Poxy ride on

[Bayleaf]

Just sat here thinking, Wow! that's 10 x 40 hour weeks pa sat on a mower

Or 30 weeks (our mowing season can last 6 mths), at 13hrs mowing per week. Then add on the 2nd one - we've had to cut some big "lawns" over the years, including our own.

[Hotrodder]

Bayleaf's experience reinforces my own opinion of Kubota equipment. Money well spent when considering longevity and running costs with diesel engines opposed to cheaper kit fitted with petrol engines and their higher maintenance needs. Professionals and local authorities are keen on the Kubota for good reasons.
Sadly they are too expensive for most https://www.jardins-loisirs.com/materie ... ubota.html . On the plus side, taking the long view they are good and still retain strong resale value a few years down the road.

[Bayleaf]

I have a confession to make! Mr Bayleaf just told me there's a decimal place in there! Soo, the older one has actually done 700.33hrs, and the younger one has done nearly 300hrs. We didn't start mowing commercially until about 2014.

It just feels like we've done a lot more, and goodness knows how many hours strimming!

[L Austin France]

I have a confession to make! Mr Bayleaf just told me there's a decimal place in there! Soo, the older one has actually done 700.33hrs, and the younger one has done nearly 300hrs. We didn't start mowing commercially until about 2014.

It just feels like we've done a lot more, and goodness knows how many hours strimming!

AHA! so it's about the same average annual usage as my old gal.
Wondered why you never came on here complaining of sore behind

[glazedallover]

I just leave the clippings where they fall..........lazy barstewad.

[Hotrodder]

Same here.

[Bayleaf]

Our Commune encourages "letting it lie", to reduce dechets and let the goodness go back into the lawn. Saves time and fuel too!

[hughnique]

returning to this subject of a tow behind sweeper, having looked at the reviews it appears that none of the Amazon / Wiltech items has anything worth raving about, and having bought recently a robot pool cleaner, THEN reading the reviews to find out it was a load of crap, I am more anxious to find something with a good one.

[niemeyjt]

I suspect anything ground driven will struggle with long grass and slippery ground conditions. You really need PTO driven, or failing that a motor mounted on to drive the brushes.

Personally, I preferred a flail mower and leaving it when mowing (some have an optional collector) - but avoid Carroy - they rust badly.

[Hotrodder]

I have a feeling some of us may be asking too much. A microscopic UK sized lawn can be made perfect and manicured to within an inch of its life with a simple machine. Trying to get the same result on a patch of several thousand square metres here in France is just too much aggro. You can spend a fortune on very powerful mowers to get a better result, but is it really worth it? Your neighbours probably don't care all that much, and who else even sees it? I don't want to offend anyone here with my comments and apologise up front if I have done so but there are much better things to worry about these days.