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Need a bit of advice on petrol lawnmowers, I'm completely clueless and need a bit of help. My current lawnmower which I inherited has died and need a replacement.
Have seen this Webb for £120
http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/web-webb-petrol-push-mower-118
Is it any good? Or is there anything else with looking at for the same money?
I took the eBay 2nd hand briggs and stratton mower for £60. Theory being they are cheap and easy to fix and get spares for.
Honda, get a honda.....
Honda's look a bit expensive, not sure I can stretch to that.
Did think about 2nd hand, just wasn't sure what to look out for, but will look at Briggs and Strattons
What is there to look out for in a petrol mower?
I've got a petrol one, but having seen the lithium ion types now in Lidl etc I think I'd go for a battery one.
Seem to have more than enough juice for a medium garden.
I've got a battery strimmer already and its great.
My bro-in-law cuts grass for a living. He says as long as it has a Briggs & Stratton motor then you'll be fine.
Bought a Honda about 10 years ago, started first time every time, but now retired as the deck corroded away. Have now bought a fancy aluminium decked Stiga which(as far as lawn mowers go) is great
Do you really want petrol? They are utterly awful for the environment.
Briggs & Stratton, the more expensive ones just have better wheels and possibly drive on them, but they're all basically the same basic mower underneath.
They are utterly awful for the environment.
yes but no electric lead to run over and it has an engine.
Do you really want petrol? They are utterly awful for the environment.
I use about 10litres of fuel a year...
I also spent more time fixing it than actually mowing and the deck has nearly rusted through, there's not much good material left in the handle to bolt together the next time it breaks. Not bad for £60 from home base nearly 10yrs ago. Will be getting a li-ion mower next time.
They're not as bad as you think. And so much nicer to use than an electric on a medium/large area. As for the budget, defo second hand. I'm not a fan of briggs engines, they're never as eager as honda ones. I've cut grass almost every working day for the last 7 years and would always choose honda or kawasaki over briggs.
You could get about 6 hours mowing from 1 litre fuel.
Try ebay, look for a mower that starts easily (make sure the engine's not warm before you start it by putting your hand near/on the exhaust), check the wheels turn ok, the drive works, the deck underneath doesn't look like it's got rust holes about to form. Mower engines are simple and if you get a few year's use form a £120 machine you'll be doing grand.
Got an old Honda with a plastic deck off ebay, took a while for one to come up, but £12 7 years ago, had a new blade since, but longevity potential is good and weighs piss all.
Could do with finding a collection box for it though.
Yeah i think petrol is what I'd like, as the garden is relatively modest.
Borrowed an electric mower to use as i couldn't get my petrol one to run and that made me dislike electric even more. Might have been the flymo mower. But it's so much easier with a petrol one
Thanks glasgowdan that's exactly the info I needed.
Not sure I can be bothered going down the 2nd hand route
Lawnmower died at the weekend. It was inherited from the MIL so didn't owe us anything. We have about a third of an acre some of which is pretty uneven so need something fairly robust. Had a look at Honda ones online and they don't look cheap but not sure if I just need to man up and pay a bit more to get something not made of cheese. Wary of trying second hand off eBay in case I end up with a lemon. Any suggestions?
as an aside how good is lithium mining and disposal for the enviroment ?
Like glasgowdan I do a lot of mowing , we run a couple of Mountfields self propelled jobbies . More than good enough small/medium gardens , plastic tray and plenty of height adjustment for rougher ground .
Check screwfix as well they did have them on offer .
Thanks cheasybeanZ
Sorry for the thread hijack, but I need some lawnmower advice...
The starting cord on my petrol mower seems to jam. I've removed the cord mechanism, which seems fine but the issue seems to be the shaft binding somewhere. If I flip the mower and manually turn the blades, I can ease the binding, however as soon as I right the mower and pull the cord a couple of times, the shaft seems to bind again.
Any ideas?
^ I had one of those Mountfields recommended and its be ace so far. Starts first time every time and cuts really well. For the price it seems good.