Lawn Mower Advice
Choosing the right lawn mower for your garden can be very difficult with such a wide variety on the market today, here we will explain and give tips to you about the different types and there advantages and disadvantages.
With a lawn mower being an expensive item to buy for your garden lawn maintenance it is important you take care to make the right choice for you, the first thing you should consider is the actual size of your garden lawn you have to care for, this can determines what type of mower you will need.
Advice is if you have a medium to large lawn to look after then using a manual push lawn mower will make the job difficult and hard work, you should look for one of the powered mowers available either electric or petrol there are numerous makes and models available.
The advantage of an electric mower is that it is less noisy than petrol types, and a bit more friendly to the environment when cutting a lawn.
The disadvantage is you will have an electric cable trailing behind you when walking up and down the lawn this could lead to a safety issue when mowing.
Advice on a way round this issue is to buy a cordless lawn mower, manufactures are now producing high quality cordless machines at very reasonable prices.
The advantage of the petrol lawn mower is that it is engine driven, this means all you have to do is engage the lever and walk steadily behind it when cutting a lawn.
The disadvantage is the noise they can produce and the fumes from the exhaust when running the engine, wearing ear protectors when using a petrol lawn mower is something to consider before starting to mow the lawn.
Advice on the main types of lawn mower for you to consider are the hover mower, the ride on mower, rotary, and the cylinder types.
People who have extremely large lawns to mow often prefer the ride on type of lawn mower, although these can be very expensive they will save you a lot of time and make cutting a large lawn a lot easier than having to walk behind a push mower.
If your garden lawn is uneven then you should look at buying a rotary lawn mower, these types are very efficient at cutting the grass if you have let grow for a while.
Although the effect from one of these might not be as fine as other types it has a high position when mowing, which makes it an ideal choice for a garden lawn that is built on an uneven surface.
If you are looking for a mower to give ones lawn a very fine cut then you should choose one of the cylinder types, because of there unique cutting action where blades that are fixed to a cylinder move against a fixed blade, this gives them the ability to mow grass much tighter than other mowers.
When you see garden lawns that have a dark stripe then a light stripe it usually means that the mower they used was a cylinder lawn mower, it has the ability to mow fine which can produce the stripe effect some people want for there lawn.
The hover varieties are slightly different to other types due to the fact they do not have any wheels to ride on, they actually glide around your lawn mowing the grass on a cushion of air.
The hover mower can be a bit noisy when in operation and a bit awkward to move around, it utilises a horizontal blade when cutting which makes them perfect for cutting a small sized garden.
You will find that the cost of a hover type lawn mower is slightly cheaper than other types, this is due to them not using as many moving parts and the manufacturing process involved in making them.
Remember always take care and read safety operating instructions before commencing to use your new machine.
I hope the information and tips we have provided here will help you in making an informed decision on which types would be best for your garden lawn care, choosing the right lawn mower will help save you time and make cutting your lawn a pleasurable experience.
