"JB" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:32:12 +0100, "JP in Lon"
wrote:

Looking for a cheap, reliable/quality Hand Lawnmower.

Seen:
Qualcast Panther 30 Hand Mower
Alko Classic 28-5 Hand Propelled Lawn Mower
ALKO Classic 38-5 Hand Mower
CASTEL Easycylinder 38 Hand Mower
Einhell HRM40 Hand Mower

Anyone got any reviews/recommends on the above mowers?

TIA.

I use a Qualcast Panther 30. It works well but is prone to clogging on
the first cut of the year (but then again so is everything). It's also
a little bit light weight so on damp grass has a slight tendency to
skid rather than turn the blade (oh and the collecting box occsionally
fals off but I generally don't use that anyway)

That's the one I was mainly looking at really...


OTOH, it's cheap, faster than using an electric for a small area, very
green and if it breaks you can fix it yourself.

The cheap bit is the main reason... it's £20+ cheaper than any other one.
But, if there are any big flaws in it or another is vastly better than that
one, and is worth
going for 20quid more, I'd rather do that, however so far the QC is ahead.

Thanks for that.

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J.P. in London.