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Hello,
I bought a Bosch electric lawnmower around 2001-2002. It has an induction motor, so it's fairly quiet. I have only had to change the capacitor once. I have two grumbles with it: if the grass is slightly wet, it doesn't go into the collection basket very well. Perhaps this is a problem with all mowers? My other grumble is no matter which direction I go in, I always seem to get the cable in the way. Tonight I got the wire caught on something and the mower has stopped working. I think the switch may have been pulled out of position. I will have a proper look when I have more time, but it has made me wonder whether it is time to look to upgrade. My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, a greenhouse, raised beds, etc. but it is finding the time and the weather to do all that. What do you think I should go with? No doubt electric is the cheapest to buy but what about that cable getting in he way! What is the trick with that? Could I consider a petrol model or isn't the lawn big enough for one of those? I'm thinking there would be no pesky cable then. I know there are rechargeable electric ones but I'm guessing they are expensive and presumably the batteries do not last forever?# Thanks, Stephen. |
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On 04/05/2016 20:18, Stephen wrote:
Hello, I bought a Bosch electric lawnmower around 2001-2002. It has an induction motor, so it's fairly quiet. I have only had to change the capacitor once. I have two grumbles with it: if the grass is slightly wet, it doesn't go into the collection basket very well. Perhaps this is a problem with all mowers? My other grumble is no matter which direction I go in, I always seem to get the cable in the way. Tonight I got the wire caught on something and the mower has stopped working. I think the switch may have been pulled out of position. I will have a proper look when I have more time, but it has made me wonder whether it is time to look to upgrade. My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, a greenhouse, raised beds, etc. but it is finding the time and the weather to do all that. What do you think I should go with? No doubt electric is the cheapest to buy but what about that cable getting in he way! What is the trick with that? Could I consider a petrol model or isn't the lawn big enough for one of those? I'm thinking there would be no pesky cable then. I know there are rechargeable electric ones but I'm guessing they are expensive and presumably the batteries do not last forever?# Thanks, Stephen. In a similar situation, I bought a second-hand petrol mower for about £30 at a car boot sale. Works a treat. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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Roger Mills wrote:
My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, ...... In a similar situation, I bought a second-hand petrol mower for about £30 at a car boot sale. Works a treat. Try this: http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/30...cylinder-mower |
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On 04/05/2016 21:30, Robert Harvey wrote:
Roger Mills wrote: My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, ...... In a similar situation, I bought a second-hand petrol mower for about £30 at a car boot sale. Works a treat. Try this: http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/30...cylinder-mower In my previous house I had a petrol which I bought so I could use in the rain (fear of electrics) I did have an electric prior to that and found a pattern of cutting that eliminated getting the cable caught. new house with small wall so had to lift the petrol mower over it, so back to electric, cheap lighweight with plastic blades , fekcin useless, metal blades I should have got. My preference would be a cylinder push mower but it only takes a stone or two and the setting can be ruined. Only downside is if the grass gets too long but with regular cutting I enjoy using them. |
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"Robert Harvey" wrote in message . .. Roger Mills wrote: My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, ...... In a similar situation, I bought a second-hand petrol mower for about £30 at a car boot sale. Works a treat. Try this: http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/30...cylinder-mower That's a heart attack machine. |
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On 04/05/16 20:18, Stephen wrote:
Hello, I bought a Bosch electric lawnmower around 2001-2002. It has an induction motor, so it's fairly quiet. I have only had to change the capacitor once. I have two grumbles with it: if the grass is slightly wet, it doesn't go into the collection basket very well. Perhaps this is a problem with all mowers? My other grumble is no matter which direction I go in, I always seem to get the cable in the way. I've got a Bosch battery mower and it is pretty excellent (with 2 batteries, one charging, the other in the mower). Powerful, grass does pick up pretty well into the box even when damp and light and no cables. |
