I'm thinking of buying a petrol mower & don't really want to pay more
than £300.

Am I right in thinking that without the "roto-stop" or "auto-brake"
feature (which only seems to appear on models of £450+) then whenever
I stop to empty the grass box the engine will need re-starting?

Thanks for any advice

Paul

Hi Paul,

Most (if not all) of the lower end petrol mowers have a 'dead man's handle'
so when you release your grip, to empty the grass box, the engine dies and
has to be restarted, it's not too much of a problem as the engine is usually
nice and warm, so shouldn't need priming again.

BTW the Hayter Spirit 41 has been awarded best buy from Which? and it's in
your price bracket at £249 -
http://www.hayter.co.uk/pages/consum...led_push.mhtml
or have a look at Honda -
http://www.honda.co.uk/garden/Garden...ers&MowerType=
or Mountfied - http://www.mountfield-online.co.uk/

HTH

Cheers

Nick
http://www.ukgardening.co.uk