Quick advice - Flymo vs Qualcast
 

I've got an overgrown mini lawn about 10'x20'
About to get my first mower & Trimmer.

Homebase have 20% off today so I'm going for

Strimmer = Black&Decker GL686 for 44.99-20% = £36

And choice of Flymo HC350(1500w) or Qualcast EasyTrak 320(1000w) both on
sale 69.99 (Just spotted the Qualcast even cheaper at Argos though 54.99,
which is interesting now Argos own Homebase) Anyway, just from an
engineering perspective I suspect qualcast is simpler thus better. More
watts are used for cutting the grass rather than hovering???

I've never used a mower before and hope to purchase in the next hour
(Else I'll have to leave it 'till tomorrow)

Any suggestions which?

Cheers,
Lordy

Quick advice - Flymo vs Qualcast
 

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:34:22 +0000, Lordy wrote:

I've got an overgrown mini lawn about 10'x20' About to get my first mower
& Trimmer.

Homebase have 20% off today so I'm going for

Strimmer = Black&Decker GL686 for 44.99-20% = £36

And choice of Flymo HC350(1500w) or Qualcast EasyTrak 320(1000w) both on
sale 69.99 (Just spotted the Qualcast even cheaper at Argos though 54.99,
which is interesting now Argos own Homebase)

Turns out both are cheaper at Argos (reserve at store) compared to
Homebase + 20% discount! and the Strimmer is only 3quid more.

Lordy

Quick advice - Flymo vs Qualcast
 

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:34:22 +0000, Lordy wrote:

I've got an overgrown mini lawn about 10'x20' About to get my first mower
& Trimmer.
...snip...
And choice of Flymo HC350(1500w) or Qualcast EasyTrak 320(1000w) both on
sale 69.99 (Just spotted the Qualcast even cheaper at Argos though 54.99,
which is interesting now Argos own Homebase)

Not one of your choices, but we've enjoyed our Qualcast Panther 30
cylinder mower. No cords, no hassle, not expensive (38 quid at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...216187-6640755).
Somehow the simplicity of it makes me smile and cut the lawn more often.

A few caveats, though....
(1) cutting width is small (30cm), so only good for small lawns
(2) grass catcher is rudimentary and somewhat awkward. I sometimes use
it, but it falls off fairly easily and makes maneuvering a little more
difficult.
(3) the side wheel drive means you can't cut too close to the edges.
I've adjusted my lawn and border design to make this easy, though.

FWIW

Quick advice - Flymo vs Qualcast
 

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:13:51 +0100, Rob Barrett wrote:

Not one of your choices, but we've enjoyed our Qualcast Panther 30
cylinder mower. No cords, no hassle, not expensive (38 quid at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...216187-6640755).
Somehow the simplicity of it makes me smile and cut the lawn more often.

Thanks I got the Flymo HC350 in the end. I just picked the one that had
the biggest discount :)

Lordy

Quick advice - Flymo vs Qualcast
 

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:13:51 +0100, Rob Barrett
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:34:22 +0000, Lordy wrote:

I've got an overgrown mini lawn about 10'x20' About to get my first mower
& Trimmer.
...snip...
And choice of Flymo HC350(1500w) or Qualcast EasyTrak 320(1000w) both on
sale 69.99 (Just spotted the Qualcast even cheaper at Argos though 54.99,
which is interesting now Argos own Homebase)

Not one of your choices, but we've enjoyed our Qualcast Panther 30
cylinder mower. No cords, no hassle, not expensive (38 quid at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...216187-6640755).
Somehow the simplicity of it makes me smile and cut the lawn more often.

A few caveats, though....
(1) cutting width is small (30cm), so only good for small lawns
(2) grass catcher is rudimentary and somewhat awkward. I sometimes use
it, but it falls off fairly easily and makes maneuvering a little more
difficult.
(3) the side wheel drive means you can't cut too close to the edges.
I've adjusted my lawn and border design to make this easy, though.

FWIW

Late response I know but I'd second the hand powered push mower as the
best choice. I've a lawn of about 30' x 20' and after the first cust
of the year the hand push mower is more efficient and faster than any
of the powered mowers.