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  • Started 12 years ago by SRD
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  1. SRD
    Moderator

    Off-topic (but vaguely green) question - anyone have any recommendations regarding manual lawn-mowers?

    Borrowed a neighbour's 'qualcast panther' and was very impressed. It cut a much-too-long lawn very easily. Much lighter than I remember them being. The 4 year old got really inspired and found she could do it by herself too. (she actually did a surprisingly good job).

    I would like to get one, but really don't want to spend any extra money right now. So, while I wait to see if there are any sales towards the end of the summer, it would be helpful to know if anyone's had a particularly good/bad experience.

    (When I was a kid my older brother would go out on his bike on garbage day and bring home stuff from other people's rubbish - especially manual lawnmowers, bikes, and shortwave radio sets....maybe there is some connection?)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. Nelly
    Member

    SRD, get yourself a Brill Razorcut - not the cheapest, but much better than the competition - I got one last year and it cuts better, is greener, quieter etc than any electric/motorised offering.

    It is actually contact free cutting so is incredibly quiet - even for a hand mower.

    I got mine online, unsure if anyone stocks them locally.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. gembo
    Member

    I have a loose connection in my extension cable so was up and down the garden, into the house plugging, unplugging, changing fuses etc only managed one bit of grass. I think I will get a manual. I have given up on strimmer and just use long handled shears for the edges. Oiled them today and they are cutting well.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. miggy_magic
    Member

    I actually just gave away one on freegle yesterday. I realise that's no use to you but keep your eyes peeled. They do pop up.

    I gave mine away only because I've inherited an electric one. I can recommend even the cheapy one I had. As I recall it was about 20-30 quid, so not a huge amount of money. Even the Qualcast can be bought for less than 40 quid on Amazon. I am not so sure I can trust my 4 year old lad to operate it or any lawn cutting machinery, but each to their own :-)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. SRD
    Moderator

    gave away one on freegle yesterday

    ARGH! I had posted to freegle asking for one...a while ago I guess.

    I wasn't inclined to let K. mow, but her father said 'why not' so I let her hold on with me, and then she wanted to try on her own. I made her promise to never try and clear a twig if it jammed, and she was fine. under supervision of course.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. miggy_magic
    Member

    Well, this lunchtime I've had a look through all the responses I got from my freegle ad, and none of them give me the feeling they really need the lawn mower, if you see what I mean. Somebody actually said 'go on gies it'. Cheeky git!

    So you can have it if you like as I know your need is genuine :-)

    PM me for collection arrangements.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. SRD
    Moderator

    Oh dear, nice liberal system of giving to strangers subverted by communitarian ties...THANK YOU.

    this will also let me mow neighbour's lawn too - >90 year old cyclist, now suffering heart problems.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  8. miggy_magic
    Member

    No problem, happy to help. Yeah, it's not what you know, it's who you know :-) I mean honestly, if the folk who reply to Freegle ads just used a bit of common sense, they'd be far more likely to get the things they want. I don't expect begging letters but you'd think they'd justify their need somewhat and be polite.

    Well, back to the mower - I doubt it's as good as the Qualcast but it's light and easy to maintain and my plastic surgeon can testify that the blades are super sharp ;-)

    I'll try and clean it up a bit.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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