What type of mower do you use & why?

Morning!

Just wondering what type of mower you use & why? :D

 

I have a 22" wheeled, petrol rotary. It gives a fair cut if the blade is kept sharp and tackles the job quickly - I mow my own garden and also for two or three of my neighbours, who are not quite as young as they used to be.

This mower is also useful for smashing up prunings, leaves and trimmings etc., so they compost more quickly.

I also have a 1934 Qualcast Panther roller cylinder mower. The person from whom I bought it had it in their family from new! - Still cuts well, but to be honest I'm a bit too lazy to use it often.

It came with the original leaflet:



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What sort of height do you cut the grass to with these mowers?

 

I have a few of my own mowers, and also use several that belong to my clients when I mow their lawns

all mowers are OK in the drt (as long as the mower has wheels and a sharp blade)

 

Thanks for your replies.

I only have a tiny brain (if that!!) so when I think it gives me a headache but heres what's going round my little head at the moment.

1) Is a mower with mulching capabilities all that its cracked up to be?
2) If not, don't buy one.
3) If mulch facility is not required would a rotary mower with a rear roller be a benefit?

I have moss that I need to get rid of but only a certain amount of budget in which to attack the lawn including purchasing of equipment.

Lawn is quite large so raking is perhaps not an option unless a a mower is capable of cutting the moss down so far leaving me to wrestle with the rest over a period of time in managable sections.

So, was just wondering what others that have more experience use as this is my first house with a lawn larger than a postage stamp.

Confused or what 'cos I am!!!

 

Moss is relatively easy to get rid of, even on a big lawn, although it will require a bit of muscle. Once the worst of the wet and cold is over you can use a proprietory moss killer. Then hire a scarifier - not too expensive but good for the lawn.

This will lift out all the dead moss which you can rake up and shift in a wheelbarrow or, if you've bought one, run the mower over, blades raised, and collect the moss in the box.

FYO, I use a cheapish, self-propelled rotary at home, which copes with our, in places, 1 in 4 lawn. At work I use ride on mowers wirth grass collectors. These are fine, if the grass is regularly cut. In the past I've used a mulch mower, which I liked very much but it is even more important to cut frequently or you get horrible clumps of grass.

For the bowling green lawns at one client's, I use a rotary with roller, which gives a striped finish.

In the end, it's your choice!:WINK1:

 

How large is 'Large' ..?

As mentioned by other contributors, a good quaility Weed/Feed /Moss killer is a good plan. Then scarify, you can probably hire an electric scarifyier quite cheaply.

Once you have cleared the lawn of (most) of the moss, do not cut too closely. - shaving the grass and poor draininge is the usual cause of moss in the first place.

 

The bottom part of the lawn is approx 45m x 30m. Then I perhaps have half again in 2 sections.

This will be reduced in size over the years as I am wanting to put in various flower beds and an area for attempting to grow some vegetables, strawberries etc. and some wooden planters & benches.

 

Mowers ride-on or push

Hi Choc,
Ive two mowers, and the garden is 2 x acre's including the orchard (that needs the mower)
The ride on is great for the open grass area but i feel you also need a walk behind "push mower" for getting near the base of trees and around some bendy corners in the garden, the ride on cant get to all the places that the push mower can, Having said this our garden has a few open bedding area"s and a rose tunnel so as you can see "lots of odd turns for the ride -on.

Just a small point ref ride on mowers, it's worth checking every time you use such a mower that all four tyres are inflated to the correct pressure, if one tyre is softer than the others it results in white lines over the turning oints in your lawn.

 

Isn't that from hitting the bends too quickly??

I can't afford a ride on, it will have to be a self propelled.

 

get an Etesia self propelled mower

all problems solved and picks up grass even in a monsoon rain ... its a commercial mower, so with an annual service, it will last you a lifetime

does not do stripes though

 

Only if your the stig