On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:34:27 +0000 (UTC), "John"
wrote:

How much care does a petrol mower require for a medium / large garden?
Really would have liked a GOOD electric model, but cannot find such a thing!
What are others thoughts?

Like Janet said, talk to a decent dealer. If you are looking for a
really high quality lawn then a cylinder mower would be the best ( and
most expensive for a good one ) choice, rather than a rotary. The
downside, apart from the initial cost is higher and regular
maintenance costs if you want to keep it working right - in particular
that is grinding the cylinder and grinding or replacing the bottom
blade as required. For a hard working professional machine, that might
be yearly - for you it might be every few years. Otherwise for rotary
or cylinder it's just checking nothing's dropping off and following
the maker's recommendations for oil changes, lubrication and
adjustment. Some good reconditioned second hand cylinder mowers around
at 1/3 to 1/2 of new price but you need to know what you're looking
at. A good dealer will charge around 40 quid an hour for labour - for
that price you get the job done properly, if you don't you should
complain very loudly.

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