aka Robbie wrote in message
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Is there such a thing as a new, cheap and reliable lawnmower? If so I need
one.

Put this way, I have an old Black and Decker Stripemaster, with a very
blunt
blade. I popped to a few garden centres over the bank holiday weekend to
see
if I could get a new blade. Most looked blank and one laughed saying "yeah
right. Black and Decker stopped making lawnmowers over 10 years ago mate.
You'll never get a new blade for that piece of history"!!!!

So, a new mower it is.

Ideally I would be after a cylinder mower that stripes my lawn. Electric
not
push (though petrol would be tempting). But so long as it covers the
following points I will be happy:
a) It stripes
b) It is reliable
c) I don't have to do the hard work (ie no pushing), except emptying the
cuttings
d) It doesn't cost much £'s

Any ideas????

Peter



Hello Peter,

I know that Qualcast make electric cylinder mowers. I use their Panther 30
cylinder push mower, and wouldn't use anything else now. I saw the push
mower recently priced around £35, and I can't imagine that their electric
version is very much dearer. Mine stripes, although the roller isn't very
heavy and may not produce the standard of stripe you're used to. The
electric one may well be heavier. Worth looking at.

Spider