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budget mowers with briggs engines
Hi all
would it be foolish of me to assume that a mower with a Briggs & Stratton Engine will be a good mower There are several well priced mowers available with B& S engines In my local diy there are, Flymo/Electrolux, Soverign and McCulloughs in argos. They all have steel decks, decent collect boxes and a suitable cutting width for my needs with B&S classic 35s or selfdrive 40s My garden is small enough but i've a pain with electric mowers so i would like a petrol. I am not going to fork out for a harry or a honda (excess to my requirements and pocket!) any thoughts, any preferable brand of the above regards |
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:16:03 +0100, Niall Smyth wrote:
would it be foolish of me to assume that a mower with a Briggs & Stratton Engine will be a good mower The engine will be of the good side of average IMHO. Parts are easily available and you can get an engine manual from their website. Spares for the rest of the mower might be more problematical... any thoughts, any preferable brand of the above Probably all made in the same factory in Italy by Castel something or other. If your looking in the DIY sheds look at the rating plate rather than any badges. Personally I'd avoid Flymo/Electrolux. I've got a self propelled Soverign does the job. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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Flymo/Electrolux/McCulloch are all brands of the Electrolux group.
We got a McCulloch cheap in an end of season sale from Argos a couple of years ago and it's been fine, it has another engine brand, can't remember which - Italian and not supposed to be as good as B&S but starts first time every time. I expect the plastic deck will fail due to vibration before the engine dies, and it does vibrate fairly well when damp grass gets clogged around the blades. So that would be my recommendation on a cheap mower, get a metal decked one if you can. Henry |
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"Niall Smyth" wrote in message ... Hi all would it be foolish of me to assume that a mower with a Briggs & Stratton Engine will be a good mower There are several well priced mowers available with B& S engines In my local diy there are, Flymo/Electrolux, Soverign and McCulloughs in argos. They all have steel decks, decent collect boxes and a suitable cutting width for my needs with B&S classic 35s or selfdrive 40s My garden is small enough but i've a pain with electric mowers so i would like a petrol. I am not going to fork out for a harry or a honda (excess to my requirements and pocket!) any thoughts, any preferable brand of the above regards I have exactly one of the cheap ones with a B and S motor in bought from Focus Do it All many years back when my original Mountfield of 25 yrs bit the dust I have no problems and no complaints with the cheapie and i have 1/2 acre to cut |
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"Henry" wrote Flymo/Electrolux/McCulloch are all brands of the Electrolux group. We got a McCulloch cheap in an end of season sale from Argos a couple of years ago and it's been fine, it has another engine brand, can't remember which - Italian and not supposed to be as good as B&S but starts first time every time. Tecumseh ? http://www.tecumsehuk.co.uk/ Big wharehouse in Staines. I expect the plastic deck will fail due to vibration before the engine dies, and it does vibrate fairly well when damp grass gets clogged around the blades. So that would be my recommendation on a cheap mower, get a metal decked one if you can. They still clog no matter what the deck is made of if you cut damp grass. Don't ever be tempted to unclog a mower that is still doing, you will loose a finger if not a hand, and steel toecap boots are also a very good idea especially if you cut rough ground. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:16:03 +0100, "Niall Smyth"
wrote: Hi all would it be foolish of me to assume that a mower with a Briggs & Stratton Engine will be a good mower There are several well priced mowers available with B& S engines In my local diy there are, Flymo/Electrolux, Soverign and McCulloughs in argos. They all have steel decks, decent collect boxes and a suitable cutting width for my needs with B&S classic 35s or selfdrive 40s My garden is small enough but i've a pain with electric mowers so i would like a petrol. I am not going to fork out for a harry or a honda (excess to my requirements and pocket!) any thoughts, any preferable brand of the above I have a Champion made by Frigidaire (is this now the same as Electrolux? They are/were both fridge makers) with a B&S Quattro engine. Bought cheap from Focus/DoItAll about 5 yrs ago in their end-of-season sale. Has a metal deck, and had no problems with it in spite of minimum maintenance, although I do clean the grass paste from the underside after each mowing. IMO it's this paste that holds the damp and rusts out the deck if it's not scraped of. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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I have a Champion made by Frigidaire (is this now the same as Electrolux? Yep apparently http://www.frigidaire-intl.com/history.asp Seems there's bugger all real choice when it comes to cheapo mowers :-) Henry |
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