Lawnmowers Top Grass Cutters

The grass cutting season has started and many people will be wishing they had serviced and sharpened their lawnmower a few weeks ago.

The pictured machine is a Ransom 3 bladed model with the third set of blades under the driving seat. Fine for large expanses of grass like those at Harlow Carr RHS Gardens where the picture was taken.

Smaller lawnmowers will be more appropriate for most gardeners. Amazon sell them from less than £40 too over £400.

Types of Mower

• Hand pushed lawnmowers like the Qualcast Panther 30 Sidewheel Cylinder Lawn Mower is suitable for small areas or the very fit. If you aren’t fit you soon will be pushing this!
• Electric mowers have a trailing cable and are restricted in there scope and are thus a bit out of fashion. Motor mowers have become progressively cheaper in recent years.
• Hover lawnmowers can be motorised or electrical; try the Flymo Turbo Lite 330 1150W Electric Hover Lawn Mower.
• Rotary mowers have a spinning blade running parallel to the ground. An example is McCulloch Petrol 4 Wheel Rotary Mower 2 in 1 Mulch & Collect which ‘does as it says on the tin’ collecting and chopping the grass ready as mulch.
• A cylinder mower has a spiral bladed cylinder spinning at 90 degrees to the grass and generally has a roller arrangement that leaves the stripes on your lawn. Suffolk Punch SP 12E Electric Cylinder Lawn Mower is a well respected make.
• Ride on mowers save energy and are great for regular shape lawn areas and rougher grass.

For those interested in history, mechanical objects or lawnmowers they have their own museum in Southport