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  Greenlawns November 8, 2010 at 10:57am

  A friend of mine has the model you mention, and he says it seems to have been sorted, they've done away with the variable speed, and the chute is a little larger, basically its the same as the 56 pro that I have, and I would agree with him that its better, neither of us have had any problems to date. engine is easier to start too, although there seem to have been members on here with start problems, I havnt experienced any.
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  Graeme @ BGS November 8, 2010 at 10:58am

  They have appeared to addressed a lot of the problems but not 100% prefect. The 496 does a great job at collecting even when wet. I still think it gives a better cut than the 56. However the biggest issue is the fix speed. I would suggest going to a good retailer (trade sales) rather than on-line. They should be use to this model by now and offer to "unofficially" ramp up the rev's for you. They would also give a loan machine when / if it goes back for repairs.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk November 8, 2010 at 11:25am

  Hayter Harrier 48 VS 19" http://cheapmowers.com/acatalog/Hayter_Harrier_48_Lawnmower_490_.html well would i be better off sticking with a new ?
  
  £80 only more for silver coat, bars, bumper etc isnt much extra - so is a lemon in comparison ?
  
  Graeme @ BGS said:

  They have appeared to addressed a lot of the problems but not 100% prefect. The 496 does a great job at collecting even when wet. I still think it gives a better cut than the 56. However the biggest issue is the fix speed. I would suggest going to a good retailer (trade sales) rather than on-line. They should be use to this model by now and offer to "unofficially" ramp up the rev's for you. They would also give a loan machine when / if it goes back for repairs.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk November 8, 2010 at 11:26am

  Hayter Harrier 48 VS 19" http://cheapmowers.com/acatalog/Hayter_Harrier_48_Lawnmower_490_.html well would i be better off sticking with a new ?
  
  £80 only more for silver coat, bars, bumper etc isnt much extra - so is a lemon in comparison ?
  
  Greenlawns said:

  A friend of mine has the model you mention, and he says it seems to have been sorted, they've done away with the variable speed, and the chute is a little larger, basically its the same as the 56 pro that I have, and I would agree with him that its better, neither of us have had any problems to date. engine is easier to start too, although there seem to have been members on here with start problems, I havnt experienced any.
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  Graeme @ BGS November 8, 2010 at 11:43am

  I would go for the 490 but make sure you get it ramped up. Best bet is find a dealer and try it out unmodified and see if you could live with the speed. Don't forget all new mowers have great drive to start with :-)
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk November 8, 2010 at 11:52am

  thats what i want to know - but it seems to be worse even underneath lol !!
  
  colin said:

  isnt this like buying a truck with bull bars and metallic paint? still the same truck underneath
  
  Gardens4u.co.uk said:

  Hayter Harrier 48 VS 19" http://cheapmowers.com/acatalog/Hayter_Harrier_48_Lawnmower_490_.html well would i be better off sticking with a new ?
  
  £80 only more for silver coat, bars, bumper etc isnt much extra - so is a lemon in comparison ?
  
  Graeme @ BGS said:

  They have appeared to addressed a lot of the problems but not 100% prefect. The 496 does a great job at collecting even when wet. I still think it gives a better cut than the 56. However the biggest issue is the fix speed. I would suggest going to a good retailer (trade sales) rather than on-line. They should be use to this model by now and offer to "unofficially" ramp up the rev's for you. They would also give a loan machine when / if it goes back for repairs.
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  Greenlawns November 8, 2010 at 1:28pm

  I wouldnt buy the 490, its the variable speed thats been the problem, I had my other mower upgraded to the same drive spec as the later pro, and now it is definitely better, before I had it done it was in the shop at least 5 or 6 times in a years due to drive problem, new belts, pulleys etc,
  when I bought the pro I emailed Hayter telling them how displeased I was with my older one and they offered to do a parts only warranty upgrade to the later specification, so I would hazard a guess that if they have an official part number for the upgrade like they do, then it must be an issue. I'm use my mowers quite heavily and they do get battered.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk November 8, 2010 at 1:34pm

  back to square one ! i like the strength to spin it round on pivot , bumper is useful, hamerite coating looks robust (i saw them at saltex), im not in a race / mad contractor employee . my drive is slow and poor on an incline on a longer lawn............ just wondered about one as i dont want breakdown/ have to push / stress next summer
  :-o
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  Greenlawns November 8, 2010 at 1:41pm

  I suppose it'll have to be your call ultimately, hammerite finish is nice, and bumper is useful , I dont have a problem with the speed, its fast enough for me, if it wasnt I'm more than capable of speeding it up.
  I think your a Pro so......
  Oh and I agree with the comments about buying locally, I typically have to spend maybe £50 more but you will more than get that back if and when you have problems, like its been said before, Hayters arnt perfect but, and its only my opinion, they make the best rear roller machines for what we do
  
  Gardens4u.co.uk said:

  back to square one ! i like the strength to spin it round on pivot , bumper is useful, hamerite coating looks robust (i saw them at saltex), im not in a race / mad contractor employee . my drive is slow and poor on an incline on a longer lawn............ just wondered about one as i dont want breakdown/ have to push / stress next summer
  :-o
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  Graeme @ BGS November 8, 2010 at 1:43pm

  sorry i should of typed 496 the new 48 PRO - too much rain has effected my typing skills :-)
  
  
  Graeme @ BGS said:

  I would go for the 490 but make sure you get it ramped up. Best bet is find a dealer and try it out unmodified and see if you could live with the speed. Don't forget all new mowers have great drive to start with :-)