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Stephen wrote:
I bought a Bosch electric lawnmower around 2001-2002. It has an induction motor, so it's fairly quiet. I have only had to change the capacitor once. I have two grumbles with it: if the grass is slightly wet, it doesn't go into the collection basket very well A more powerful petrol machine will do better at that, but there are limits. Don't forget that, thanks to cell phones and hybrid autos, batteries have gotten vastly better, so you may well find a cordless electric machine (make sure it has li-ion or something like it) that will suit your needs. If you're moderately handy, a used petrol one may serve, though they do need more care. -- Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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If you really want to use electric, put the cable over your shoulder and
work away from the side where its layer down. However as has been ssaid, uch like corded hedge trimmers the cable ends up getting shorter and shorter after every accident! Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Roger Mills" wrote in message ... On 04/05/2016 20:18, Stephen wrote: Hello, I bought a Bosch electric lawnmower around 2001-2002. It has an induction motor, so it's fairly quiet. I have only had to change the capacitor once. I have two grumbles with it: if the grass is slightly wet, it doesn't go into the collection basket very well. Perhaps this is a problem with all mowers? My other grumble is no matter which direction I go in, I always seem to get the cable in the way. Tonight I got the wire caught on something and the mower has stopped working. I think the switch may have been pulled out of position. I will have a proper look when I have more time, but it has made me wonder whether it is time to look to upgrade. My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, a greenhouse, raised beds, etc. but it is finding the time and the weather to do all that. What do you think I should go with? No doubt electric is the cheapest to buy but what about that cable getting in he way! What is the trick with that? Could I consider a petrol model or isn't the lawn big enough for one of those? I'm thinking there would be no pesky cable then. I know there are rechargeable electric ones but I'm guessing they are expensive and presumably the batteries do not last forever?# Thanks, Stephen. In a similar situation, I bought a second-hand petrol mower for about £30 at a car boot sale. Works a treat. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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On 04 May 2016, Stephen grunted:
My other grumble is no matter which direction I go in, I always seem to get the cable in the way. [...] No doubt electric is the cheapest to buy but what about that cable getting in he way! What is the trick with that? OK, you asked! Here's a bird's eye view of a hypothetical rectangular lawn which takes 6 swathes with the electric mower to cut, as indicated by the dashed rows. The mains socket or source of power is at the top left of the diagram. Start mowing by the socket (*) and head down the first swathe dragging the cable behind you. At the end of the swathe, turn the mower anticlockwise by 180 degrees, and return up the lawn down the second swathe. You will be pushing the mower parallel to the cable which you've left lying down swathe 1, and which you're now also dragging directly behind you up swathe 2. When you get to the top of swathe 2, you then turn CLOCKWISE by 180 degrees, and set off down swathe 3, etc etc. The key to not tangling with the cable is always to cut *away* from the plug socket, and always to turn the mower in the correct direction! Mains Socket [X] __________________________________ | (*)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |__________________________________| -- David |
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Robert Harvey wrote:
Roger Mills wrote: My lawn is roughly 12m by 5.5m because at the moment it is all grass. I hope in time, there will be a smaller lawn, ...... In a similar situation, I bought a second-hand petrol mower for about £30 at a car boot sale. Works a treat. Try this: http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/30...cylinder-mower I got a hand push mower a few years ago, and it is easily the best mower I've had. Much easier than I thought it would be, and it's dead easy to get out and put away afterwards. Have to keep the blades oiled, though, otherwise it screeches a bit, which I find embarassing :-) |
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On 04/05/2016 20:18, Stephen wrote:
