Hi. Soon to own a garden for the first time ever! The lawn is not very large (about 30ftx40ft) and flat and seems reasonably bump free. For some reason, probably a major nostalgia trip, I have it in my head to buy a ye olde second-hand push mower, a Qualcast type thing, green metal with rust and a heavy steel roller at the back. My FIL (not a gardener himself) thinks I am insane and should buy an electric hover mower like his! Has anyone got something similar? I really wanted to know:
Can it cut long and also wet grass?
How often does the blade need sharpening and how much might it cost?
I'm thinking blade sharpening, keeping clean and WD40 is all the maintenance required - right or wrong?
I'm happy to put my back into it but, realistically, am I going to be cheesed off with that by the end of the summer? DP says I definintely am!
Would I be better off with a more modern push mower? I can't really afford much so I'd be looking at a Qualcast Panther 30 £40 job (mixed reviews) as opposed to a Brill Razorcut £100+ job (good reviews)
Feel free to be honest - I can take it!
TIA.
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Would I be a mad fool to buy this kind of lawnmower?
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Beanbeany · 20/06/2011 10:55
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