What kind of lawnmower do you have?

[MadamePlatypus]

I have had a Qualcast Panther manual mower for about 8 years, but it has finally given up the ghost. At the moment our grass is all brown anyway (live in hose pipe ban area), but I want to get a new mower. I will probably get an electric mower (even though I am paranoid about running over the cable). What kind of mower do you have? Are you really happy with it? I am looking for something basic and small.

Mine is called Mark; he is indeed basic and small (5 feet 6) and at 34 years old still appears up to the job...

Sorry madame, not much help I know, but it will give you a bump!

Basic and small will be crap

I've used billions of them

Two years ago I went for a petrol Honda which was £300 and it is brilliant, starts first time and makes it a quick job

You get what you pay for with lawnmowers - I have learnt to my cost! Should have just bought an expensive one instead of wasting money

Go for reconditioned if you want cheaper

make sure you get one with a metal blade, the plastic replaceable ones break all the time.

I have brought a qualcast panther as i have brought cheap electric ones for the past few years and they are crap and have dies before the years out.

i love mowing the grass ooh i would love a sit on one

I'd vote for the most expensive (or best deal as its coming to the end of the summer) PETROL mower that you can buy

should say 'that you can afford'
I used to be a gardener in ST James Park London, being on the mowing gang was the best job ever

We really only have a small bit of grass (maybe 40ft x 10ft). What is the benefit of having a petrol mower over an electric mower?

You don't spend all your time whipping the flex out of the way

You don't kill yourself by mistake

Remember to use a circuit breaker with an electric one. They cost less than £10.

we've got a small garden and use a normal electric one, the petrol ones used to stink, maybe they're better now.

a small goat

What a great thread!
I drive a Kubota G18 with a 122cm cut and a blade speed of 3380 rpm! Runs on diesel and its the second Kubota I have owned!
Anyone want to see a picture??

no, wouldn't mind seeing the small goat though

We have an Orange one! Never used it so don't know how good/bad it is

show us your mower anteater! (mine's orange too)

its me!

Wow anteater, it has power steering - that makes it of a higher spec than my last car but one!

Power steering is the min requirement on a mower of this size..