Which of these mowers

vansboy

Hi All!

Which of these B&Q(or other sugestions invited) pleaese....for 90'x30' front & similar size back garden...

Homelite HL454SP Petrol Rotary Mower £132


Homelite HL454HP Petrol Rotary Mower £139


Mountfield Petrol Engine Lawnmower HP474 £132


Couldn't ost a direct link, but all shown in http://www.diy.com

Thanks in advance

VB

vansboy

bumpity bump!

Vibrant

Hi,
Any of them would do the job, but I would stick with the hand propelled versions, as they are lighter and there are less parts to go wrong.
I do have a slight prejudice against Mountfields, as they were well known for the wheels dropping off, a while back. But I haven't heard anything recently, so they are probably okay now.

I use a Champion R484P, which looks very similar to the Homelite HL454HP. I got it from Focus:
http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/Garden-Power-Tools/Champion-R484P-Petrol-Push-Mower/invt/180168&bklist=
It has been very reliable, despite a fair amount of hardwork (I garden for a living, but not an enormous amount of lawn mowing), I estimate it has cut around 960 lawns from new.
Maintenance is simple, sharpen the blade as needed, an oil change twice a year and new spark plug filter once a year. Although all the bolts need regular checks, as they tend to unscrew.

Jnelhams

Petrol mowers can be a pain in grass, when you have to get them serviced, it can be jolly expensive. My Garden is over 35m long, and 10m wide, and I use an Electric Bosch Rotorak with grass box, brilliant, and no mucking about filling petrol cans at 1.04 a litre....

skintscotslass

Hi

I've got one of the Homelite ones. My BF thinks its great. Its one of those things that all the boys want to have a shot off. My Dad has even volunteered to cut the grass. The only downside to it (but I dont think its a downside ) is that I dont have the upper body strength to pull the cord to start the motor or to actually start pushing it. However, none of the men have had any problem. I am obviously a puny little girl