Lawnmowers

Hi, my current lawnmower has burnt out today. It was a cheap 1 from homebase. Lasted 4 yrs.
Now i'm looking for a lawnmower for small to medium gardens.
It must be a hover and collect mower.
Can anyone suggest a good, well built mower?
My budget is around £100.

Thanks.

 

You can get the latest Flymo for that. I've had a similar model for three years and a previous one I had for seven years. They are extremely reliable and can handle a bit of abuse. (not just verbal). But I do think they're a bit underpowered now, they don't "float" as well as the used to.

Digressing, over time, the metal blades can get damaged by stones. I sharpen mine by taking them off and holding the blade against a belt sander, to get rid of any "dings." This can cause an imbalance in the blade if I take slightly more off one side than the other. They aren't a tight fit around the long bolt that secures them to the machine.
What I do is tighten them up finger tight, then slacken off half a turn. I then run the machine for a few seconds in the normal position. The centrifugal force "centres" the blade, it's then just a matter of tightening up the bolt without moving the blade. This gets rid of any vibration the machine might get if I didn't do that.

 

I've heard that flymos recently are a bit flimsy in their build.
I don't want to pay out money for a mediocre mower.

 

I'll sell you my Hubby if you like. he comes with a free ride on :lollol:

 

Dunno that make...

 

I use a Bosch rotary mower which has a roller on it. You can get one for not much more than £100, I think.

Here is my front lawn. I mow regularly and feed well and it comes up quite good.

 

Thats a lovely stripped lawn you have there :gnthb:
I haven't had a lawn for quite a few years now due to having a dog, but prior, always loved mowing the lawn with a cylinder mower, never really took to rotary mowers

 

Thanks for the response.
I ended up buying the Rotary mower
Rotak 320 from Bosch
It cuts really well and extremly light.

 

Shame about your neighbours lawn...............