Nick Gray wrote:

As Atwifa said, if you can afford it go for a Hayter - it's what most of the
professionals use.

Not where I work. We have one Hayter, and it *is* good (pulls
powerfully, cuts nicely), but it is expensive, weighs half a ton, and
the bar that connects the rear wheels to the front ones (part of the
cutting-height adjustment) is always bending, causing the mower to be
low on one side.

If I needed versatility and the ability to cope with hard use, I'd go
for an Australian-made two-stroke Victa. They will cut a neat lawn or an
overgrown jungle. That engine is amazingly torquey, and is considerably
lighter than four-stroke engines.