The Great Big Lawnmower Thread

Will take a punt on your advice m8. Thanks

When you are spending 3K a 10% off code is very welcome, so went for glory. 👍️

Absolutely fine. I have one I cut a huge area with. I tend to abuse one for a three years then replace it. Was out yesterday cutting back the verge and using it to smash down a load of brambles and blackthorn. Current version I have a B&S engine but there's not a lot between the chinese B&S's like mine and the no name chinese engines. With care I'd expect far more than 3 years out of it probably 6 or more if you can keep the deck from rusting out.

Edit> Just had a closer look and the new Lidl one is a cut down version of their previous models but still worth the €150 and should last if looked after.

It's all about the quality of the power pack. The world is littered with cordless power tools with useless, failed and unobtainable battery packs. Ryobi and others use a common pack. I have a single Ryobi tool, an impact wrench for quick removal of nuts, screws and wheel studs on cars, machines, wood structures, even removing stubborn wall screws tightened into concrete wall plugs. I've yet to charge the battery, though I've used it steadily but occasionally for over a few years.

Looks ok.

The 65 mm (2.55 inch) max cutting height might be a bit low for first cut or two of season.

In terms of cheaper ones - I got an "NPK" one from topline hardware good few yrs ago for around €140 and still going grand. It has a metal body and the front wheels have bowed out so need to see can I do any kind of a fix (ideas welcome) but other than that no regrets buying the cheap one (I just use it for side/awkward bits, ie its not the main mower)

Back again after some delay.

Working out the power, the Milwaukee is 860w. This https://www.husqvarna.com/ie/lawn-mowers/lc353ivx/ is supposedly the same power (possibly 40w more) but is €690 in Clarkes. Any use? Or am I missing something in the power calculation?

Supposedly the Hsq will only do 1,000 sqm though as opposed to 2,000. Since I've got ~1400 to cut that's a problem.

This one?

https://www.mowers-online.co.uk/cobra-mx484-mx534-lawnmower-side-discharge-outer-cover-g4290000000/

Have a google for part number G4290000000

Probably as not to draw attention to the limited range if you were to subject the motors to the max load. The 900w max of the Husqvarna is only 1.2 hp, it wouldn't even tax a the petrol engine on a 53cm mower, but 900w will drain the Husqvarna's batteries in 20 minutes.

I wouldn't go that far, but its a bit like electric cars, don't talk about the range. Remember, the motor will only be hard on the battery when cutting heavy sward. Otherwise, its idle consumption when spinning freely is probably tens of watts. The almost half kwh of battery power in the Milwaukee for example will get through a fair amount if cutting before exhausting the battery, and I'd easily concede you could cover the claimed 2000m²/ ~ half acre of ground on a full charge if the load wasn't heavy going all the time. To put some figures one it, you'd walk 4000m to cut this, at the max powered walk rate of 6kph if possible, so 40 minutes of mowing. ⅔ of an hour. To exhaust the 432 Wh of batteries in this time would imply a consumption rate of 432 wh ÷ ⅔h, = 648 watts, so a constant consumption of under 1hp (1 hp = 746 watts). The petrol will always win because you can refuel quickly after heavy going, but normal usage will see reasonable operating time. A reasonable amount of energy is consumed by a petrol engine just to keep it turning. The electric motor is virtually frictionless, but the extent of the blade tip angles to generate airflow to the grass bag will determine the idle power consumption, and some power is used to propel the mower forward. Its hard to figure exactly how dense the grass is likely to be, how wet, how high, even the variety of grass will affect the load, some grasses are tough to cut. If you have a rough, reedy ex cow pasture, then you'll know what you're in for I guess.

Afternoon all. Has anyone had any experience with this type of lawn mower that's coming to Lidl tomorrow? It is time for me to buy a new one.

https://www.lidl.ie/p/petrol-lawnmower/p10024081

Yea interested in this one too?.Too cheap for an engine that size? I have a third of an acre to cut.

I was wrong, I meant 6 of an acres

I've seen the the cords cut off these more than once in my life! I ended up being asked to fix them. Its hard to maintain the concentration required to constantly avoid it. Mowers tend to small also, only for very small garden, 100m² maybe.

would anyone know how long I should be waiting for delivery form Monaghan hire? It doesn’t say anything on their website

Bought this in the end Yester. Cut the lawn there yesterday and it worked well- third of an acre-overgrown grass. The electric starter is very handy. Easy to assemble. Cheap enough engine made by a Chinese company- Chongquing Dajiang power equipment co.ltd. Do most people get there lawnmowers serviced/oil changed once a year? Is it worth it?

got one of them weibangs for 430E 3 in 1 (red one) self propelled well made mower but wow fierce heavy great for a long garden but for a small garden forget it even hard drag it back a bit should have got the push model every day is a school day