On Jun 11, 1:45 pm, "Cat(h)" wrote:
On Jun 11, 11:58 am, Rick wrote:





Hello, group.

First post here. I live in North Hampshire in a Victorian terrace with,
to judge from the "finds" recently dug up, a Victorian garden too!

Last weekend we laid a small lawn where once there was a patio,
and it seems to being doing well, so we'll be needing a mower soon.

Perhaps it's turning 40, perhaps is something else, I don't know, but
I find myself wanting a push-mower instead of a 20-quid electrified
plastic wonder from the orient. This is despite the warnings of others
that they're hard to push, you can't cut wet or long grass with them
and they leave "tram lines" in the grass.

Am I being naive in believing that modern contactless mowers (that'll
be the Brill, then) are actually easy to use and functional, or are my
advisers (that'll be the in-laws, then) right?

Any anecdotes or experiences of these modern push mowers would be
gratefully received.

I cut my 1/2 acre lawn with one of those (castlegarden) and it is
great. I don't see "tram tracks" - though it does produce stripes, but
then, all mowers do, so far as I know. Mine starts first time every
time and can be used to either mulch or bag grass clippings. But I'm
not sure what is "modern" about it, seen as I recall mowing my
parents' garden many moons ago with something pretty much exactly the
same - just clunkier to set the mowing height, but probably due to age
and wear rather than older technology...
If your lawn is small, you're probably ok with your flymo. But if
it's larger, maybe a petrol push mower may be better. If it is
steeply sloped, or if you're a bit of a slouch, you might want to
consider a self-propelled mower.

Cat(h) (amateur mower only)- Hide quoted text -

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I've just re-read the OP's post, and it suddenly strikes me that he
may be talking about one of those manual old fashioned push mowers...
I have no experience of that, and if that was your question, Rick,
humblest apology for the misunderstanding.
Cat(h)