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seated mower advice?
I've just moved to a place with around an acre of garden, lawn, trees
etc. The area used to be a field, so is uneven in parts and has mild slopes here and there. I bought a 5.5hp motor mower which copes fine but I find it quite tiring and manoeuvering it quite hard on the shoulders and knees. I now want to buy a sit on mower - but I know zilch about them. Can anyone give me any guidelinesor their own experiences? I've searched on the web but found very little other than straighforward specs for the machines. ------------------------------------ David Thorpe |
seated mower advice?
On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 21:33:35 +0200, David Sparkmunster
wrote: I've just moved to a place with around an acre of garden, lawn, trees etc. The area used to be a field, so is uneven in parts and has mild slopes here and there. I bought a 5.5hp motor mower which copes fine but I find it quite tiring and manoeuvering it quite hard on the shoulders and knees. I now want to buy a sit on mower - but I know zilch about them. Can anyone give me any guidelinesor their own experiences? I've searched on the web but found very little other than straighforward specs for the machines. David: The gardening section of yesterday's Daily Telegraph has a large article comparing 7 different ride-on mowers. It's probably online if you can't get hold of a copy. -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Remove the LIZARD to email reply |
seated mower advice?
Not good on rough ground from what I have heard.
-- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
seated mower advice?
David Sparkmunster wrote:
Hello David DS I now want to buy a sit on mower - but I know zilch about DS them. Can anyone give me any guidelinesor their own DS experiences? The Husqvarna LT125 is about the cheapest (1100 inc vat from Mole Valley Farmers) and is a nice tool, better designed than some of the 2-3k range I looked at. Well up to an acre - does my 1/2 lawn and various paths through another 1/2 acre in about 30 mins, with two empties on the lawn. (I don't bother collecting in the paddock) Also used a couple of Westwoods. Their pto brush collector is superb, but pricey and they have had some bad design problems in the past. But get a good one and it's fine. Pretty much all of them have B&S engines, which are great. Honda's also a lovely engine. Avoid tecumseh and any engine you've never heard of. DS I've searched on the web but found very little other than DS straighforward specs for the machines. Which aren't a great deal of use anyway, since this is one tool where the actual design is more important than the paper specs. Spares costs, ease of maintenance and repair and so on are all things you're better off looking at a physical machine. Unfortunately, the markup in some specialist centres are phenominal, which brings out the used car dealer type of salesman who will pile on the bull and say a lot of things that just aren't true. If you think you're being smarmed at, walk away, or if you can figure out enough about the machine then haggle - there's around 1-2k retailers markup on a 4k mower, so they have a lot of slack. DON'T get suckered into buying useless options and extras. Check any finance deals with a tooth comb if you can't pay cash, their APR is scary. Still have an image problem, unfortunately, but for a big garden there's no real alternative. -- Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/ |
seated mower advice?
If you are serious then get the dealers to do a demo on your ground.
They will soon find a suitable machine for your conditions -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
seated mower advice?
David Sparkmunster wrote:
I've just moved to a place with around an acre of garden, lawn, trees etc. The area used to be a field, so is uneven in parts and has mild slopes here and there. I bought a 5.5hp motor mower which copes fine but I find it quite tiring and manoeuvering it quite hard on the shoulders and knees. I now want to buy a sit on mower - but I know zilch about them. Can anyone give me any guidelinesor their own experiences? I've searched on the web but found very little other than straighforward specs for the machines. 'Wouldn't be without mine. If the ground is uneven then you are bound to scalp bits of it with any mower ... and the more scalping it gets, the flatter it gets. I have a Bolen 30" mulching mower with a 12.5 HP Briggs and Stratton engine. Never had any bother with it. I would encourage you to think of the 'mulching' type as disposing of an acre's clippings soon poses problems. I have two 1 in 3 banks which mine copes with (although you do have to lean into the slope!) -- ned |
seated mower advice?
"David Sparkmunster" wrote in message ... I've just moved to a place with around an acre of garden, lawn, trees etc. The area used to be a field, so is uneven in parts and has mild slopes here and there. I bought a 5.5hp motor mower which copes fine but I find it quite tiring and manoeuvering it quite hard on the shoulders and knees. I now want to buy a sit on mower - but I know zilch about them. Can anyone give me any guidelinesor their own experiences? I've searched on the web but found very little other than straighforward specs for the machines. ------------------------------------ David Thorpe Don't mow on Sunday :-).. See thread below "Sunday noise" Bel |
seated mower advice?
"David Sparkmunster" wrote in message ... I've just moved to a place with around an acre of garden, lawn, trees etc. The area used to be a field, so is uneven in parts and has mild slopes here and there. I bought a 5.5hp motor mower which copes fine but I find it quite tiring and manoeuvering it quite hard on the shoulders and knees. I now want to buy a sit on mower - but I know zilch about them. Can anyone give me any guidelinesor their own experiences? I've searched on the web but found very little other than straighforward specs for the machines. ------------------------------------ David Thorpe Don't mow on Sunday :-).. See thread below "Sunday noise" Bel |
seated mower advice?
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David Sparkmunster wrote: [sit on mower] Also used a couple of Westwoods. Their pto brush collector is superb, but pricey and they have had some bad design problems in the past. But get a good one and it's fine. Mine's a Lawnmaster. Honda Engine in a Westwood frame and its now around 16 yrs old. Westwood still list it on their parts book and when it comes to belts they list them under generic part numbers as well [I replaced my cutterdrive belt last week - none of the mower specialist recognised what I was talking about so I went to an Ag. supplier]. Westwood build for a few manufacturers who put different bonnets on them and then sell under their own name. The PTO brush collector is indeed good and if you buy new some come with it for a £100 or so extra [full retail is around £300 AIR now]. Eventually mine will pack in and another will be at the top of the list - but I'll stilll look around and get them to come out and demo on site. HTH -- David Visit http://www.farm-direct.co.uk for your local farmgate food supplies. FAQ's, Glossary, Farming Year and more! |
seated mower advice?
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 03:04:13 +0100, "Annabel"
wrote: Don't mow on Sunday :-).. See thread below "Sunday noise" No problems there, my nearest neighbour is well out of earshot..... thanks for the all the advice - an more gatefully received ------------------------------------ David |
seated mower advice?
In article ,
says... thanks for the all the advice - an more gatefully received If possible go for an 'automatic' box rather than a manual one. Oh, and I find a hand throttle easier to use on an auto rather than a foot operated one. 'course, you could ring 2 or 3 dealers and get them all out at once with a couple of models each - then you will know for sure which you like the best VBG -- David Visit http://www.farm-direct.co.uk for your local farmgate food supplies. FAQ's, Glossary, Farming Year and more! |
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