There have been threads about this but nothing I can see recently, so here goes!
I don't have a huge garden, less than 300m2. A few years ago I ditched the plug in electric, because it was a pain cutting around the cable. Unfortunately I did what I always do and went cheap - a Homebase battery powered thing, that just can't cut it (forgive the pun) - doesn't have the power to go through slightly shaggy grass, loses charge really quickly.
So I'm considering a petrol mower. As I see it, more convenient (more torque to blast through longer grass), but more hassle (regular (self?) servicing).
Anyone got pearls of wisdom for me?
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Dad owned it for a good 25 years before I had it, and I got 10 years out of it before it finally died and obsolete parts were very expensive. I still got £150 selling it as not working.
Buy a good one and you'll get decades out of it.
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If you go shopping, look for one with an aluminium or plastic deck (the thing below the engine that houses the cutting-blade on a rotary mower). Steel ones rot long before the engines ever wear out.
I have a selection of petrol tools like a genny, Shredder, rotavator, and two mowers so it’s worth the hassle for me, it might be better to get a quality branded battery in the current situation.
But they are dirty, smokey, smelly, heavy and of course run on fossil fuel.
How hard your grass is to cut really just comes down to how often you cut it.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Added bonus of a cordless mower: you get a bit more at the top end of your garden
If I needed a new mower I'd get rechargeable. Currently have a 12 year old Bosch electric and just about avoid cutting the cable each time.
My collection includes a lawnmower, a hedge trimmer, a pole cutter, a chain saw, and a strimmer. The only disappointment is the chain saw, which only cuts through a branch a bit thicker than the pole cutter can cope with, whereas petrol chain saws are distinctly sturdier. The lawnmower does a good job, and is very manoeuvrable because of it's light weight.
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