.......the important things to look for in a petrol mower is width of cut, weight, and start method.....
For benefit of other readers, i'd just like to second this.....the cut width is vital, as it can literally knock a third off your time spent cutting.
with a wider/larger machine comes heavier weight, so ensure you get a self-propelled one...and of course bigger machine can cope with bigger bag, so again saving time. Another downside of larger mowers....don't think for a moment you'll be going up and down a step or two, it's just not feasible to lift. you need slopes/ramps to access.
i would also suggest the 'speed' of that self propelled is also relevant, we started with a mountfield and it was stolen from our outbuilding, so replaced with Hayter and I didn't know until having bought it, but it propels a good deal faster than the previous mower, which (by good fortune) means a saving in time, maybe a good one third time saving there.
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For benefit of other readers, i'd just like to second this.....the cut width is vital, as it can literally knock a third off your time spent cutting.
with a wider/larger machine comes heavier weight, so ensure you get a self-propelled one...and of course bigger machine can cope with bigger bag, so again saving time. Another downside of larger mowers....don't think for a moment you'll be going up and down a step or two, it's just not feasible to lift. you need slopes/ramps to access.
i would also suggest the 'speed' of that self propelled is also relevant, we started with a mountfield and it was stolen from our outbuilding, so replaced with Hayter and I didn't know until having bought it, but it propels a good deal faster than the previous mower, which (by good fortune) means a saving in time, maybe a good one third time saving there.