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Sadly my £35 mower has decided to give up the ghost after 8 years of [s]abuse[/s] use.
Our garden is medium sized, more importantly it is an old railway embankment now terraced. Rough ground and a couple of steep bits to mow.
Suggest me a mower, under or around £200 for this.
So far I have found an AL-KO for £210, and a good few cheap Hyundai's. Both are steel deck, bearing'd wheels and engines I can fix/get parts for.
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Lawn needs cutting
[obvs 😉 ]
duuuh.
That *is* trimmed...
This was three years ago, same spot.
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Nonda OBV but a bit more than your paltry £200 😉
One of these praps: [url= http://www.newlawnmower.co.uk/kaazdanarm-lm5360hxa-21-self-propelled-four-wheel-lawnmower-491-p.asp ]Kaaz/Nonda Hybrid[/url]
I got the one with the roller and it's a beast.
Evening bump
I bought an Al-Ko last year, great on rough ground but it was about £350 I think.
I love my Honda Izzy.
Highly recommended.
+1 for the izzy...
+2 for the Izzy...
Izy is a bit more than my £200... 🙁
I would try and find the extra...
I'm not really up with what's considered good or not brand wise but I bought a petrol Qualcast self propelled one the other week from Argos for £199, I like that so far. Had something like 170 positive reviews?
I'd also recommend the Honda Izzy but only 'coz I've got one. My mate has a bigger garden than me and has had a mountfield-hp185-45cm-125cc-hand-propelled-rotary-petrol-lawn-mower for 5/6 years with no probs.
I tried posting a link but failed
Get yourself to the tip....I bought a Hayter Hawk from our local lads for a tenner. Cleaned the filter, plug and new petrol, and it's the nuts!
That's pretty much what I did last time. The wheel lifting mechanism has now snapped, the engine is still a first time starter...
alko are too heavy, and won't last
my pal the landscape gardener uses viking 253T, lightest most powerful thing he's found yet
Izy is a bit more than my £200
Only by £84 though,
Really, it's worth that bit more.
[url= http://www.gardenmachinerydirect.co.uk/lawn-mowers/honda-petrol-lawn-mowers-izy-hrg416pk.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fh94QaAu1xcit8s_u2przmmc8Q9Wv1v2S5NQUTyqRQxoCwNHw_wcB ]£284 Honda Izzy 416 new. from a proper place too[/url]
Having [s]not mowed the lawn much[/s] wedged a block of wood into the lifting mechanism, I have managed another couple of months from the beast.
It's coming down to local shop with Viking 248 for £220 or much cheaper Hyundai at £150 (according to sales speil Hyundai are selling cheap at the moment for market share, not reflection of quality...hmmm)
I think am heading for the Viking, unless anyone has other suggestion.
ive got something like this.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/mountfield-sp185-45cm-125cc-self-propelled-rotary-petrol-lawn-mower/9722f
its a waste tbh. Much heavier than an electric with very little benefit. I want a roller but cant afford one.
Actually i want a gardener but i cant afford one of those either.