I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

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Which of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile /
Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god /
Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested.

Frederick Williams wrote:
I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

what size is the lawn
what sort of finish do you want - stripes or not
Will you be cutting regularly
Is your grass often wet when you want/need to cut it.
Electric or petrol
How fit are you (to push or need a mower with driven wheels)

Give us some clues and we can help.

Bob

Bob Minchin wrote:

Frederick Williams wrote:
I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

what size is the lawn

Tiny: twenty four square metres.

what sort of finish do you want - stripes or not

Finish? I just want it short!

Will you be cutting regularly

If my wife has her way I will.

Is your grass often wet when you want/need to cut it.

It seems so ('need' that is, it's never a case of 'want', see previous
line).

Electric or petrol

The former probably.

How fit are you (to push or need a mower with driven wheels)

Engine- rather than human-driven is essential.

Give us some clues and we can help.

Is that what is known as a hostage to fortune?

It may be relevant that it is uneven.

--
Which of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile /
Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god /
Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested.

"Frederick Williams" wrote in message
...
Bob Minchin wrote:

Frederick Williams wrote:
I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of
them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

what size is the lawn

Tiny: twenty four square metres.

what sort of finish do you want - stripes or not

Finish? I just want it short!

Will you be cutting regularly

If my wife has her way I will.

Is your grass often wet when you want/need to cut it.

It seems so ('need' that is, it's never a case of 'want', see previous
line).

Electric or petrol

The former probably.

How fit are you (to push or need a mower with driven wheels)

Engine- rather than human-driven is essential.



24 sq.m.

Assuming 1/3rd of a metre width of cut = a 72m length of cut.

Assuming you mow at 1m per sec (slow walking speed) = 72 seconds. Job done!

I would suggest you get a decent push mower. It'll take 72 sec. faffing
about getting the lead ready for an electric mower and that's without the
putting away.


mark

Frederick Williams wrote:

I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

It is a long time since I had a cylinder mower. They can give a
very good finish, but if you have any coarser grass in your mix,
if you leave it too long between cuts, you will get tufts left
every time.

Turning to the horizontally rotating cutters, a hover has to use
one fan to keep it in the air, which therefore blows the grass
downwards, plus, if grass is to be collected, another one to
attempt to suck up the clippings. Wheeled mowers only need the
single fan and lifts the grass straight into the collector.

I have the Rotak 34, and find it very manoeuvrable on my smallish
lawns.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

On Aug 18, 3:11*pm, Frederick Williams
wrote:

I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden. *

I have one - it's called "the wife"!

Frederick Williams wrote:
Bob Minchin wrote:
Frederick Williams wrote:
I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

what size is the lawn

Tiny: twenty four square metres.

what sort of finish do you want - stripes or not

Finish? I just want it short!

Will you be cutting regularly

If my wife has her way I will.

Is your grass often wet when you want/need to cut it.

It seems so ('need' that is, it's never a case of 'want', see previous
line).

Electric or petrol

The former probably.

How fit are you (to push or need a mower with driven wheels)

Engine- rather than human-driven is essential.

Give us some clues and we can help.

Is that what is known as a hostage to fortune?

It may be relevant that it is uneven.

OK rough lawn - rotary is best - will cut when wet but not long and wet.

Agree thermal cutout will stop the smoke escaping.

Wheeled version if you want grass pick up

but I would avoid the hovers that claim to pick up.

Try your local garden machinery shop to get information as to which
machines have cutouts and then buy as cheaply as possible elsewhere or
on line.

Good Luck


Bob

Do you need grass collection or not. Many of the rotaries are useless at
this task, especially on damp grass.
Brian

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"Frederick Williams" wrote in message
...
I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

--
Which of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile /
Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god /
Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested.

moghouse wrote:

On Aug 18, 3:11 pm, Frederick Williams
wrote:

I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

I have one - it's called "the wife"!

My wife has one, it's called "me"!

--
Which of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile /
Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god /
Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested.

Brian Gaff wrote:

Do you need grass collection or not. Many of the rotaries are useless at
this task, especially on damp grass.

Not needed.
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"Frederick Williams" wrote in message
...
I will be grateful if anyone can recommend a lawnmower for a small
garden.

Cylinder mowers _must_ have a thermal cut-out (or whatever it might be
called). What considerations are relevant if choosing between rotary
and hover mowers?

[Why are they called "rotary" mowers? Something rotates in all of them,
doesn't it?]

If replying please keep in mind that you are addressing a person with
limited knowledge and brain-power.

--
Which of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile /
Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god /
Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested.

My wife and I used to share. I would get the mower from the shed, connect it to the electricity supply, empty the cuttings box, and put it away again. She would push the mower around. She honestly thought she was helping me - giving me time to do other things.
Bigal;