If you’re lucky enough to have a large garden or you don’t like the idea of an electric cable snaking round your lawn, then gas mowers are worth a look. Of course even if you’ve got a smaller garden you could use one of these but they are more commonly used for medium to large sized gardens.
Free Movement – You are not tied to a power socket so you can mow wherever you need to. This becomes pretty useful if you’ve got a large garden or an out of the way patch of land you need to mow.
More Power – Gas mowers offer you more power than the electric powered alternatives available to you. This generally allows them to deal with longer, tougher grass a lot easier. The extra power also allows you to mow a larger area of grass at a faster pace.
Solid Built – These mowers usually have a metal cutting deck as opposed to a plastic one, which is more durable and is likely to stand the test of time better than an electric mower if maintained well.
No Time Limits – Unlike with a battery powered lawn mower, you’re not restricted in terms of mowing time. Obviously you can run out of fuel, but it only takes a jiffy to re-fuel, unlike recharging batteries which can take at least an hour or so. This is a key advantage if you have a larger garden.
The Toro Z4200 is an extremely highly rated zero turn mower from their Timecutter range. But why is it so highly rated and what kind of work is it suitable for? If you are looking for a zero turn model which can work well in tight corners of your yard or irregular shaped areas, as ...…
The Toro 20330 is one of the lower end models in their Recycler range. You can pick this model up for under $300 which is a nice surprise when you consider the features it brings to the lawn. Ok, so these features aren’t anything special but they do make sure mowing your lawn is not ...…
The Lawn Boy 10642 is definitely for you if you are sick of yanking on a manual pull cord. No need to rip your rotator cuff with this one. Just turn a key, exactly how you would start your car. That’s right with this model you get the electric start option which is great if ...…
The Lawn Boy 10641 costs just about 20 bucks more than the 10640 and you get a self propel system with it. This is one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest self propel model you will find. Most other brands start off at about $100 higher for a mower with this feature. You get ...…
The Lawn Boy 10640 is a very good, mid level gas powered mower. It does the basics VERY well. Yeah you don’t get all the bells and whistles like on the higher end gas models, but so what. Do you need them? This model is really solid for the money, in fact probably the best ...…
There are three different models in Kubota’s T series and the T2080 is the middle of the range model. It’s a fairly sizable lawn tractor and has a cutting deck of 42 inches, which is fairly substantial. If you have a large area of land to maintain then the T2080 could be worth taking a ...…
If you own a reasonable sized piece of land and are looking for a lawn tractor to carry out maintenance, you might have come across the Kubota T1880. Kubota have three different models in their T series, with the T1880 being the least powerful of the three. Kubota T1880 Review – Key Features Cutting Deck ...…
The Honda HRX217K2VKA is part of the popular HRX series and it doesn’t let the team down. This is one of the very best walk behind mowers on the market as voted for by consumers. The key to this model (and in fact the whole series) is its versatility. It can cope with so many ...…
Nowadays Toro and Honda seem to always be at the forefront of the walk behind mower industry. If you take a look at the HXR series from Honda, it’s easy to see why. Packed with features and producing an amazing quality of cut, they really are something special. The Honda HRX217K2HMA is a model from ...…
The Honda HRX217K2HXA is the middle of the range mower in this series in terms of price. In terms of features you step up to a cruise control hydrostatic self propel system, rather than the variable speed one you get on the VKA model. Anyway, what’s good about this model? And why should you consider ...…
