Small mowers

[Cjking]

Ive been looking at viking mowers. It will be used 2-3 day a week the areas it will be cutting are only small housing estate lawns. Ive been using a hayter heavy duty mower from work its jst to big for what i want an suggestion on model an ive got around £400.

Cheers

[codlasher]

I have owned a multitude of small rotary mowers over the years, all were second hand and usually Briggs powered. They are not the best of engines but the main thing is that spares are readily available on t'internet and will arrive at your door without much fuss.

My 'newest' rotary self propelled is an Etesia PBTS (I think from memory!) I had some spare money and was fed up with a knackered Mountfield at the time so purchased new. This is now sixteen years old and still going strong! I bought it mainly as our local, at the time, dealer was their agent and I also liked the light-weight construction with the plastic deck and grass collector. It wasn't cheap though, but there's a lot to be said for quality, even with a 5hp Briggs motor.

So I've done my own grass, other peoples on the odd occasion too and I've been and got myself some 'old git' contracts doing a little bit of mowing and hedge trimming round and about. Its now done a lot of work.

Bottom line is; If it broke tomorrow I'd ring RT Machinery (Aylesbury) and have a similar new one couriered to me. A good mower!

codlasher