Small sit-on mower advice, please?
I'm looking for a sit-on mower for about a half-acre of lawn - or more
correctly grass - fairly flat but not in great condition, and the Mountfield 1228M and 1228H seem to be available at a reasonable price. But are they any good? I've read the other e-mails here on Mountfield, but they all seem to be about the push or power mowers. A possible alternative for the same price range would be the Stiga - I think called a "Garden Combi" - any comments on this one? I've had electric and petrol power mowers before, but no experience yet on sit-ons, and would appreciate any advice you can give me. |
Small sit-on mower advice, please?
We have had about three ride-on mowers over seventeen years - all different
makes and each one has good and bad aspects. Whatever you do don't get a mower that had a tube fitting (either behind the cutting deck or just adjacent) that the grass has to travel through to get to the collection box - it always clogs even in slightly damp weather. Also check the turning circle - you might have to redesign various borders to allow for a clean sweep (cutting inner circles are difficult). The other problem I have had is that whatever mower you choose don't forget to allow for the fruit tree branches to hang lower in the late summer or autumn - I have nearly beheaded myself several times and whatever you do don't wear a jacket with a hood, it catches on the overhanging branches and pulls you backwards. Apart from that we wouldn't be without ours - we even have a small trailer to move large items and our grass is only two thirds of an acre and takes about one and a half hours. With a decent collector the leaves are no problem, just cut on the same or a higher cut and they will finely chop them up which helps compost quicker. Hope this helps Steph Power "Douglas Jones" wrote in message ... I'm looking for a sit-on mower for about a half-acre of lawn - or more correctly grass - fairly flat but not in great condition, and the Mountfield 1228M and 1228H seem to be available at a reasonable price. But are they any good? I've read the other e-mails here on Mountfield, but they all seem to be about the push or power mowers. A possible alternative for the same price range would be the Stiga - I think called a "Garden Combi" - any comments on this one? I've had electric and petrol power mowers before, but no experience yet on sit-ons, and would appreciate any advice you can give me. |
Small sit-on mower advice, please?
Regarding tubes blocking, I find that if you don't try to cut too low and
you keep in a low gear with revs high then you will not have a great deal of trouble with blocked tubes. My daughter has to tear around in 6th gear flat out and she has broken a new drive belt before now! as well as block it up off course. I don't know about other tractors but the blade on ours remains at a constant speed regardless which gear you are in. Gerry "Geoff P" wrote in message ... We have had about three ride-on mowers over seventeen years - all different makes and each one has good and bad aspects. Whatever you do don't get a mower that had a tube fitting (either behind the cutting deck or just adjacent) that the grass has to travel through to get to the collection box - it always clogs even in slightly damp weather. Also check the turning circle - you might have to redesign various borders to allow for a clean sweep (cutting inner circles are difficult). The other problem I have had is that whatever mower you choose don't forget to allow for the fruit tree branches to hang lower in the late summer or autumn - I have nearly beheaded myself several times and whatever you do don't wear a jacket with a hood, it catches on the overhanging branches and pulls you backwards. Apart from that we wouldn't be without ours - we even have a small trailer to move large items and our grass is only two thirds of an acre and takes about one and a half hours. With a decent collector the leaves are no problem, just cut on the same or a higher cut and they will finely chop them up which helps compost quicker. Hope this helps Steph Power "Douglas Jones" wrote in message ... I'm looking for a sit-on mower for about a half-acre of lawn - or more correctly grass - fairly flat but not in great condition, and the Mountfield 1228M and 1228H seem to be available at a reasonable price. But are they any good? I've read the other e-mails here on Mountfield, but they all seem to be about the push or power mowers. A possible alternative for the same price range would be the Stiga - I think called a "Garden Combi" - any comments on this one? I've had electric and petrol power mowers before, but no experience yet on sit-ons, and would appreciate any advice you can give me. |
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