First time buyer

long-haired shoemaker · Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:58 am

Hi all,

What should I take into consideration buying a mower.:-5

I like Bosch ones, look nice to me, but to which details should I draw my attention?

garden is not very big.

thanks in advance

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:03 am

a wind-up one?:)

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:37 pm

:wah:

a sheep is a really good mower

mdvaden · Post by **mdvaden** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:43 pm

The bigger the engine, the harder the pull start many times.

If you will mulch it all back in or leaves, you want like 5 or 6 hp.

I like the pull start at top of the handle, rather than on the engine.

Wider wheels compact soil less than narrow wheels.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:11 pm

Who are you Long Haired Shoemaker ???? :-6

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:31 pm

I have a mccullochs petrol strimmer for the edging on my lady garden but use a hover for the larger mound that tends to grow a tad wild....

:sneaky:

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:11 pm

Chezzie;736569 wrote: I have a mccullochs petrol strimmer for the edging on my lady garden but use a hover for the larger mound that tends to grow a tad wild....

:sneaky:

stop it you :wah:

you do make me smile

thank you sweetie :-4

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:14 pm

littlemissgiggle;736672 wrote: stop it you :wah:

you do make me smile

thank you sweetie :-4

heh heh its true honest :wah::wah:

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:20 pm

Good timing!

I use a snowblower

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:22 pm

koan;736729 wrote: Good timing!

I use a snowblower

How many inches you got Koan? Are you near to being snowed in?

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:27 pm

The snowbanks are up to my thighs along the sidewalks.

I never know what they're talking about with inches 'cause it always seems like a lot more.

anyone else think this belongs in the Innuendo thread?

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:30 pm

for once my post was innuendo free, it was your dirty mind Koan :wah:

Been ages since we had as much snow fall as that here, its a lot of fun if you can stay and play in it but not if you have to try and get into work:(

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:18 am

I have a very small garden, it's basically just big enough to park a car on, but I have it down to grass instead & think of it as a small outside room.

The mower I use is a small manual type (ie no engine). About the smallest sort of mower you can get. Using it gives me a bit of physical exercise & no hassle of electric wires to trip over, & no noise of a loud engine. Storage is easy too, no wires to keep coiling up afterwards. I don't even have a grassbox, I just use one of those splayed rake things to scrape the cuttings into a pile when I finish. The whole mowing/clearing job takes about 1/2 hour.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:47 am

koan;736738 wrote: The snowbanks are up to my thighs along the sidewalks.

I never know what they're talking about with inches 'cause it always seems like a lot more.

anyone else think this belongs in the Innuendo thread?

Mmmmmmm.... your thighs

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:24 pm

I have actually sodded the interior. I use my beard trimmer for touch ups.

long-haired shoemaker · Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:04 pm

:yh_rotflThanks for all so constructive tips. I go for a battery-powered one.

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:09 pm

Welcome back Shoemaker - the gardeners here are a little bit mad :wah::wah:

Now had I seen your thread earlier I would of come up with some good suggestions for you :-5

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:29 pm

long-haired shoemaker;736337 wrote: Hi all,

What should I take into consideration buying a mower.:-5

I like Bosch ones, look nice to me, but to which details should I draw my attention?

garden is not very big.

thanks in advance

If you have just a small area to mow, why not get a non-powered one?

The gasoline engines on lawn mowers are ancient technology, and they pollute the air like crazy. I read that mowing your lawn with a gasoline engine mower emits more pollution than driving a modern car for an hour

.

I had a neighbour, two houses down, that had such a poorly tuned machine that my house reeked of exhaust fumes everytime he cut the grass.