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A pleasant surprise - I've bought a push mower

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Slipsurfer

Joined: 20 Jun 2005
Posts: 9

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 05 1:02 pm Post subject: A pleasant surprise - I've bought a push mower

Its be on my mind for a few weeks...last night an offer in Focus - �34.00 pushed me over the edge; the Panther "push" mower. I have a medium sized lawn on a slight slope and I normally use a 4 stroke petrol 38" cut. Some points I've noted:

1) Its faster...no preperation, no leads.
2) Its much lighter just over 6Kgs.
3) A far superior cut.
4) Its virtually slient.

Any other members got examples of going "backwards" and found it better?

Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 05 1:07 pm Post subject:
Hi there Slipsurfer - YES! We got one of these (for free, as it turns out, through www.freecycle.net) and have been using it ever since - both in the garden and at the allotment to keep the pathways trimmed. It's a lot less bother than a hover, I must say ...

oldhibberd

Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 118

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 05 11:52 pm Post subject:
Along similar lines I find my scythe much more comfortable and far less knackering to use than a petrol strimmer, on all those weeds. Doesn't take any longer either.

Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 05 7:55 am Post subject:
Oldhibberd - is it one of those enormous Grim Reaper jobbies, or a little hand held one?

oldhibberd

Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 118

Posted: Sun Aug 21, 05 12:50 pm Post subject:
Neither Lozzie, It's a light Austrian one. Supberb piece of kit.

Bec

Joined: 28 Nov 2004
Posts: 71
Location: Newquay, Cornwall

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 2:18 pm Post subject:
Sometimes I think technology really gets in the way! Bec

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 2:57 pm Post subject:

Bec wrote:

Sometimes I think technology really gets in the way!
Bec

Exactly, now if we can just get all our members to learn semaphore and distribute themselves evenly around the country.......

ross

Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 123

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 3:05 pm Post subject:
Argos have some reduced from �30 to �20 at the moment: https://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3801&productId=157693&clickfrom=name or catalogue number 7303030 ross

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