It does help lots

Not got sizes of the new lawn, hopefully when the sale completes i can pace it out and find out, just planning till then

not going to bother with mulching, sounds like i need to cut the lawn too often, and it will be played on my the kids and is relatively level so maybe i won't bother with a powered one

my dads is a hayter, and has electric start which would be a bonus Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I am not recommending this site as just found it but has a good selection to look at, no idea whether prices are any good, but leccy start mowers tend to be dear £4-500+ if your going to push it (not self powered) surely pulling a cord is OK. It saves a load of wonga


http://www.justlawnmowers.co.uk/

Buy the best John Deere you can afford,i have two campsites and all my gear is John Deere or Sthil,i work my mowers daily at this time of year,and they never fail to start or do the work you ask of them.
My first year at Eskdale my John Deere was cutting up ganite stone for fun .
You dont need to buy new,second hand out of a dealer,and you get that service and piece of mind that a dealer should give you LOL!.
Good luck Eskdale

found you a nice used john deere pinkie, but it needs a mower attachment

http://www.mascus.co.uk/Agriculture/Used-T...4f0a0.html At work
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you buy it, and i'll pay your neighbours lad a £10er to cut my lawn  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

iain cooper wrote:

ad210358 wrote:

Bought one of these a couple of years back, not the cheapest but by far the best i've had, never liked having to mow the lawn but it really does a good job and is a pleasure to use. I thought a mower was just a mower but but it really backs up the statement "You get what you pay for"


http://www.mowwithus.com/john_deere_r43rs.html

this looks a really good machine, never seen it in B@Q, etc

what made you go for this model ?

Iain

As mentioned the good thing about john deere is their parts backup service, they stock everything , if not at the dealer then in the parts stores in UK or Germany, shipments arrive daily so normally you get the part you need within 2 days.

They even have a web site where you can search on-line parts lists for your machine and order directly through the internet. A man in a JD van brings them to the farm, free delivery . (not sure if single lawn-mower owners will recieve that type of service )

Although like most brands I would avoid their cheapest ranges as they are often just average machines with a famous name badge to bump up the price. At work
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Hayter, B & S engine, solid body, mine's a 1996 model still going strong, keep it serviced - once a year - Turner & Ward in Keighley  Cheers
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If you get one with a B&S engine, make sure if you tip it up that the spark plug end is uppermost, if you don't, it them up and they will only pulse rev after that, can only assume some oil gets passed a seal. 09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
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Lots to go on cheers

My brother text me a pic of a Ryobi reduced to £160 from £240 at B&Q but it just seems too cheap and my Ryobi 180 bit drill set didn't last very long either, just like the drill that they came free with

Do lawnmower places have end of season sales to pick up a bargain  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

greengiant wrote:

If you get one with a B&S engine, make sure if you tip it up that the spark plug end is uppermost, if you don't, it them up and they will only pulse rev after that, can only assume some oil gets passed a seal.

Aaaahhhh... I have that problem and have spent the last few days investigating everything, changing plugs, cleaning filter and carb, but the problem still remains. Is it fixable - cheaply??? Really bugging me.  Chris

What about the green option?

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and a BBQ after,  At work
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ttc546 wrote:

greengiant wrote:

If you get one with a B&S engine, make sure if you tip it up that the spark plug end is uppermost, if you don't, it them up and they will only pulse rev after that, can only assume some oil gets passed a seal.

Aaaahhhh... I have that problem and have spent the last few days investigating everything, changing plugs, cleaning filter and carb, but the problem still remains. Is it fixable - cheaply??? Really bugging me.

Spot on! My plug gets black and carbonated, and the exhaust is sooty also. Thanks for the answer! Chris