"Gordon H" wrote in message
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In message , Corporal Jones
writes

Got through two Flymo 350's in 3 years, 1st one the motor burnt out and
just had the 2nd ones motor shaft snap just as I finished the last cut.

Anybody recommend a decent Hovermower, not the disposable Flymo brand,
around the same size, not a large lawn, only takes about 20 minutes to
cut.

You must be doing something wrong!
I have had my basic Flymo for about 10 years, and gave my old one to a
lady friend. That one must be at least 15 years old and she still
uses it.
My lawns take about 40 minutes plus 15 minutes raking-up time.

I've had a couple of Flymos over the years. They lasted for at least 5 years
each. I now have a rotary mower with wheels, because it is a simple waste of
electicity to use energy to provide lift when wheels will do the job. Sadly
it took me a while to work this out. (The current mower is a Bosch Rotak 40,
in case anyone is interested - works very well indeed).

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John.