Hi all,
I was just reading the other thread just started in this section today and I figure something good/great we could do is tell them what we want, that way they can do up some sort of spread sheet and please more of us, more easily.
I'll start, I work 20min from capital city, mostly blocks from 400sqm to 1000spm, I basically need 2 mowers for what I do as just one will never cut it. (excuse the pun)
1st mower: needs to be light!!!!19 inch or smaller? and would love it to be less than 30kg I find lifting the mower up embankments or down steps a bit of a strain, needs to mulch and catch but most importantly needs to be light, I really don't care if it's got a blade brake or half a chute cause they don't bother me. Prefer a snorkel and a plastic catcher but material one is fine. I'm okay with open ending as opposed to a side throw cause this mower is mainly used in small residential areas where clippings are either caught or mulched.
2nd mower: needs to be self propelled, needs to be at least 21inch, needs to be unbreakable, needs to mulch and catch. Snorkel and material bag are fine and side throw would be a nice option for larger blocks for that ride on sort of finish but I'm okay with the way the current 216m2 rear flap directs the clippings down to the ground as opposed to into the shins.
I'm clearly a little rough on my machines and the plastic plugs on the height adjusters and the front axle get worn out, once even loosing one corner of the height adjuster and dropping the spinning blades down to ground on a patch of lawn.
Hope that helps.