Mountfield lawnmowers - any good?

[ctenicera]

All of this is a bit pointless unless the OP is more specific regarding their budget, the features they require and the type of use it is going to get etc etc.

 

I can go on all day about suggesting lawnmowers, but if 90% of them are more than the OP is willing to pay etc then it's a waste of time.

 

I have over 70 different mowers on display in my showroom that would take all day to go through. When a customer wants assistance, I need to ask relevant questions and/or the potential buyer to give me some indicators as to his requirements then I stand a fighting chance of not wasting his or my time.

 

Hey sorry fella, seem to have annoyed you here!

 

It's only for domestic use in the garden and doesn't really matter if it breaks down after a year or so, I'll just buy a new one. Was just after some general opinions.

 

Thanks all for your comments - general concensus seems to be 'avoid', so I will.

[Louise]

Thanks GardenKit

 

I didn't know that I'll keep that in mind when I get my next lawn mower but I'm hoping to go for a mini tractor or a sit on lawn mower, well you know a girl can dream

 

Louise

[Tricknick21]

Quick answer... Absolutely no!

I've had an sp533 and 11 months later its in the skip

Made in a fun factory in Italy

Used to be great mowers years ago

Now they are basically the equivalent of fiat cars but worse

[Rebel_Commando]

I was just wondering about a Mountfield myself. Saw an SP555 with a 20 year guarantee on the deck, Honda engine. I was quite drawn to it....

[54gka]

I use a Mountfield most days on my gardening round so gets worked really hard.Its a sp 535 with the Honda engine. Had it two years now never let me down and no bits fell off yet.

[csservices]

Our original mountfield with briggs and stratton engine was brilliant would cut anything, start regardless of how long it had been stood and lasted for years, it was replaced by a larger rear wheel driven mountfield with the tecumseh engine which was a pile of carp if it stood anytime it had to be easy started to get it into life and was right numb heavy machine, have'nt had one since

[hedgesparrow]

why buy new go to the recycling yard and pick one up. got a mountfield with roller on back cracking mower better than the honda. had some good mowers from the tip just need a tinkering. some are wrecks just need to trawl through rubbish to get a good one. cost me a tenner had it a year.

and its a old mountfield not the new tonka toys ones.

but unless you want to pay top doller for a JD,Honda, Toro then. the tips the way to go.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Until the late 90's Mountfield was a top notch mower, built in Plympton.

 

The company was then bought by GGP, the largest mower manufacturer in Europe. They own Lawnking, Castell, and Stiga, and more recenty, ATCO

 

GGP bought the Plympton premises for their UK headquarters. They did not continue production of the Mountfield mowers, but put the name on mowers from their other factories.

 

The largest volume are cheap, steel decked machines for B&Q. These will not stand up to commercial use for more than a few weeks, so keep clear.

 

Some of them have aluminium decks and are made by Stiga, these are a safe bet, whilst not being out and out commercial grade, they can easily be classed as heavy domestic.

 

The Mountfield ride ons are badged machines from the Castell Twincut range, good value domestic quality machines.

 

If you need professional quality then look towards machines such as John Deere and Stiga

 

Who makes the JD mower tho? Saw one in the JD place the other day - nice looking machine with Kawasaki engine

 

Thought it was Efco?

 

Our original mountfield with briggs and stratton engine was brilliant would cut anything, start regardless of how long it had been stood and lasted for years, it was replaced by a larger rear wheel driven mountfield with the tecumseh engine which was a pile of carp if it stood anytime it had to be easy started to get it into life and was right numb heavy machine, have'nt had one since

 

Tecumseh engines - oh my word

 

JohnDeere R54RKB Rear Roller Mowers Select Series Walk Behind Mowers

 

Looks very interesting especially with a Kawasaki FJ180 on it and variable speed; two things I'd like. But will it stand with my Lawnflite Pro

 

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Edited August 8, 2013 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[HertsWood]

Get a Kubota G23 or G26 - shaft driven 48 or 54 inch deck, 500 litre collection box with hydraulic top and high-tip version available. Collects 99% of grass even when wet. Will never let you down.

 

 

 

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[GardenKit]

John Deere used to have their pedestrian mowers made for them by the esteemed German manufacturer SABO.

 

They liked them so much they bought the company.

 

The R54RKB is a chunky machine. It does a good job of cutting and collecting, even in wet conditions and is a very good buy for the domestic user.

 

I have however ceased selling them to PRO users, as the rear rollers and transmissions cause problems. The 47cm versions are fine though.

 

The Kaz (lawnflite pro, sarp, asuka etc) are in my opinion the best bet for a 53cm rear roller mower and from now on are all that I will sell to the commercial user.