Wow, some harsh comments here, but I have been happy with my Quicksilver 5160HW. I have mown about half an acre of lawns for the last 3 years, although not as often as I should. OTOH, because of that, the grass is sometimes very long (6"-8") and tough so the mower has had some really hard work to do. The Briggss and Stratton engine starts easy and is just reliable, reliable .. Someone said : "Having finally got the thing together and working". Some sarcasm detected there, but you take your choice - either buy it cheap in a carton from Homebase etc and assemble it yourself, or buy it dear from a small dealer who will assemble it, check it and deliver. That goes for any make. Someone said : "from I found it as useful as a chocolate fireguard". Amusing meme, but what exactly was the problem? Some here said it cuts too high. But this is a big mower for big lawns that don't need bowling green finishes. I don't even use the lowest notch, but the second or third. One of my lawns has suffered moles so much that under the grass it is like the surface of the moon. Another area is so rough I could do with 4-wheel drive. To me, saying the cut is not low enough is a bad joke. Horses for courses. Someone else rated it expensive; but I paid under £200, half the price of a McCulloch or Qualcast.

After 2 years of ownership the gearbox on my Flymo Quicksilver 5160HW has broken and the drive wheels have seized. I am faced with a bill of £150.00 but I think I might scrap it because I don't think it's up to the job. We have a sloping lawn about 40 yards square.

The wheel height setting keeps slipping as well, meaning that it's impossible to set and keep at the correct cutting height.

I thought what a great machine until I started to cut my lawn with the Flymo Quicksilver 5160HW and realised that it was not much shorter than when I started. Six height settings but the lowest setting was way too high. Took mine back to Homebase and got my money back. Smaller wheels would sort the problem, unbelievable!

I got this mower home and found the instructions to be useless straight away but with common sense it was quite simple to erect. Oil and fuel in and off we go - straight away! The engine is brilliant (B+S) Only problem is - IT DOESN'T CUT. Even on the lowest settings it looked like i'd rolled over it and not cut it. With a name like Flymo you'd expect it to be descent but it's not.

I got my money back from Homebase without a problem and went to another DIY store and got a far superior mower for the same price.

The Flymo Quicksilver 5160HW is a well priced product that at first glance looks the business. But oh dear how I was hood-winked. What's the use of a lawnmower that cannot cut low enough? Complained to Flymo and they simply said it was the design and that they couldn't so anything about it. They suggested I took it back (Homebase) and ask for a refund or exchange.