The Great Big Lawnmower Thread

Does anyone know of anyone near loughrea that services ride on lawnmowers?

Wondering if now a good time to find any deals to purchase a new mower for garden, 10x25m size. Any suggestions or deals around of last year stock?

Bedouin79 wrote: »

Anybody feedback on weibang mowers tempted with their 3 in 1 or the straight mulcher

High end commercial brand, used a lot by landscapers and local authorities, robust no nonsense looking machines, big distributor depot in Portarlington. €649 for an 18" mulcher sounds like not much mower for the money, but it's probably able to outrun a 21" consumer 3 in 1 mower in mulch mode by a mile. You'll buy this 21" aluminium deck Castelgarden 3 in 1 XA50S for €100 less,
https://monaghanhire.com/collections/castelgarden-lawnmowers/products/castelgarden-xa50s-21-aluminium-deck
but If mulching is your thing, you might find it underpowered compared to a dedicated machine. The Weibang is almost 10kg heavier, so its build quality is not in question. Made for rough handling.

Hi all, I recently purchased a ride on. it will be used in the west of Ireland with salty air / grass. would anyone recommend a paint to be put on the under deck before first use ??

deezell wrote: »

High end commercial brand, used a lot by landscapers and local authorities, robust no nonsense looking machines, big distributor depot in Portarlington. €649 for an 18" mulcher sounds like not much mower for the money, but it's probably able to outrun a 21" consumer 3 in 1 mower in mulch mode by a mile. You'll buy this 21" aluminium deck Castelgarden 3 in 1 XA50S for €100 less,
https://monaghanhire.com/collections/castelgarden-lawnmowers/products/castelgarden-xa50s-21-aluminium-deck
but If mulching is your thing, you might find it underpowered compared to a dedicated machine. The Weibang is almost 10kg heavier, so its build quality is not in question. Made for rough handling.

I'm looking at getting a mulching lawnmower but have absolutely no idea on general price and quality. Is the link you posted above a good price for a mulching lawnmower? Are there cheaper ones out there?

deezell wrote: »

A dedicated mulch mower has specific blades for the job and deck aerodynamics optimised for the recutting of the grass and even depositing of the mulch back onto the cut surface. The extra power required to mulch well and drive the mulch into the thatch would ideally require a higher power to cut width ratio. Collector mowers with a mulch function are a compromise, but work as long as you don't expect commercial or dedicated mulcher mower performance. Dedicated mulchers tend to appear expensive, given that they're not as mass produced, and would be bought for commercial use, with more robust construction and higher power ratio. Shop around, but dont dismiss 3 in 1 either, I've seen perfect results from a little 18" Homelite mower, used in a typical small semi garden, once you cut often and not too low. Equally, I've seen awful results from a 21" bagger in mulch mode, struggling to clear the cut grass, straining the engine, clogging and depositing big lumps.
Heres an affordable 20" manual push mulcher/side discharge mower from Brodericks in Rathcoole, €389
http://www.adverts.ie/21229167

Thanks a mill for the response. It's a bit daunting shopping around for something I don't know anything about but i'll keep the above in mind.

5500 wrote: »

Guy's, can anyone tell me if I should be looking at something other than a Honda HRG466SKEP mower, tennis court sized garden, is the price what I should be expecting or overkill? Mulching isn't a deal breaker, once it's self propelled I'm happy, just a friend recommended the above mower but I'd like other opinions, thanks

18" cut more than enough for a tennis court sized lawn. If you want to spend €600, go ahead. For little over half that price you could get this same spec fairly robust Mountfield,
https://www.screwfix.ie/p/mountfield-sp185-46cm-125cc-self-propelled-rotary-petrol-lawn-mower/220fy,
or splash the same amount on this top end rechargeable EGO, https://www.lawnmowerworld.ie/product/ego-56v-battery-cordless-lawnmower-lm1701sp/ , and keep the green party happy. When all the petrol cars are banned, where will we get fuel for mowers? They'll be banned also more like.
Honda are high end pricewise, with that little to cut, that mower will outlive you.

TPMP wrote: »

I like the look of that Mountfield. I've been doing research on lawnmowers today and came across the link below. How would that compare to the Mountfield? Is there much of a difference? To be fair, my garden is probably tennis court size so I'm thinking perhaps it's a little overkill? Is it worth the extra few bob compared to the Mountfield?

https://www.gardenmachinery.ie/lawn-mowers/herkules-self-propelled-21-mower.html

Many thanks in advance for any and all help..I do really appreciate it.

Edited to say I'd primarily be looking to use the mulcher.

It won't take you long to mow your virtual tennis court with this. At fastest walking speed this mower will cut about 2500 m2 in an hour, a tennis court is about 250 m2, so... 6 minutes. A bit more if you've lot of turns and obstacles. It's a decent enough big 53cm Chinese generic mower, variable speed, big capacity pattern engine (the engine in the Mountfield is a Briggs and Stratton). Put against the Honda, bit like a Dacia v a BMW, (though Beamer was the most major ticket trouble brand I ever owned). It'll be a heavy enough mower to be swinging around the many direction changes in a small site, whopping 40kg v 25kg for the Mountfield. You really don't need this monster. You'd be less taxed with a small push mower, 40-46cm cut, or self propelled if you really need it.

