Bosch Rotak 34 Electric Rotary Lawn Mower

Bosch Rotak 34 Electric Rotary Lawn Mower Review

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Bosch Rotak 34 Electric Rotary Lawn Mower

“The Rotak 34 while being a cheap purchase at £89.00 in...”

Written on: 25/09/2010

The Rotak 34 while being a cheap purchase at £89.00 in my view is not a great lawn mower. There are many faults in its design. The grass box has to many awkward shapes that retain the grass when emptying and worse still the sides are open with air vents which lets the small grass blades out what the idea is makes you wonder?, The grass height selection lever in plastic can be difficult to move simply because the spring mechanism is far to large and the lever in plastic is strong but flexes also making it very difficult in selecting the right height in the plastic ratchet.It is very stylish to look at and light weight to for easy manoeuvrability

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Vanistica's Comment

Written on: 28/03/2011

The small holes in the box are for air flow through the box otherwise the grass gathers at the front of the box!

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Tropi's Comment

Written on: 14/07/2012

Some confusion here about 'air vents'
Yes, the grass box is perforated to promote air flow.
But that is not the point.
The grass box lid is so badly designed that there are significant gaps around the edges and rear, through which clippings are blown all over the mower and the person using it. This is entirely unacceptable.

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Vanistica's Comment

Written on: 16/07/2012

I would take it back as there is an obvious fault. Mine is now over a year old and I have none of these problems. Gives the best cut of a fair size lawn that I have ever had

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Tropi's Comment

Written on: 17/07/2012

Responding to Vanastica: You are absolutely right :-).

I could not figure out what was wrong, other than confirming the grassbox assembly was correct, as it fitted perfectly on an identical mower. It's obvious that this fault is not unique and I therefore expected that the Bosch Technical Advice Line would have a solution. But they simply offered to collect and replace or repair, which I declined.
The supplier replaced the mower, on the spot, no quibble, and the replacement did not have the leaky lid problem.
I fully concur with the reviewer's comments regarding awkward emptying of the grassbox due to its internal reinforcement fillets and the really balky height adjustment.

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