Lawn mower????

Windlepoons

as already mentioned, the Bosch mowers are great.

I recently purchased this one and have no complaints at all.
http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-power-tools/lawnmowers/electric_rotary_lawnmowers/Bosch-Rotak-370-Ergoflex-Lawnmower-12698622?skuId=13219327

I did a lot of user review reading before I chose a mower and the Bosch Rotak reviews were nothing short of excellent.

My turf was layed 3 weeks ago and seems to be growing at an amazing rate, so far I find I am cutting it every 3 to 4 days, I have nearly reached the recommended 1" height, I reckon ill be there in a couple more cuts.

System

we are going to get this one http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-power-tools/lawnmowers/electric_rotary_lawnmowers/Rotary-1000w-Electric-Lawnmower-11337556?skuId=11848262

the grass box is small apparently but its no real problem emptying it .

samsyerman1

I also bought a Bosch lawnmower on Amazon in August 2010. Today the mower just stopped working and I think the motor may have failed. I wonder if anyone on the forum thinks that this is a reasonable time period for a mower to last. For the record I have used the mower approx 30 times during the last two years, and it cost me £150. I have not been able to make any progress on the Bosch website, or on the Amazon site.

Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.

wakeupalarm

That's an interesting question, what is the average life of a lawn mower and is there a difference in life span between rotary, hover, cylinder either electric or petrol mowers.

Also when people say they have a small, average or large garden what do they mean as in size wise in meters or feet if you prefer?

lardlikesdogs

Mowers should last a good 10 years or so but I fear I lot of people miss use there mowers by putting them under strain eg not cutting every 7-10 days waiting until the grass is long then cutting it far too short all putting to much strain on the motor, not cleaning out the air vents etc etc etc , You often find the old man who cuts his grass every few days and always takes care of his mower has had it for years.

anotheruser

I admit I wait to cut mine until it's around 10cm long. However I will be doing it a lot more now as I need to cut it short, then spread some seed.

But I agree, what is your mowing frequency? I would have thought it would last more than three years. At least I hope mine lasts longer! But then I tend to take care of things a lot more these days, like cleaning out (with a damp cloth) the vacuum cleaner every 2nd use.

tired_dad

3.5m wide and 8m long

forget petrol. Anything electric from the mainstram stores will do you.

cyclonebri1

tired_dad wrote: »

If you like stripes then get a rotary with a rear roller (2 front wheels, roller at the back).

Petrols are just fantastic. Very quick and will handle long grass if you leave it long between shaves. I would never buy an electric again as I found they did not last long, it was a pain handling the cord and not so great with long grass.

A small Hayter or Honda may seem an bigger outlay but if serviced will out live you.

I have to say that I did buy a Hayter about 15 years ago, the quality was poor to be honest, not even on a par with the Mountfield I had after.
It simply rotted away inspite of dry storage, I think the quality isn't exactly what it used to be.
Anything with a Briggs and Stratton engine will be fine engine wise, Honda too, but Honda have a reputation of being expensive re service and spares

For me 7 years is about the life of any run of the mill petrol mower, and it usually is the underside guides and the wheels that give up 1st.