harr wrote: » Hi Looking for recommendations or suggestions, our back garden has gotten considerable smaller the last year. New shed and patio was seen lawn size half. So currently it’s only 30f by 20f and our old lawnmower is banjaxed have it over 20 years. I am considering buying a cheap flymo or similar Electric mower, good idea or should I stick to petrol. Any huge disadvantages to Electric over petrol ? We have outside power so that’s not an issue.
fissureseal wrote: » Hi i have 2 acres to cut , bit hilly in parts and v mossy ( as i live in the Wesht!! ), was thinking of buying this Honda HF417 https://www.donedeal.ie/gardenequipment-for-sale/honda-hf2417-ride-on-tractor-mower/19742614 What do people think ? Or else i was thinking of new Castelgarden PTX 200 ? Any opinions/ advise would be greatly appreciated .thanks
MascotDec85 wrote: » 17hp would be very light for that size of garden. You’d want 22+ I’d imagine
Audioslaven wrote: » Hi, My lawnmower John Deere LR135 seems to not engage sometimes when I pull the lever to engage the blades. I can hear it trying to engage but it doesn't kick in. I then try it a few times and eventually it kicks in. I know it could be the switch or the clutch but is there anything else?
blackbox wrote: » Yes - it could be something else in the safety circuit, possibly the seat switch or a bad connection.
SCOL wrote: » I bought a Sigma lawnmower this year when it is lying up for a week or so when I go and start it there is a big puff of smoke out of it. Is this normal ?
Kencollins wrote: » Hi all, Great thread so far! I have a house with about an acre of garden. It is mostly flat with a slight incline. The land can be soft when its wet. Money is tight so I don't think I can afford a ride on at the moment. At the moment the grass is taking me two hours with an old woodies pro lawn with a B+S engine, but it needs to be replaced. Is the Toro Timemaster regarded as a good machine? I like the extra width and twin blades but have never tried something like that. If the budget was 1000 what would anyone recommend?
Kencollins wrote: » Thanks for the replies! You are right, there is about .75 of an acre when you take out the house and driveway. I could get the timemaster without electric start delivered for 1050 from lawnmowersdirect.co.uk and I am very tempted! A ride on is still an option but I would probably need to get a trailer to transport it, and I guess maintenance costs will be more over the years. I also kind of like the walk behind aspect, a bit of physical activity cant be a bad thing. The Honda hrx 537 VYE looks like a lovely mower too. It is almost the same price as the timemaster, would it be worth getting the wider deck for speed?
Deleted User wrote: » I would be tempted too at the price...... .......You will also need a person to maintain your mower if you can't do it yourself. They have a three year warranty on that machine as long as it's serviced so ask them what dealer you should use.
deezell wrote: » On the maintenance side of things, theres a bit more going on in the Toro as its a twin blade, a full ride on deck mechanism in fact, so down the road there's belts and pulleys and bearings to wear that are not present in a single blade walk behind. As you're buying new though, much less risk than €1000 on a used rideon. If you buy online, its not clear who covers the warranty, unless they have agents here appointed. There's one online dealer who delivers to your local real shop, I can't remember the name, but it's in the thread somewhere.
6.4. If goods that you purchase from us develop a fault within the warranty period, we will refer you to your local dealership where the product will be examined by their qualified technicians and repaired as per the warranty details. From 30 days to 6 months of delivery, we will have one chance to repair or replace and rectify any problems. If we are unable to repair or replace, and the fault is a genuine manufacturing issue rather than something caused through operator error, you have the right to a full refund or a price reduction if you would like to keep the product. This will need to be assessed on a case by case basis. 6.5. If it is not possible to take products to a local dealership, we will collect the boxed product from you, carry out required works in our own workshop, and return the goods to you. 6.6. As Lawnmaster is our own brand, no dealership network is available. Any Lawnmaster machinery found to have a genuine manufacturing fault within the warranty period will be collected from its original delivery address for repair and returned at no cost to you. 6.7. Lawnmowers Direct will not be liable for any additional costs incurred whilst goods are away for warranty repairs .
Deleted User wrote: » That's what they say about warranty. The problem I would have is if I had to bring it to my local dealer for service or repair what are they going to say when they have one there in stock. It's probably a few hundred cheaper online and there are plenty of videos online for all sorts of repairs. I would be asking where I need to get it serviced for warranty and then talking to that dealer about how it will work.
deezell wrote: » On the other hand the dealer will only see you for uts first service required to avail of the extended warranty, assuming it works fine for its first year. He's quids in for the next one also, so he should be alright to do the warranty stuff if required.
Lorelei Breezy Table wrote: » Need to do some troubleshooting. Got a Stiga Estate 5092H delivered from AgriEuro yesterday. Popped in oil and petrol yesterday evening and connected the battery charger for 24 hours. Tried starting it this evening and it started but cut out after a few seconds. I had the throttle pushed as far forward as possible until it went into a groove near the hare symbol. After it cut out I couldn't start it again. Should I be charging it for more than 24 hours on the first use? I couldn't push the throttle further forward although it looks like it can go further past the hare and towards the choke/throttle symbol.
deezell wrote: » Does it have a seperate choke pull out in front of the throttle.....
deezell wrote: » Also, there might be an indent on the throttle...
Lorelei Breezy Table wrote: » Thanks for the responses. From doing some more reading of the manual after I posted I figured out that it cut out because I got off the seat. I thought getting off the seat would just disengage the blades if they were on (they were off). I probably only then had it running for about 10 seconds as I got off to open the garage doors, which probably didn't help a first time run. I checked the fuel line valve before hand and it was already in the open position. It's a combined choke and throttle setup I didn't put the choke back towards slow and this probably didn't help either as engine was revving hard with a decent amount of bluish exhaust smoke (that why I went to open the garage door quickly). Yeah, at the hare position it has a notch that it settles into. I can flex the throttle lever to one side and push it further forward but it will not stay in that position itself, I need to keep forward force on it. Is this normal I wonder. I found the throttle wire beside the engine and moving the throttle handle between slow and fast causes the wire to push/pull a plastic part to run along a metal runner track. Pushing it beyond the hare by flexing and forcing it forward does not cause it to move further along the track, it is already at the end, the wire just becomes even more taut. I just found a still image from Google search that I have attached here from a Youtube video, different B&S engine but same throttle linkage link The plastic part that fella has his thumb on is what the throttle wire is attached to and it moves to the right as you move the throttle to the fast position, stopping at the end of that metal track at the hare position. This makes me think it's not meant to go beyond the notch maybe. I left it charging again overnight and hope to give it another go this evening when I'm home.
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