i may buy a new mower for my husband for christmas. anyone have any
recommendations?
i'm north of sydney, the garden backs on to bushland, so it's undulating
and has quite a bit of debris from trees, it's not a bowling green by
any means!
appreciate any input, it's 15 years since i bought a mower and i've no
idea ...

I just bought a Honda HRU19D 4 stroke mower for $729. It has dual mulch and
catcher functions. If you don't want the mulcher type its 30 dollars cheap.

My neighbor next door was using one for many years and swears by it.

So I thought I'd have a go too.

Its easy to start. No need to mix the oil and petrol.

Only bother is - avoiding tipping it the wrong way- otherwise the oil gets
into the wrong places and stuffs up the filter etc..

Having said that- if my neighbor was using something else that he liked and
worked well - I would have got that2.

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:33:46 +1100, jils wrote:

i may buy a new mower for my husband for christmas. anyone have any
recommendations?
i'm north of sydney, the garden backs on to bushland, so it's undulating
and has quite a bit of debris from trees, it's not a bowling green by
any means!
appreciate any input, it's 15 years since i bought a mower and i've no
idea ...

Buy a couple of sheep!

I'll second that. I have a HRU 19R and it starts first time every time.

"Wylie Wilde" wrote in message
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I just bought a Honda HRU19D 4 stroke mower for $729. It has dual mulch and
catcher functions. If you don't want the mulcher type its 30 dollars cheap.

My neighbor next door was using one for many years and swears by it.

So I thought I'd have a go too.

Its easy to start. No need to mix the oil and petrol.

Only bother is - avoiding tipping it the wrong way- otherwise the oil gets
into the wrong places and stuffs up the filter etc..

Having said that- if my neighbor was using something else that he liked
and worked well - I would have got that2.

"jils" wrote in message
u...
i may buy a new mower for my husband for christmas. anyone have any
recommendations?

I know alot of people swear by these Honda mowers. They are no doubt very
good. But I'd go a 2-stroke any day of the week for any terrain. They cut
better rather than chewing the grass as 4-strokes tend to do. Maintenance is
very minimal - the only downside is the petrol-oil mix. They last for
eternity if treated with respect and *very* cheap to fix should something go
wrong.

Where possible, buy Australian!

g'day jils,

go to a specialist shop they will sell you top of the range good
quality and backed with good advice.

you buy from a discounter you get what you pay for was like that years
ago when i was in the mower shop and glad to see it is still like that
today.

machines that come to mind masport, honda, rover.



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May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

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g'day bob,

just can't figure this one it matters not to the blades what engine is
turning them, i mowed lawns for years our 4 strokes cut neat they had
to, for rough cutting 2 blades is better for fine neat work 4 blades
is the go. and with the victa being the only common alternative 2
stroke i can safely say there are no reliable 2 strokes with
durability on the market place but then if the ground is that rough
and undulating there may be no choice.

but a speciaist shop should steer them right in the section.

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May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
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"gardenlen" wrote in message
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g'day bob,

just can't figure this one it matters not to the blades what engine is
turning them, i mowed lawns for years our 4 strokes cut neat they had
to, for rough cutting 2 blades is better for fine neat work 4 blades
is the go.

More to do with the characteristics of the motors themselves. You see, the 4
strokes are lower revving, therefore they have more of a tendency to chew
the lawn when the going gets tough. The 2 strokes have copious amounts of
tourque and rev comparatively higher, therefore giving a cleaner cut. Maybe
they have improved since I last used one about 10 years ago.

Mind you, all this is just my opinion.

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:33:46 +1100, jils wrote:

i may buy a new mower for my husband for christmas. anyone have any
recommendations?
i'm north of sydney, the garden backs on to bushland, so it's undulating
and has quite a bit of debris from trees, it's not a bowling green by
any means!
appreciate any input, it's 15 years since i bought a mower and i've no
idea ...


Be guided by those that mow 10 - 20 lawns a day/six days a week,(VIP,Jim's
ect). They all use Hondas. Why? becase they are the best.

unless things have changed when i was mower mechanic all engines
revved at around 3,500rpm 2stroke or 4stroke on lawnmowers.

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.users.bigpond.com/gardenlen1

thanks for all the input, much appreciated. however, i've exercised my
prerogative and decided to buy him a compound mitre saw instead.

big round of applause for the first person to say: you can't cut the
grass with one of those ...

jils wrote:
i may buy a new mower for my husband for christmas. anyone have any
recommendations?
i'm north of sydney, the garden backs on to bushland, so it's undulating
and has quite a bit of debris from trees, it's not a bowling green by
any means!
appreciate any input, it's 15 years since i bought a mower and i've no
idea ...