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★☆☆☆☆

“I bought this to replace a Flymo 330 which had lasted...”

written by on 27/09/2008

Good Points
Hard to think of any good points.

Bad Points
Poor grass collection. Too heavy and the more it collects the lower it sinks.

General Comments
I bought this to replace a Flymo 330 which had lasted quite well and did a reasonable job until the clutch started slipping. Decided to replace with this one as it has a bigger cutting blade and should have made light work of our large sloping lawn. Big Mistake!

On the first attempt I had to use a strimmer first to reduce the grass length before using the new mower as it simply could not cope. The grass collection pickup clogged immediately and it was a complete waste of time. The old mower had easily cut the grass at this length and longer so I decided it was due to the fact that the grass was a bit wet.

Take two was on a much drier day and with the grass fairly short but all that happended this time was the grass collecting on the underside of the mower as a pulp which rapidly stopped the mower from hovering. The blade does not really cut - it just mashes it!

Every time I empty the collection box (never more than half full or the mower will bog down) I have to scrape the mush from underneath before I can continue mowing.

This mower probably takes at least 50% longer than the old mower despite the larger size of the machine.

Does the job eventually but I doubt I will buy another Flymo after this experience. Not recommended!

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