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Lawn mowers.(RATINGS)(Buyers guide)
Models at the very top can set you back $600 or more, but several capable mowers perform almost as well for as little as $370. Decide on a gas, corded, or cordless- electric mower with driven or nondriven wheels based on your needs. Then see our Quick Picks and high-scoring models with specific strengths and value.
Guide to the Ratings
Overall score is based mainly on cutting performance, handling, and ease of use. Evenness shows cutting performance for two or three modes; scores notably better or worse in any mode are called out in the Recommendations and notes. Mulching reflects how completely the mower distributed the clippings over the lawn's surface. Bagging denotes how many clippings the bag held before it filled or the chute clogged. Side discharging shows how evenly clippings were dispersed in this mode. Handling includes ease of operating the drive controls (for self-propelled), pushing and pulling, making U-turns, and maneuvering in tight spots. Ease of use includes ease of starting the engine, operating the blade-stopping controls, shifting speeds (for self-propelled), and adjusting the cutting height. Most models have a deck size, or cutting swath, of 20 to 22 inches. Engine power (hp) represents the rated horsepower output of the mower's engine. The price includes the cost of the bag and mulch kit, when not included with the mower.
Quick Picks
Best for most, with versatile mowing:
- Residential riding mower features Z-Drive.
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment May 1, 1999 700+ words
Dixon's Z-Drive transaxle provides smooth operation to the ZTR 3014 residential riding mower. Features include: * 14-hp. OHV Briggs & Stratton engine * 36- or 42-in. cutting deck * adjustable, light-touch, swing...
- Your Garden: Sharpening your mower.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) Greenwood, Pippa July 15, 2000 700+ words
RESHARPEN your mower without costly shop regrinding. Simply fix sharpener to the bottom plate, switch power on and the aluminium oxide abrasive regrinds keen new edges at the correct cutting angle. Available as 12in" (at pounds 8.50 ) or 1in (at pounds 8.99 ). Comes with 3 replaceable abrasives. A
- THE RAZZ: WIN Shell's mower.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) August 14, 2004 700+ words
Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LEE-ANN FULLERTON HERE'S your chance to own a piece of Big Brother memorabilia. We're giving away the lawn-mower Shell famously used to cut the grass naked, in connection with Talk Talk, the official sponsors of Big Brother. For the chance to win, all you have to do is
- YOUR GARDEN: Q&A More from a mower.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) August 17, 2003 700+ words
Byline: Adrienne Wild Q EVERY time I cut the grass my mower fails to slice off the wiry grass flower stalks on my lawn. What can I do? - Harry Sutton, Stanford Bridge, Worcs ATHESE springy flower spikes are of a grass called bent and if you use a mower with a front roller it will flatten these
- M2: GARDENS: Don't blow the mower.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) December 7, 2002 700+ words
Byline: ANDREW COLEMAN Gardening Editor AT the end of the mowing season many gardeners store away their lawnmower to gather dust until the spring, largely unaware that special care should be taken to preserve it for next year. According to research carried out by Briggs & Stretton, makers of
- Gardening: Restore lawn order with a model mower.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) Wild, Adrienne March 21, 1999 700+ words
BEFORE you wade across the lawn knee-deep in grass, dust off your mower and give it the once-over. Blunt blades will soon turn what should be half an hour of therapeutic exercise into an irritating chore. Get them sharpened or replaced now - and if you're feeling flush buy a new model altogether.
- I had eight chances to be new 007..now I drink in t'Woolpack; Soap star could...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Fulton, Rick October 26, 2000 700+ words
HE was the man who had eight chances to play James Bond and ended up in Emmerdale, but veteran actor Patrick Mower says he's neither shaken nor stirred. The star of Seventies favourites like Callan and Target, who made his Emmerdale debut last night, was first lined up to replace Sean Connery as
- New Soft Paste-Type Thermal Gel from AAC Features Excellent Thermal...
- Newspaper article from: Computer Weekly News July 23, 2009 700+ words
New soft paste-type thermal gel from Advanced Antivibration Components - AAC features excellent thermal conductivity up to 6.5W/m • K. This RoHS controlled substance is used to fill gaps around heat sources...
