lawnmower

beattiesman

i have a wheeled lawnmower at the moment but due to old age struggle to push it i am thinking of getting a hover mower are they easier to use & can anyone recommend one willing to pay up to £80 also need a garden vacuum aswell.thanks

Farway

I can vouch for hovers being easier to use, some collect the grass & others just chop & let ti fall onto lawn.

Your choice, I've had both types and the non collecting ones are ideal for me, but it would depend on how you personally feel about it.

My current one collects which to me is PIA because I have to keep emptying the grass box

My lawn is really just grass, moss, dandelions & daises and I'm not after pristine sward

Mine's a Flymo but from my experience all work as well, but the more well known should be easier for say spare blades if required

Remember to buy a safety breaker while you're in the shop, could be a life saving tenner well spent

Can't help on the vacuum, from what I've seen most seem to be blowers anyway, just blowing stuff somewhere else

twopenny

I've always had flymos just because they seem to be easier to come by and cheaper.
Even seen them i Lidl. I get mine from Argos but just look for the cheapest price.
I had one without a grass box very light to use but found the clippings got trodden into the house.Now i have grass boxes.
Remember to get a wide one if it's a big lawn though if it's weight is a problem more passes with a smaller one. Very easy to use and you can still make stripes
Remember to clean out the hood after use and brush the filters. Not a lonf or difficult job.
I had an all singing all dancing flymo leaf blower and collector even picked up wet leaves but it was heavy.
Now I have a challenge from Argos. Not tried it at collecting but it's light and effective. Then i just sweep the leaves into a bag.
So I'd say the choice there is the size of the job you need it for.

Ganga

Hover type are a lot easier to use as you can just stand and move them left to right etc. wheeled models like to be pushed /pulled in a straight line but both do a great job . I have just bought a wheeled Bosch to replace a hover flymo and it does a great job but miss being able to do tight areas with the nimble flymo .

wort

With garden vacuum, I was after the cheap arg@s one as it goes half price every so often, told hubby, and he went and bought one from b n q , it’s a Bosch, does both suck and blowing. Unfortunately for me being a weakling I find it too heavy/unwieldy. It does chew up the leaves though so you can empty the bag into compost heap or put in a black bag till it composts to leaf mulch.