S & J Spear & Jackson 42cm Cordless Lawnmower with 2 Batteries – 40V

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Other features of this electric rotary mower are its seven different cutting heights ranging from 2.5cm to 7cm and a rear roller for making stripes in your garden. This mower only weighs 18.5 kg too for comfortable mowing. You are also restricted by this mowers 12-metre power cord, for a more extensive garden it would be best to use a cordless lawnmower such as the Bosch 430 LI which is powered by two 36V lithium ions. A lawnmower like this will provide much more flexibility in a more extensive garden. Overall, we would recommend if you are looking for a reliable mower that can cut a variety of grass heights and extensive sized gardens, you should go for an alternate model such as the Advance Rotak 650 Bosch mower or the cordless 430 LI mower by Bosch, both these models offer more in terms of width and power. FAQs

Unfortunately, the single battery supplied with my refurbished machine was faulty and will only partly charge giving only ab out 8 minutes use. This renders the mower pretty useless for all but the smallest of lawns.If you need a slightly larger corded lawn mower, this option with a 37cm cutting width is worth looking at. With the size increase also comes a larger grass bag. You get a 40 litre capacity with this mower, which is plenty for a small garden. The grass box is also easy to detatch and empty when you’re finished mowing. However, there is no mulching functionality, which it would be good to see on a mower at this price point. Since it’s not very heavy, this does affect the performance of the rear roller on this mower – it doesn’t mow great stripes. However, its weight does make the mower easy to manoeuvre though, and it’s also easy to store, especially if you need to lift it onto a shelf in your garage or shed.

As the weight is less than 12.5kg, it makes it so much easier to push this machine around your garden and even to push it up slopes or around uneven ground is a doddle Please be aware that if you are seeking the lowest possible price, then you should skip the 34cm cordless and go for the 34cm corded lawnmower instead as it works just as well in our opinion – the only thing you are limited to though are the cables, cords and possible additional extension cords.

Fortunately, its flimsiness is the only real downside to this mower, given what it costs. The handle height can be easily adjusted, ensuring that the mower is comfortable to use no matter how tall you are. The grass collection unit works really well to leave a nice tidy finish and the built-in rear roller helps to leave an eye-catching striped finish once the job is done. This mower also has a smaller grass bag which will limit how far you can mow without having to empty it. Assembly instructions could have better images and better laid out steps but is fairly manageable all the same

The last thing we liked was how tight it can mow to boundary walls and flower beds with very little trimming work needed thereafter.

Bosch Rotak 32 LI 36V 32cm Push Mower

I am sure there are more robust, better designed battery mowers on sale, but they can be much more expensive than this. This does a job, at least if you have a decent battery that is, but it is not really as good as i was hoping for.. Read full review Unlike many other mowers, this machine has the easy fold handles which allows it to be folded away when not in use which is a whole lot easier. The battery LED lights is a great feature to have as you always know in advance when the battery is near depletion and when you need to start recharging it once again. This little machine has won awards for the Best buy which certainly goes a long way when choosing a lawn mower for smaller gardens

The 24V battery and charging unit is included in the box delivery and it has side combs to allow it to mow extra close to boundary walls which reduces the level of trimming you need to do when the mowing is complete. It comes with a brushless motor which gives better efficiency, performance and longevity and there are 5 different mow height settings that can be adjusted using a single lever.If your lawn is quite a distance from your house, then a cable or extension cord would be far too difficult to manage, so you are far better off using a cordless model instead. It would be great if these mowers offered a mulching plug or side discharge option though, but we didn’t really miss these features anyway as the grass collection is so good. Larger Lawns