 Uber Brillinat |
| Review Date: June 3, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Mr. J. Collins, Sheffield, UK |
I bought this mower as I am waiting for my petrol mower to be fixed, and thought that it would be handy to have something ever so slightly more reliable than my 20 year old Hayter, which breaks spectacularly every spring without fail. And what a world of difference. I think I will actually sell the petrol mower, as I now have no use for it.
I braced myself for a difficult assembly after reading previous comments, but it was simple, the instructions were clear enough, and it only took about 15 minutes. I popped the battery into the big manly charger at the same time, and took it out for a test on the lawn, even though it was very wet. It cut the wet grass with ease, the stripes were defined and wide (it has a small roller), it is light and easy to push and the blade adjusts with ease. Four things are particularly brilliant, however:
1) It comes with two batteries, which I didn't really appreciate, so one can mow continuously (unless you have a very rough lawn which will use the battery up faster than it can be charged).
2) It has a cool comb thingy which cuts right to the edge of the grass. It really works.
3) Its pretty quiet, so you can cut in less sociable hours.
4) It probably won't break or need servicing routinely. This should save one a lot of money.
Disadvantages? It can't get through really tough grass as well as a petrol, you would need to mow it from a height first then again at a lower one. I suppose you don't look as masculine as a petrol mower user. It also feels a bit 'light' and platicy. But I think it will actually wear quite well, its quite well constructed despite the materials used. Hopefully it should last quite a while.
All in all a product which is hard to fault. |
Great machine
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| Review Date: July 31, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Calred2, Scotland |
Bosch Rotak 43 Lithium Ion - Cordless Lawnmower
Purchased this machine to be cable free & with a view to my partner being able to use, we were reluctant to purchase petrol as these can be a bit tricky to get started occasionally.
Anyway we have been delighted with this machine, battery life is good even when the grass is left to be longer than ideal. It is very easy to use & it is fantastic to just walk out the garage pull the lever & cut without having to top up with fuel or run out miles of cable. The quality of cut is great & the stripes are the longest lasting I have ever encountered with any mower, although this may be due to the lawn grass. All in all I would recommend this mower to anyone. The only point I can't comment on to date is battery life but Bosch say we should get up to 1,000 charges which at 30-40 cuts/year is more than enough for anyone. |
Get one, it's the business
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| Review Date: November 2, 2008 |
| Reviewer: John Williams, Cheshire |
| The Flymo/mains cable/extension lead thing used to do my head in on a weekend. It was a real chore and the whole process took a couple of hours start to finish. I can now complete the same job to a much higher standard in less than half the time. This thing is the business. Yes, it's expensive but then the competition in terms of performance is really a good petrol mower, not an electric one. We have a steep garden with a lot of steps, so liftability was important (third the weight of a petrol mower). The assembly was easy, the maintenance & general hassle factor is minimal compared to the mains cable mowers or the petrol ones. I'm glad I got the two batteries version (43 not 37) as otherwise that would have been a pain. Yes, overall very happy with it - highly recommended... |
Well thought out design that really works
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| Review Date: June 8, 2008 |
| Reviewer: S. Heard, UK |
I purchased this mower to replace an old electric mower which was on its last legs. I wanted a cable free design and opted for this model rather than a petrol one as I have a small front garden and a small come medium rear garden.
When it arrived all I had to do was put the grass box together which snaps together with plastic clips. You do the side sections first then the top. No issues about putting the sections together which took me all of 5 minutes to do, following the instructions in the manual.
Next I fitted the handle assembly, nice and easy again following the clear instructions provided in the manual.
The battery charger simply plugs in and I put the first battery onto it and it took roughly 3/4 of an hour the fully charge then I heard a beep from the charger letting me know it was at max. Each battery has a little push in switch and 3 lights to let you know the charge held within the battery. I then placed the other battery into the charger and charged it up.
The mower has a lovely sharp metal blade and has a nice size chute at the rear for the cut grass to fly through into the grass box. I would agree to a point that due to the mower being constructed from plastic it has that kind of flimsy feel but no more than many other makes out there.
I was happy with how light it weighs and it has a nice handle to lift it by which also seems to be placed just right for the balance whilst lifting and carrying the mower.
I also found the height adjuster handle easy to move. There's even a roller at the rear to aid I guess lines.
My rear lawn was a little over grown and the grass was long and damp so I thought this would be the first real test for it.
All I had to do was fit the grass box, adjust height to max and push in the battery followed by pushing in the isolator key. I then pushed in the side handle button and held up the front handle bar and away she went. The first pass over the lawn collected the grass cuttings well and so I then dropped the height down to mid way and again ran over the lawn. Once more it handled this very well and soon I was done. Then I lowered it to one above min for the final cut and again I soon had it cut.
I then lifted it to the front lawn and decided I would keep it at the low setting to see what it would handle it like. Again the grass is long and damp. No problem for it and it soon made short work of the front all be it the last 5 foot square where the mower suddenly ran slow. I removed the isolator key and removed the battery and by a quick push on the battery condition button showed it was drained so in went the other battery and away I went again to finish the lawn.
Cleaned the mower and recharged both batteries for next time and job done.
It was great not having any cables and I was impressed with the power the machine has which never showed any sign of slowing down when going through the grass.
Good points.
Light, easy to carry and push. Large 50ltr collection box. Great battery performance. 2 batteries which always comes in useful. Collects all the grass cuttings and leaves none.
Bad points.
Cost. Its not cheap but worth every penny due to no cables. |
mowing made easy
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| Review Date: October 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: A. Abraham, Leicester, UK |
The assembly isn't anywhere near as difficult as made out by other reviews. I read the instructions and put it together within 30 mins.
Mowing has never been easier. One battery does the job for our 300 square metre lawn. I don't have to bother with the double extension cable and the kids toys strewn across the grass don't get tangled in the trailing power cable. The 50L grassbox is bigger than most models too making emptying less frequent.
Overall, its mowing made easy and safe too without flammable petrol or electric cables. |
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