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  Richard Thornton September 15, 2011 at 8:08am

  Surely a carpet laid on steps is more of a hazard? You could, I suppose, wrap a short piece around your mower and slide it up the steps though.
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  Classic Gardens September 15, 2011 at 11:54am

  We have 6 foot planks of wood in our van which we use for getting mowers in and out of the van. We also use them for steps. 
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  Dan Frazer Gardening September 15, 2011 at 5:29pm

  Any lawns that I can't access using my 6ft decking boards (aka mower ramps for the van) get strimmed or passed on. I won't risk anything by trying to lift mowers up and down stairs alone. I do with a staff member, but only the lighter mowers, not the 70kg etesia.
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  Neil Bishop September 15, 2011 at 6:45pm

  2 6ft scaffold boards which are always on the van are used when it's more than a couple of steps. Although if it's a small garden I'll use my wee mountfield mower (only 20kg) and just lift it up/down the steps.
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  Michael Bates September 15, 2011 at 7:05pm

  O.k, well the mower i'm using is a 19" Honda izy, not the heaviest of beasts but enough when going up and down steps. I'm also going to be getting a new mower next year so I really want to avoid any damage to it. I see what your saying about carpet on steps being more of a hazard but I guess either way ( boards or carpet) you just have to be careful. Anyway, i'm going to give it a go tomorrow just as an experiment really.
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  Mark September 15, 2011 at 7:06pm

  My Honda 536HRD is a bit of a lump and thankfully the peice of ply I use to get it in and out of the van works for most of the steps I get..if not I carry my Honda powered Flymo up and it gets done with that.
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  Michael Bates September 16, 2011 at 6:48pm

  So I used a piece of 8 ft carpet cut to around the width of my mower today and i can confirm that it does indeed make taking the mower up and down the steps allot..... allot easier!. It not only stops the bottom from scraping but smooths the gradient of the steps out, the steps i tested it on were pretty sharp edged and fairly steep, no problem either with my footing going down or up. Because the garden is terraced i had to move the mower down a couple of levels and it was so easy to just drag the carpet to the next set. Also, any grass that dropped off the mower was collected and rolled up in the carpet and the shaken off!.
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  Andrew @ The Outsidedge September 16, 2011 at 8:19pm

  I lift my Hayter Harrier 48 pro up and down a full one story flight of steps myself - three houses in a row like that. Thats what wheatabix in the morning is for ;-)
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  Dan Frazer Gardening September 16, 2011 at 8:59pm

  Big man until you pop a disc or tear a muscle...it happens to the toughest of us! Not worth it.
  
  Andrew Titterington said:

  I lift my Hayter Harrier 48 pro up and down a full one story flight of steps myself - three houses in a row like that. Thats what wheatabix in the morning is for ;-)
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  Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance September 16, 2011 at 9:02pm

  Agreed, not worth it - you will regret that eventually
  
  Dan Frazer Gardening said:

  Big man until you pop a disc or tear a muscle...it happens to the toughest of us! Not worth it.
  
  Andrew Titterington said:

  I lift my Hayter Harrier 48 pro up and down a full one story flight of steps myself - three houses in a row like that. Thats what wheatabix in the morning is for ;-)