Which is a good lawnmower to buy?

**sheddy** · 8th November 2014, 21:45

Okay, Im gonna get some flak here. TT500 or Vmax with a nobbly tyre....
seriously guys, many of us have to do the lawns. What is a good bagger mower that is good to use reliable and doesn't leave a mess. I know Honda engined is a good thing, but they are not the bees knees with picking up grass. I want an alloy deck and sounds like 21" or better cutting width. I havn't seen a good one that has the blade offset slightly to one side for getting close to the edges. Any recommendations. Replies from lawn mowing contractors would be great. you guys know what works well. I have just under 1/2 an acre to cut. My old mower is a craftsman with wobbly plastic wheels lol. All the mowers are great if you go to the mower shop...
Cheers for any good info.

**Madness** · 8th November 2014, 22:00

I bought a new Lawnmaster last year. Made in beautiful Palmerston North with a Briggs & Stratton 4-stroker, it also had a big sticker all over it saying how it was the Consumer Magazine's choice.

**spanner spinner** · 8th November 2014, 22:08

Buy a Honda see link http://www.hpenz.co.nz/product.aspx?ProductID=16 I both work on these and own one and would rate them as one of the better lawnmowers that I have had to maintain. Only issue is not cheap but then it will outlast four or five cheap mitre 10 mowers.

**BMWST?** · 8th November 2014, 23:14

i got a lawnmaster but it was more expensive than i had intended...its a 6xx,which apparently means its engineered to run for an hour or more at a time.?Alloy deck and plastic back chute thing.My last mower had a allow deck but the back chute cover which also holds on the catcher rusted away..couldnt buy a new one.The lawnmaster picks up the grass bloody well.By the time its leaving a bit of grass in its wake the catcher absolutely chocka!

**EJK** · 9th November 2014, 00:12

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-fa...-799945980.htm

**Winston001** · 9th November 2014, 01:04

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ighlight=mower

**trustme** · 9th November 2014, 05:19

Get a mulching mower, your lawns will be a bit longer but no more bloody grass catcher, so much quicker. The missus loves it , me , I got bikes to work on.

**ruaphu** · 9th November 2014, 05:50

We had just over 1 in 3/4 of an acre a few years back that could not all be done with a ride on due to gardens and hilly stuff. We had an old two stroke mulcher thing that was brilliant, however was a pain to push up hill and down dale.

We replaced it with a self propelled 22" Toro mower. Brilliant to use as it dragged it self along, HOWEVER. The deck couldn't be lowered enough for a decent cut, and every time ya let the handle go the sod would stop, good ole us of a health and safety chite.

The diff collasped after eight months, it ate drive belts, and had it had a ton of plastic underneath that started to disintegrate after a year.

I finally traded it on a john deer mower. Self propelled with variable speed, alloy deck, cut low heights, massive catcher, awesome motor (may have been a Honda motor ??????) that never missed a beat, tough as ole boots, took a canning and never broke down EVER! We had it four years and never had to replace anything except for usual consumables.

Yep more expensive to buy, but well worth it as it was reliable, cheap to run, cheap to maintain never gave any grief and done a darn good cut.

As far as i know the mower is still used on the property some five years after we left it with the new owners.

Cheers

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**unstuck** · 9th November 2014, 05:56

Goats, cool for when you get lonely too.

**slofox** · 9th November 2014, 06:36

The best mower is one that is used by someone else...I don't have one of those either...

**Maha** · 9th November 2014, 06:39

A school kid, one less job you have to do. Probably cost $15.
Work out how many lawns you'll get mowed for fuck all against what you'll pay for a mower, could be as much as 1000 mows, which means you would have get at least fours years before it pays for itself, worth thinking about.

**R650R** · 9th November 2014, 07:00

Like any tool its the operator that matters most, not the machine.

Have an el cheapo $399? Cobra from mega 10, does perfect job and has blade offset on left side for drop-offs. Only leaves grass behind if your trying to keep mowing with full catcher.
The cloth catcher that came with it was shit but the plastic bin one off old mower fits with a bungey cord to tension the top flap so it stays there. That's all you need.
No need for a shiney penis extension of a mower, especially if your a proper cunt and mow the lawns while the joneses next door are still in bed.
Have sharpened the blade on grinder once, doing a mean job.
Also don't mow to low and you don't need to worry about weeds then.

**JimO** · 9th November 2014, 07:48

Originally Posted by Maha

A school kid, one less job you have to do. Probably cost $15.
Work out how many lawns you'll get mowed for fuck all against what you'll pay for a mower, could be as much as 1000 mows, which means you would have get at least fours years before it pays for itself, worth thinking about.

most of the kids i know who cut grass dont own a mower they use yours, i bought a Lawnmaster last year and its good, last week i bought a cheap Morrison from Placemakers for $350 for one of my flats it does the trick as well, wasnt going to pay a grand when it will probably end up stolen

**danchop** · 9th November 2014, 08:11

I used to do lawns,we always used rover mowers with a Suzuki two stroke 5hp engine,basic,expensive but bulletproof...don't know if you can still buy them but they were around $1000 new