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Old 28-01-2012, 04:28 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Chris J Dixon Chris J Dixon is offline
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Default New lawnmower

harry wrote:

On Jan 28, 3:55*pm, rbel wrote:
I am thinking of treating myself to a new lawnmower. *The one thing
that has annoyed me with the current Honda rotary is that it will not
cut the grass at the edges of the lawns. *Does anyone know of a
wheeled rotary where the cutting width exceeds the width of the wheel
track? *Given the somewhat uneven surface of the lawns I not
particularly keen on a mower with a rear roller which I suppose would
help get around the problem.


I have seen a Bosch that has overhanging fingers that draw the grass
into the blade. Dunno how well it works.


I have the Bosch Rotak 34, and find it very manoeuvrable on my
smallish lawns. Seems to manage to get to the edges of even the
curved sections.

Chris
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