its low price. Does this stuff genuinely meet API SJ? I strongly doubt it but there's no way of telling. I'm sure it's okay in a lawnmower but I might stick to a cheap, properly formulated Mannol 5W30 PCMO for peace of mind.

I have always used my car oil, in this case Castrol GTX 10w /40 in my lawn mowers and never had a problem.

As far as I can see Haines McGregor we’re a brand agency engaged to develop the Hozelock group. Doesn’t look like a Hozelock and the pipe looks like a cheap pipe I bought from B&Q once.

Yes discontinued, just providing a comparison for this model though obviously prices have gone up.

Can't find the Aldi one available anywhere! Looks like it's been discontinued as it states "no longer available" as opposed to "out of stock" :(

Looks similar but not as good to the Aldi one I got last year. Paid £34.99 for mine and still working well. Has a 3 year guarantee as well (y)

Is McGregor part of the Hozelock brand? Doesn’t look like a Hozelock reel.

FYI For any old 2 stroke Vespa owners out there, this is used as gearbox oil, Good price. I normally get this for my old 2 smokers tho'

I think the main selling point for me is that my lawnmower takes 600ml, so I don't have to measure, and I don't have 400ml of leftover unsealed oil absorbing water in my shed for a year.

Been using10-40 oil in my honda mowers for the last 10 years and they're still going strong. Cant see the point with sae30 when multi grade (its cheaper also) works just as well.

This is engine oil for lubrication, not fuel

This £6.50 litre, 5litres of the Molyslip £2.36 litre (I think)