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Hello
I now own a lovely garden complete with a 15ft by 30ft lawn (rough guess).
We don't ownlawnmower, but was gifted a very old petrol flymo hoover that had been in a garage for 15 or so years. We did get it going with Petrol and a new sprack plug but has died again whilst attempting a strip. So do we attempt to get it going again or just invest in something new. If going for something new what do people suggest?
Ideally don't want to spend a fortune either way!
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For a lawn that small you could buy a push along one, no noise, polution and plenty of exersize, other than that, a 12 inch cut flymo would do.
I wouldn't bother trying to get the petrol mower fixed. It will cost more than buying a new electric one. You don't need anything very powerful for what is a comparatively small lawn.
you can get a lawnmower in Argos for £40, I'd not have the other one fixes either
I'm with Lyn on this; get a push mower and give the neighbours' ears a break.
The first thing I would do (if you haven't already) is try the mower with fresh fuel. 95% of the time when a small engine plays up the fuel has simply gone off. The other 5% it is the carb has muck or water in it.
The words Flymo & petrol mower have always spelt trouble when used together.