Which mower?

We have a tiny lawn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22351913@N07/2752895366/
and a hovermower microlight to mow it. Although the mowing is fairly easy, the hover action means it chucks grass miles in all directions and I spend longer sweeping the yard and patios than I do mowing!
It's such a small area, I was thinking of getting a hand pushed one, although I'm not bothered about having stripes.
Argos have this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...28/c_2/2|cat_10198728|Lawnmowers|10198943.htm
which is nice price wise, but looks a little cheap?
Anyone got one of these or have anything else to share about lawnmowing?

 

Daisy, it`s not the looks that count, but the cutting ability.:D:thumb:

 

Husquvarna do a push mower, pricey but might be worth a look.

 

hello daisybelle
That is a little lawn ! The Argos make Challenge push mower will be a serviceable tool . My friend has a tiny lawn and he astro turfed it - maybe worth considering.

 

I have a hand mower just like yours except that it's a homebase one.

I decided to go green and save electricity and get fit.

I have to say that I struggle with it, but then my lawn is much bigger than yours
The down side of a mower like this is that you need the grass to be dry in order to mow it, a bit of a problem in this county. This means that you may end up with the grass getting long which makes mowing very hard work. (but then that's me with my big lawn.)

My problem at first was that it kept jamming in the long grass and the grass cutter box would fly forward and throw the grass over the front of the mower. I now don't bother with it and just sweep the grass up manually.

Another drawback is that it can't go right to the edge like a hover can. you get to the edge and the wheels drop into the border, I'm going to put a stone edge to my lawn so that the mower can get to all the grass.

It sounds like bad press, but for your little lawn, it may be great, no more faffing about with plugs and getting tangled in leads, not to mention the savings in electricity.

 

Thanks for your thoughts guys
Dai, I meant it looked cheaply built quality wise-it can look how it likes for me-lol!
The Husquvarna would be more than I wanted to spend, although it does look quality.
Nursewhen, I already have a strimmer, as the hover doesn't get to the edge either, so that wouldn't be a problem.

 

I'd go for the electric rotary that's £39 in Argos. Rotaries normally collect well (you can use then to collect leaves in the autumn) so that extra £10 will be well spent.

 

I tried a Husquvarna push mower when I was looking to replace my beloved Qualcast Panther (RIP - rust in peace). It cut really well but the cuttings "box" was a flimsy afterthought and would have driven me nuts. I ended up buying a Bosch Rotak 40 which isn't bad and collects every blade of grass you cut. But when that conks out - no doubt in a few years' time - I'll get a Husquvarna and build my own cuttings box somehow.

 

Hmmm, the qualcast panther looks good and still in budget I think.