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Mower that shines in the wet! Is it a Viking?????

Posted by MARK PUNTER on October 25, 2016 at 5:34pm in Machinery

Hey guys/girls anyone using the Viking MB 650 VM for mowing? Up ere int'norf it rains quite a lot as you know...so am thinking of changing from a Honda to a Viking (no Etesia dealer near me) to deal better with the pick up of wet grass. Anyone got any experience of one in the wet? Is it tough enough for commercial use? Spare parts cheap and easy enough to get if any issues? Thanks for reading....Mark

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    • MARK PUNTER October 25, 2016 at 6:41pm

      Thank you Tom...good to hear you are enjoying it. How does it cope with the first cut of the year when grass is quite long?

    • GORDON October 26, 2016 at 2:13pm
      Hi Tom
      I am an absolute Viking fan and been running them for a good many years. Just as a matter of interest is your grass box good and clean. It realy makes a huge difference to have all the vents clear. If mine starts to drop grass then I know it needs a quick rub down with a wire brush on the inside. Hope I am not telling you how to suck eggs it's just that you may not have appreciated the difference it makes when just some of the vents block up.
      Try it !!!!!
      • MARK PUNTER > GORDON October 26, 2016 at 4:26pm

        Thanks for the tip Gordon..yeah I would keep it clean as I could...the Honda bag isn't that easy to keep clean once your out cutting wet grass...maybe the Viking box is easier to clean as you go....how about parts...do you get any breakdowns/problems in a season?

  • Ben Jakes October 26, 2016 at 8:43am

    My Viking is OK, but not as good in the wet as the Etesia that fell to bits and certainly nowhere near as good as a Lawnflite Pro. I'd go Lawnflite.

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      Harry@VWGS > Ben Jakes October 26, 2016 at 9:14am
      No way on this earth is a lawnflite better than a Viking for wet cuts, my Viking MB 655VR would stomp over a lawnflite any day of the week in the wet mate...
      • Ben Jakes > Harry@VWGS October 26, 2016 at 11:49am

        Maybe for you. My guys have taken down meadows with a Lawnflite. It's the fan that makes all the difference. They stuff the bag so full you have to chisel it out, the Viking often clogs up before the box is full.

        • MARK PUNTER > Ben Jakes October 26, 2016 at 4:22pm

          Thank you Ben....is the bag on the Viking easy to keep clean whilst out mowing to help with catching grass?

          • Graham Wright > MARK PUNTER October 26, 2016 at 10:15pm
            The Viking has a plastic box, which combined with high lift blades seems to be the best combination for collection in all conditions. I have the 650 VR and it's been a great mower.
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          Harry@VWGS > Ben Jakes October 26, 2016 at 5:28pm
          Ben mate, I think you've had a rough time of it with your mowers, if your local I would be happy to lend you one of my Etesias for a couple of days just to show you that the one you must have purchased was a bad one ?
      • MARK PUNTER > Harry@VWGS October 26, 2016 at 4:23pm

        Thank you Harry...how long have you used the Viking for?

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