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• PRO

  Seth Burgess March 13, 2014 at 9:32pm

  Stiga, best mulchers I've ever seen.
• PRO Supplier

  Acacia Groundcare Hire March 14, 2014 at 9:34am

  Hello Rob,

  Acacia currently have an excellent fully serviced ex-hire Etesia Pro 51k for sale which has an optional mulching kit available - we do not have the mulching kit but you can pick one up online quite easily. The machine would then give you the option of mulching and collecting for different jobs.

  acaciarental.com/groundcare-hire-shredders-rotovators-chippers/grou...

  If you're interested or have any questions, just give us a call on 01273 494939!

  - Acacia Groundcare

  Acacia Groundcare Equipment Rental
  012373 494939 | hire@acaciarental.com | www.acaciarental.com
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  Dan Frazer Gardening March 14, 2014 at 10:16pm

  I have a Viking 755 with mulching kit and it's actually really good, and easily switchable between collection and mulch. It's lighter than etesias and leaves a smoother cut. Plus a whole lot cheaper, if perhaps not as sturdy.
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  Gordon Easson March 15, 2014 at 12:37pm

  Honda versamow has served me well over the past year and hasn't put a foot wrong.
  Nice light machine with a 6.5 engine does a good job and collects when conditions change from garden to garden.Even on collection mode i usually bypass some cuttings back into the lawn to lessen
  emptying times.
  Etesia 46 for really wet days in my neck of the woods.
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  briggsandscrapem March 15, 2014 at 6:03pm

  I've used quite a few over the years and the Husqvarna Pro53s takes some beating. Lightweight, turns dead easy, good finish, cheap parts and easy to fix.
  Only bad points are lower handle bars snapping, handle bar brackets snapping and blade bosses wear out quickly. As with nearly all mowers they need speeding up from the factory setting. Oh yeah, and the front tyres need gluing on to the wheels.

  http://www.husqvarna.com/uk/landscape-and-groundcare/products/lawn-...

  I used to recommend Toro Prolines but the needle bearings (rear axle and gearbox) are a problem and i'm leaning towards lightweight machines these days because of all the wet summers we have.
• PRO

  Landscope March 15, 2014 at 9:49pm

  Landscope runs rover pro560 mulch and catch mowers gives the best of both worlds! Look after them and they will last well. We have just taken delivery of another 2 new ones for this season. I am also going to buy a couple of husqvarna pro53s mowers too this will give us 6 working rovers and 2 husqvarna mowers and 4 rovers that I am putting in the yard to canabilise for spares. .....
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  Simon Smith March 16, 2014 at 1:24pm

  I can second the rovers just pop in the mulch plug and it mulches very well.

  Also very good pick up in damp conditions too should you want to collect.
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  Rob March 20, 2014 at 9:32pm

  Thanks for all the replies, I'll look into all the ones listed and try and make a short list!