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Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:10 pm Post subject: Best mower?
https://www.honda.co.uk/garden/lawnmowers/HRG465SD/specifications/ or https://www.mountfieldlawnmowers.co.uk/sp555-53cm-self-propelled-aluminium-deck-lawnmower.html or something else, similar? It won't get especially looked after, the ground is not a bowling green, and I want it to last forever. Any experience of the brands, or models? I loved my last Honda... Took the fire to kill it.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:26 pm Post subject:
Have you not got enough space to justify a ride-on?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:30 pm Post subject:
Both are powered by Honda engines, so should be reliable. My dad used to have a John Deere push along that went on for years (not sure whether it died or is still down at the farm somewhere). May I suggest a very economical solution, though; linky

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:31 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Have you not got enough space to justify a ride-on?

Yeah, go on

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46293
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:39 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Both are powered by Honda engines, so should be reliable. My dad used to have a John Deere push along that went on for years (not sure whether it died or is still down at the farm somewhere).

May I suggest a very economical solution, though; linky

go piggies

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:59 pm Post subject:

Please do not buy anything cheap and Chinese.

A mower with a Briggs & stratton engine will be easy to service and repair and you can get parts widely available.

I like Mountfields - John services around 300 every year, and likes these, Hayters and Hondas.
If you take the time to clean off the crap underneath them, check the oil and change the petrol before using it in the start of the season you shouldnt have any long standing problems.
Servicing really does extend the life of your mower - sharp blades will not tax the engine, and clean filters and correct oil levels will run it sweet.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 5:24 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

sean wrote:

Have you not got enough space to justify a ride-on?

Yeah, go on

Had one, it was more trouble than it was worth once I stopped needing to cut football pitches in the field.

I do have a tractor, quad, 4x4 and an Audi sport. I've enough vehicles for fun.

Are both those ok, then Lorraine? I was struck on the Honda, but I hate our local dealer, and B&Q have the Mountfield at big discount currently.

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 5:55 pm Post subject:
My mowers are 'antique' so can't comment on new stuff other than .... I scrap about a dozen mowers a year - mostly flymos and cheap chinese tat. Only ever scrapped a couple of Mountfields and don't think I've ever scrapped a Honda. Honda build quality is ace. I have a Honda genny that can sit in shed over a year and still start within 2 pulls then one pull thereafter.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46293
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 6:09 pm Post subject:

we built a good cart round a brigs engine when i was a kid

the motor is ace unmounted and running round the floor

old and solid has merit

avoid hover things

my gran had a victorian push mower that was ace once it was moving

roller flywheel gears .proper( non )steam punk ,as good as owt for a 1/4 acre or so ,a bit of oil and a file made it work very well
as a small kid once i could reach the handles it was easy

a powered version is easy though

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 6:32 pm Post subject:
My next mower will have to have proper tyres/wheels. The current one is a Castel. It has a Honda engine which I can't fault, steel deck, 53cm cut, but I'm on my second set of nasty moulded plastic wheels. They just wore away. It's a 4 mile trek each time we cut the grass and they're just not up to it.

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 7:48 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

I do have a tractor, quad, 4x4 and an Audi sport. I've enough vehicles for fun.

What about a motorbike? The most fun I can have with my clothes on.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46293
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 8:26 pm Post subject:
beware the orthopedic surgery from the quietist of motorbike spills fast ones have ballistic impacts lawnmowers are fairly safe unless you put your hand in the pto

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 8:36 pm Post subject:
Yeah, thrilling as they are, I've always considered motorbikes to be on a par with hard drugs - it's only going to end one way.....

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46293
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 8:47 pm Post subject:
bikes are fare less safe

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 8:48 pm Post subject:
my vote is for posh old pusher

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