 Cordless mower |
| Review Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Mike H, Manchester |
While I understand the points made by the other reviewer regarding grass collection, length of grass and battery life I must point out that these apply only if you expect the mower to perform like a top of the range Qualcast /Mountfield etc
The plus points which are mainly for those of us of advancing years(or maybe not) who want a lightweight machine which does a reasonable job and is very easy to manoeuvre on a medium sized lawn (in fact a step up from a manual push machine), is very easy to get out and put away and does not have wires to trip over.
The secret is to plan the mowing - mow frequently to avoid the grass getting long, mow when grass is dry (very important) and the battery life and grass collection are fine, have two batteries use alternately and charge for 12 to 24 hours after each mow.
I changed from a £400 petrol driven monster over 3 years ago and I still do not regret it and it still works fine~I am not thinking of changing. For me the upsides far outway the downsides |
Great mower
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| Review Date: May 3, 2009 |
| Reviewer: NickS, |
I've got a wonderful striped lawn thanks to this mower and it's easy to use.
The trick is little and often - regular cuts of shortish dry grass, for that it's great. It does not work too well if you prefer to cut less regularly when the grass is longer/damper.
Medium size lawns, battery has been lasting for 45 minutes |
GTech CM01 Rechargeable Cordless Cylinder Lawn Mower
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| Review Date: July 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Anne Doble, Portknockie, NE Scotland |
This mower was bought to avoid having the hassle of setting up extension leads etc. Although it does make the whole process easier in that respect, the mower does not seem to pack enough of a punch & seems to require a lot of effort to push. This may be because I have charged the battery a couple of days before using it rather than immediately prior to use? Time will tell. Also, the grass collector seems to detach itself far too easily during use.Overall though, it is much quicker task now than it was with the mains mower & it is more compact to store & move about.
Anne Doble, Portknockie. |
Good idea let down by key features
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| Review Date: September 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Steve P, Wiltshire, UK |
| I bought this about a year ago and at first i was delighted with its light weight and its maneouvrability (far easier than my old clunky heavyweight Flymo). However, i was disappointed with the height adjustment as i had to set it on its lowest setting in order to get a decent cut, thus rendering the other settings redundant. After using it for some months, i became aware of it making excessive noise - this was caused by one of the blades being slightly warped/dented (presumably this was caused by a stone) which highlighted to me the design flaw of a cylinder mower - it only needs a slight amount of damage to knock it out of alignment. I gave up using it and bought a new light-weight Flymo instead. |
G-Tech Mower
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| Review Date: April 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mr. M. S. Butterworth, |
Don't waste your money on this mower. It really is rubbish. It may be light-ish in weight, but it makes up for it by being hard to push. The battery can charge overnight but still only gives 10 minutes of mowing time.
After the first five minutes of use, battery power dips slightly. From then on, the mower runs at reduced capacity and fails to throw the cut grass into the grass box. you have to stop and clear it with your hand every few metres of mow. It can't cope at all if the grass is wet or even long enough to need mowing.
Also the grass box comes unhooked at every turn. It really is a poor design. The whole thing is cheap and flimsy - though not cheap to buy. I don't know how they have the cheek to charge so much for such a plasticky, ineffective piece of junk. British too. Makes you proud, I don't think!
I've had mine a year and a half now. That's a year and a half too long. If you have a postage stamp garden in a place where the sun always shines and you don't mind mowing your lawn every day just so the mower can cope with it; then it may just be the mower for you. Otherwise, forget it!!! |
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