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Lawnmower - petrol or electric

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  • 19-06-2008 3:42pm
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    DanR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭


    My electric flymo recently gave up the ghost and it is too expensive to get repaired. Service centre wanted €56 per hour for labour alone.

    I now need a new mower but don't know whether to go for petrol or not. I don't know anything about them but I don't really trust the electric ones now as I only had the flymo for two summers.

    Any ideas on what I should be looking for?

    Are there any special care requirements for petrol?

    Or do I need petrol at all?

    The garden is about 80-90m2

    Have about €200-250 to spend.


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    #2
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,312 ✭✭✭secman


    For my smallish garden I got a Bosch rotary job, its far superior to the Flymo, which I only got 2 years out of too. Grand job.

    Secman


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    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Personally, if you're going to spend that kind of money, then I'd recommend a petrol mower. Just change the oil once every year (simple task), change the spark plug every 2 years (even simpler) and you'll be grand. No cord to wind or look out for.

    That said, I've had petrol mower for the last 5 years. I've never changed the oil (but I do keep it topped up) and I've never changed the spark plug, and the mower still runs perfectly!! I'd have to recommend a Briggs & Stratton engine.
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    Glumpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Glumpy


    secman wrote: »
    For my smallish garden I got a Bosch rotary job, its far superior to the Flymo, which I only got 2 years out of too. Grand job.

    Secman

    Yeah,
    We have a Bosch Rotary mower as well and it's great. Hasn't given any problems over the last 9 months or so and is pretty good even when the grass is damp.

    Ths is the one we have :- Bosch Rotak 34


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    DanR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭DanR


    I'm starting to tyhink that the garden is too small to warrant the petrol and that bosch looks good for €160.:confused:


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    DanR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭DanR


    Got myself a nice petrol mower. Used it at the weekend. Great job. Thanks for the replies.:D:D:D


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,163 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    just make sure that when it comes to the end of the growing season you dont leave it with a lot of petrol in it, it will be a bugger to start next year if you do as it all settles and goes off. Even during the summer I try to leave it pretty empty each time, but thats just me.. :)


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    DanR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭DanR


    Will do. Thanks for the advice.


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