5500 wrote: »

Thanks for that, i had hoped to pay less than the honda so Mountfield should do the trick. No stock showing anywhere with screwfix at the moment but I'll keep an eye on it

Heres an EU site based in Italy, once popular here in its Uk version. Don't use the English one, it's f***d due to brexit. I've selected 46cm B&S self propelled in this link, use Googke translate in the browser.
https://www.agrieuro.com/tagliaerba-scoppio-c-2_1809.html#tech1099=da%2045%20a%2047%20cm&tech1098=trazione%20posteriore&tech1015=Briggs%26Stratton&sort=price-asc
Alpina are Stiga, italian owned brand, decent value even with delivery to ireland.

I ended up purchasing the below using the website Deezell suggested. Seems to have got pretty good reviews and very reasonable.

https://www.agrieuro.co.uk/geotech-pro-s53-225-bmsgw-self-propelled-petrol-lawn-mower-224-cc-4-in-1-53-cm-cutting-width-p-16622.html

Bedouin79 wrote: »

Anybody feedback on weibang mowers tempted with their 3 in 1 or the straight mulcher

i have an non mulching aluminum decked one - shaft drive great machine pretty basic but does the job

only thing is the paint has peeled off the deck on the inside which is annoying considering the cost

Count Mondego wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Is there any 30" lawnmower other than the Toro Timemaster? It's available for 1400 which is steep. I saw another large one in a shop last summer for 1250, thought it was a Stiga as it was yellow but can't seem to find it online or otherwise now.

Thanks.

Pellenc rasion 2 battery mower.

ednwireland wrote: »

i have an non mulching aluminum decked one - shaft drive great machine pretty basic but does the job

only thing is the paint has peeled off the deck on the inside which is annoying considering the cost

Apart from the difficulty of getting paint to stick to aluminium, if its not going to corrode like a steel deck, it's not a big deal if its unpainted, and the manufacturers aren't going to spend on expensive aluminium primers for the underside. A good clean and a wire brushing would suffice, prime paint or spray it after that if you want

theaaao wrote: »

Lads love the thread! Im learning loads even though Ive been doing my own research the last month on ride ons.


What would the equivalent Stihl ride on to the Mountfield 1530h or Castlegarden xdc140? I was kind of set on a new Castlegarden hydro but now Im torn again as I think I saw you mention someplace in the thread that stihl are a better quality these days.

Budget is around the €2500 mark, but again if its something that will last the test of time I might stretch a bit...


In terms of shopping around to get best price, do lawnmower dealers mind it when you come to them for a service afterwards? Seeing as you haven't purchased from them day one...


When buying new, how long would you need to bring a ride on to an official dealer for servicing in terms of keeping it in warranty? Id be keen to do my own maintenance as much as possible.



Any info from the group is welcome!

At €2500, your budget is confined to the smaller cut ride on mowers, many at this size are mulchers, and many again are generic brands, big store offers like McCullough etc. The Stiga group range is probably your best option, the castegarden XD140HD (B&S engine) or the XD 150HD (Stiga ggp engine) are identical, the GGP engine a more basic workhorse, the smaller but worthy B&S engine might be the wiser choice. The smallest Stihl in a bagger tractor us a step up, the RT5097, bigger cut, bigger engine, different class, will cost an extra €1k if you shop around. The Husqvarna TC138 is close to your budget, if you can find one in stock, there were a few negative posts about Huskys last year, but they're a premium brand in the scheme of things.
No mower shop will refuse business! If its warranty conditional, check with the supplier for approval. I'm assumimg you're thinking of importing. Agrieuro have designated service partners. Generally, there are some service conditions, e.g., a 2 year warranty would likely require a winter service. A one year warranty is statutory, unless you used the machine commercially, which is unlikely. Bigger mowers with hour recorders might have service intervals based on this. It wouldn't cover work damage anyway, just engine, transmission, bearings etc. You could break a brand new mower €90 timing belt in the first 5 minutes, say, catching a thatch covered root the rose up over the winter. Like I did last March (not a brand new mower, but a pith nonetheless)

Hi Guys,

Any thoughts on this Goodyear 53 CM mower and whether it is a decent machine for the cost of €355 on Agrieuro.com? (Sorry can't post any links as I'm a new user)

agrieuro.com/rasaerba-trazionato-goodyear-gy-53lm-raccolta-mulching-scarico-laterale-posteriore-p-18018.html

Not able to spend a lot on a new mower, but need something fairly robust that will hopefully improve a neglected piece of land that is fairly weedy. I see this is classed as "Hobbyist" on Agrieuro, but not sure what they class as for "infrequent use"? as I would be hoping to use it regularly enough improve the grass we have on maybe 2/3rds of an acre.

Thanks