Recommend me a mower

StevieP · 3 Aug 2019 at 11:34

I was half way through mowing my lawn the other day and my 20+ year old Qualcast Quadtrak 30 has finally given up the ghost!

The motor starts and the blade spins but there isn't any power behind it anymore! (You can basically hold onto it and it stops it spinning!)

So with me having no mechanical knowledge at all I'm looking to get a new mower!

Our garden is pretty flat and not massive so I don't need anything too spectacular - can anyone recommend a decent mower for me? Ideally not too pricey - certainly sub-£100 would be the target!

Thanks for any suggestions!

pastymuncher · 3 Aug 2019 at 13:47

Probably not very popular on here but I have a Mac Allister (B&Q only I believe) 32cm rotary mower which at the time came with a free dual feed strimmer for around £54. I have had it for about three years now and it gets used every two weeks and hasn't let me down once. Grass collection is excellent and it gives a nice cut. The strimmer is very good two and both came with a two year warranty. For the price they are hard to beat.

gort · 3 Aug 2019 at 13:48

Something very similar spec as the old one, no? Narrows it down somewhat.

StevieP · 3 Aug 2019 at 18:30

I'd be fine with something similar - I just don't know what's good and what's bad!

I'll take a look at the MacAllister ones in B&Q - leaning towards a rotary one again rather than a hover one!

jpaul · 4 Aug 2019 at 13:53

StevieP said:
my 20+ year old Qualcast Quadtrak 30

don't know if mine is a 30, but I hadn't found any replacement brushes ... mine has lost some power too.

I was going to say - bosch rotak, below deal I had bought a relation is still going fine 5years in, but newer bosch deals suggest chinese manufacturing is not helpful,
so macallister sounds a good call.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bos...-half-price-24th-26th-1909804?page=4#comments

lewism · 5 Aug 2019 at 13:09

Bought the Macallister from B&Q for my small patch and it does the job just fine. Baskets a bit small for collection but it's a similar size to others in the price bracket and it doesn't bother me.

Merlin5 · 5 Aug 2019 at 13:50

Get a petrol mower, much more fun.

I love pulling the cord on mine and hearing it start up. No cable to trail around either.

rhysduck · 6 Aug 2019 at 12:58

(Flymo) EasiGlide 300V i think I have. Been solid for around 7 years. Now needs a new handle and at £13 it'll be as good as new. Aside from the odd bit of dried grass on it

Sharpened the blade a few weeks back and made a massive difference to how it cuts.

balls · 6 Aug 2019 at 13:09

Flymo 1200R robot...

Nomisf · 6 Aug 2019 at 20:44

It looks like the motor drives the blade via a belt on that model, I know you mentioned not being mechanically minded - but the belts appear dirt cheap on eBay - might be worth a go!

stuie · 6 Aug 2019 at 20:58

Get on gumtree and get yourself a hayter harrier

StevieP · 6 Aug 2019 at 21:13

Thanks for all the suggestions - in the end I went for a "Spear & Jackson" from Argos!

It seems to do the job if a little on the bulky side!

To be honest the biggest issue was finding anything in stock - B&Q have loads on the website but none that you can buy for delivery or pick up in store and a grand total of 1 in store under £100!