Cheapest Lawn Mower (Petrol) ??
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cheap and good.....................
Im guessing cheapwill be chinese sourced where parts will be hard to obtain so service life is 3 to 5 years
buy a honda, spend 3 times as much and have 5 times the life ?
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rolf
Im guessing cheapwill be chinese sourced where parts will be hard to obtain so service life is 3 to 5 years
buy a honda, spend 3 times as much and have 5 times the life ?
ta
rolf
Forget the cheap ones. Spend $500 and get a good 4 stroke one. Service it each year at the start of summer (change the oil, blow out the air filter, remove and clean the spark plug and sporay some WD40 around the carb and linkages) and it will last 20+ years.
http://www.bunnings.com.au/masport-470-2-n1-lawnmower_p3380665
That's the cheapest decent brand one in bunnings at the moment
If you know someone with an account you can probably get 5% off
Or you can buy it eBay if you want new
Or find a online/physical shop that has it even cheaper by $1, show bunnings and get them to beat it by 10%!!!
That's the cheapest decent brand one in bunnings at the moment
If you know someone with an account you can probably get 5% off
Or you can buy it eBay if you want new
Or find a online/physical shop that has it even cheaper by $1, show bunnings and get them to beat it by 10%!!!
Keep an eye out for council cleanups or garage sales.
Most are made in se-asia now Honda makes several lawn mowers for bang for buck nothing is as good longterm as Honda just a oil change plugs and blades every now and again and I have had one 14 years and never touched the motor imho
The cheap mower will be expensive in the long run . I have a Honda self propelled as well as a husqvarna ride on . Just keep the maintenance up and no worries . Had the Honda for over 10 years .
I've owned several quad bikes for work over the years and only ever buy Honda .
Eventually they wear out but not the motor/running gear .
Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I will buy Honda lawn-mower.
It looks like I've to double up my budget.
I've come across with this:
http://www.lawnmowers.com.au/Domestic_Lawn_Mowers/HRU19K1
Anyone has an experience with this HRU19K1 ?
Thanks.
It looks like I've to double up my budget.
I've come across with this:
http://www.lawnmowers.com.au/Domestic_Lawn_Mowers/HRU19K1
Anyone has an experience with this HRU19K1 ?
Thanks.
Ever thought about a sheep?.... I mean to keep the grass low
Or better still..........................
http://termiturf-px.rtrk.com.au/lawns/?utm_source=ReachLocal&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=TemiTurf
I spent $200 on a Big W one 3-4 years ago and it is still going strong. Made in Australia too!
I'm not gonna sleep well tonight
This thread wouldn't exist if he wasn't.
I have met very, very few people in the world who aren't price sensitive...I have a couple of mates who aren't, and the reason is they are swimming in pesos, and don't really care about price - only quality.
In my previous life of golf, it was almost non-existent to hear anyone come in and say; "Hey; gimmee the most expensive driver you got, and I don't care what the price is!"
In tyres, noone ever says; "Give me the most expensive tyre you have!"
No; they don't want much - only the best brands, the best quality, but at the elcheapo-Chinese/Taiwan/India, etc - price.
FWIW; my FIL gave me an electric Flymo mower 15 years ago, he bought at a garage sale - I think he paid $5 for it, and I still use it to this day down at the workshop (naturestrip). My new front lawn grass will need it's first mow in a few weeks; can't wait.
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I've got one of them. Dunno if it's the exact model as it's a few years old, but looks identical. Great machine but you could get 3 bunnings mowers for the price of this one. I'd still get the Honda.
See ya's.
Yep - I have this one for the last 18 mths. Has been perfect and went through the same process you did in weighing up low price versus long term quality.
Just got sick of too many cheap ones breaking down after a couple of years.
