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Not used the new Hayter myself but from what i've heard it's a good mower. It's supposed to be really quite fast which makes up for it being smaller. Also it's a good collector in the wet by all accounts. Probably be getting one myself next Spring. I once had a Honda HRX476 and was really disappointed with it as seemed very underpowered. It was very slow and struggled massively on any lawn that was even slightly spongy with moss. Some of the more expensive Hondas are supposed to be fantastic but I have no experience with them. Hope it works out for you.
Hi Shaun, it sounds a bit small for the area you are describing . I think you might be better off with a 48cm mower. With regard to weight, all of the professional rear roller mowers are quite heavy but you do get used to manoeuvring them.
I know you don't get stripes but have you considered a robot mower? A couple of my customers have them on large and complicated lawns......they are surprisingly good! If you visit your local Husqvarna dealer they will set one up in your garden for a couple of weeks as a demo.
Think you'll fimd the Hayter is too small, although it is fast especially if you speed up the engine revs.
HRX is slow, really slow in comparison.
Have you thought about Honda's HRD 536? Good cut, large catcher, fairly quick and not as heavy as Weibangs.
Thanks i’ll Look at the HRD it’s a shame hayter haven’t revamped some of their other models..it only seems to be the 41 at the moment.
Check out Viking. They have had alot of positive reviews on here on a professional level. Wet pick up and plastic box being positive attributes.
Best of luck
I am in a similar position myself and am considering a Honda hrd 536, however one thing putting me of is that I have a 22 inch masport mower with a roller which is a great mower however it seems sometimes to turn the roller and go nowhere especially at the start of a strip which is something that would make me apprehensive about a roller power driven mower- and may be a problem for you going around obstacles which can be awkward.
does anyone have experience of this?
The Honda does latch the roller pretty quickly when you engage drive, not often I've had it slip at the start of a run though, even in the wet. Thinking about it I give it a bit of push as I engage drive, out of habit, also sometimes throttle it down a bit so not going full steam ahead.
The Hayter 41 is much softer in the drive take up, and probably shouldn't say this but it can be held half clutch which does slow the take up, and makes it easier going around obstacles - slip the clutch, slow it down, maneouvre and then full drive again. I'm sure Hayter don't advocate the clutch slipping, and I'll likely find it wears out prematurely, but it does help on edges and going around trees etc.
I’ve watched a couple of YouTube Vids and the Hayter 41 does seem pretty manoeuvrable. I also thought it striped better than the hondas, it was those reasons that pushed me away from the hondas.
its a shame the redesign of the Hayters seems to be limited to the 41, as it seems to get a lot of praise and the improvements (engine, collection etc) will be equally as good on the bigger mowers.
vikings seem like a good choice but wet pick up is not that essential for me and it seems you may be giving up some reliability vs other brands..
Weibangs look solid but assume the weight will make them difficult around obstacles and steep slopes...
Like you was hoping for some input from people who have tried the machines...nothing like first hand feedback!
The weibang has a ribbed roller which reduces the roller slipping on wet grass. BUT... collection on the weibang pro rollers... hrm....
If they bring out a hi lift blade, go for it. If not... hrm!
The Hayter 41 is a fantastic machine, good finish in dry and wet, fast, well build. I think a 1.5x teniis court is around 400sqm, so it may be a slightly small for that. Will work fine, but not as quick as you'd like when other pressures are on.
We've also a weibang pro 48 non bbc, and thats really good also, Weight no problem, but use ramps for loading on van. Fast and better suited size wise. The 56's would also be fine, but slightly overkill on money / size for 400sqm.
The Honda's will be slow in comparision unless you up the revs.
I think my guys would use the weibang 48 or 56 for such a lawn out of all on our fleet, unless it's really fiddly, then they would use the Hayter 41 for headland and edges etc, then finish the main with the weibang 56.
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