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from Trevor Barton contains these words:

Rocket wrote:
Hi group,

Does anyone here rate Mountfield rotary mowers with the rear roller,
either
push or self-propelled for professional use or should I be looking
at Honda
or Hayter?

I have a Mountfield M3 rear roller about 4 years old, and I wouldn't buy
another. It's one of the worst pieces of engineering I have ever had the
misfortune to come across.

I have a Hayter which I bought second hand, ex-hire, in 1984 and it's
still going strong :-)

Janet.