What do you think I should go with? No doubt electric is the cheapest to buy but what about that cable getting in he way! What is the trick with that? Could I consider a petrol model or isn't the lawn big enough for one of those? I'm thinking there would be no pesky cable then. I know there are rechargeable electric ones but I'm guessing they are expensive and presumably the batteries do not last forever?# For my lawn (20m x 4m) I went with cheap petrol model a dozen years ago - I wish I had done it a lot sooner. Cuts long wet grass with ease. No more trailing cables. About 3x faster than with a previous hover mower I do the edges with a rechargeable strimmer which does around 25m of edges in my garden after which the strimmer gets slower as the battery discharges and becomes less efficient. I suspect a battery in a lawnmower would be the same so maybe OK if the grass is kept short and dry but possibly not to good on longer damp grass. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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Lobster wrote:
On 04 May 2016, Stephen grunted: My other grumble is no matter which direction I go in, I always seem to get the cable in the way. [...] No doubt electric is the cheapest to buy but what about that cable getting in he way! What is the trick with that? OK, you asked! Here's a bird's eye view of a hypothetical rectangular lawn which takes 6 swathes with the electric mower to cut, as indicated by the dashed rows. The mains socket or source of power is at the top left of the diagram. Start mowing by the socket (*) and head down the first swathe dragging the cable behind you. At the end of the swathe, turn the mower anticlockwise by 180 degrees, and return up the lawn down the second swathe. You will be pushing the mower parallel to the cable which you've left lying down swathe 1, and which you're now also dragging directly behind you up swathe 2. When you get to the top of swathe 2, you then turn CLOCKWISE by 180 degrees, and set off down swathe 3, etc etc. The key to not tangling with the cable is always to cut *away* from the plug socket, and always to turn the mower in the correct direction! Mains Socket [X] __________________________________ | (*)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |__________________________________| Exactly how I do mine and it works flawlessly. In addition I loop the cable over my shoulder from the front, behind my neck, over the other shoulder and down to the mower. Machine is a second hand 1970s flymo in blue and white livery with a direct drive brush motor. It has needed a little TLC over the years but on the odd occasions I purchase spares, the dealer says hang on to that machine, they don't make them like that any more and they are right. I start in the corner furthest away from the shed in which it lives and end up with it outside the shed and the cable diagonally across the cut grass ready to unplug and coil up. |
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On Wed, 4 May 2016 23:00:36 +0000 (UTC), Lobster
wrote: OK, you asked! Here's a bird's eye view of a hypothetical rectangular lawn which takes 6 swathes with the electric mower to cut, as indicated by the dashed rows. The mains socket or source of power is at the top left of the diagram. Start mowing by the socket (*) and head down the first swathe dragging the cable behind you. At the end of the swathe, turn the mower anticlockwise by 180 degrees, and return up the lawn down the second swathe. You will be pushing the mower parallel to the cable which you've left lying down swathe 1, and which you're now also dragging directly behind you up swathe 2. When you get to the top of swathe 2, you then turn CLOCKWISE by 180 degrees, and set off down swathe 3, etc etc. The key to not tangling with the cable is always to cut *away* from the plug socket, and always to turn the mower in the correct direction! Mains Socket [X] __________________________________ | (*)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |__________________________________| Sorry for the late reply but I wanted everyone to know I had read their replies. Thanks. I managed to fix the switch, the plastic innards of the dead man's handle had fallen out of alignment, so I am back mowing for now. I will look to replace it in the near future. I was thinking of a Honda petrol mower but I notice that the cheaper models have a steel deck that reviewers say rusts. I have been encouraged by the posts here about Lithium powered mowers, so I will look into those when the time comes. At previous houses, I have not had the problem with the cable. I think the problem is the position of the socket. In the diagram above, the socket is in a corner. That's the best position for it but here my socket is in the middle (of the edge). I guess the only way would be for me to cut from the middle of the lawn out. Thanks again, Stephen. |
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In message , Stephen
writes I will look to replace it in the near future. I was thinking of a Honda petrol mower but I notice that the cheaper models have a steel deck that reviewers say rusts. I bought one of the cheaper Honda petrol mowers a few (at least five) years ago, and must say I am delighted with it. Easy to start, and does exactly what it should do. No signs of rust yet. The only minus is the size of the collection bag which is not terribly large. -- Graeme |
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