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  Paul McNulty March 29, 2017 at 11:35pm

  There's no roller mower that's light enough to carry up or down steps!
  
  I recently bought a £200 Mountfield push mower for a site like that, where I have to carry it down two flights of stairs to a small lawn, but it's a £75 per month annual contract over three years so worth the investment. If the site is too wet, and inaccessible for your equipment, then let someone else take it on, or work under a contract that explains that the area is going to be suffering damage from the existing conditions?
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  Dan Frazer Gardening March 30, 2017 at 6:45am

  The second scenario above is when you get the brushcutter out and cut the grass with that.
  As above, i don't know a roller mower you'll safely carry. A light mulch mower might be best
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  Scott H March 30, 2017 at 9:10am

  Cobra 16" 28.5 kg, about the same as a 16" Izy, probably the lightest.
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    Harry@VWGS > Scott H March 31, 2017 at 7:26am

    I second the Little Cobra mowers, I had a 18" Model with a Briggs engine, weighed nothing, I could throw it around nice and easy and it collected well in the wet as it had a wide collection chute and a good blade, worth checking out for sure.. if that fails I also second Dans comments on brushcutter, makes light work on small areas...
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      PGM > Harry@VWGS April 1, 2017 at 8:22am

      Hi Harry, please can I ask about that Cobra? I'm contemplating getting a reasonably cheap mower whilst I work out what to do with my Etesia and had seen the Cobra as a possibility. I realise it won't be amazing for wet grass but is it genuinely reasonable? As long as it's not absolutely dreadful in the wet I'll probably get one. The other alternative is the Izy but they really do struggle plus they don't have a roller.
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        Harry@VWGS > PGM April 1, 2017 at 8:28am

        Hello mate, I was very impressed with the collection on my little Cobra mower, i even posted on here at the time to say that it collected better in the wet than my Hayter pro 48, Honda pro 21" and the John Deere I had at the time, the main reason for this was the blade was a good design, the grass chute was wider than most, and it's simple design meant the grass didn't have to get thrown so far to reach the bag, it was the RM46SPB which I had, i really was surprised ...
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          PGM > Harry@VWGS April 1, 2017 at 9:04am

          Thank you, that was the exact one I was looking at
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        Peter Davis > PGM April 8, 2017 at 11:36am

        What ?  My 16 Izy never struggles.  It's so good that I rarely bother with the bigger honda.  Sharpen the blade & most importantly, increase the revs.

        Honda engine is way better that B&S
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  Jason Creed April 2, 2017 at 9:29am

  I'm picking up a second hand 16" Cobra push roller today to do a couple of awkward domestics, small spaces, steps etc. I'll write a follow up at the end of the week.
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    Jason Creed > Jason Creed April 8, 2017 at 9:06am

    Well one week in and no rain to speak of but on moist morning grass its been great. Light as a feather which was the point of the purchase you can literally pick this thing up with one hand.