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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk October 27, 2009 at 7:17pm

  any personal decisions...........?
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk October 27, 2009 at 7:37pm

  whats best for you , i asked , where from , price and supplier ?
  
  colin said:

  depends on the type of lawns and clients you want as to mower chosen
  a; quality of cut
  b; does the customer want you cutting in the wet? (some are very fussy)
  c; whats your budget?
  d;locality of back up if it breaks
  e;size of mower required
  f; quantity of bank/slopes needed to be mown
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk October 27, 2009 at 10:31pm

  whats that site -link again paul? for Rover?
  
  Paul Williams said:

  Rover 861M107 20"
  
  Around £650
  
  Excellent price when compared to other similar machines. Never had any problems with Rover mowers so see no reason to change to another marque. I had my last Rover 18" for 8 years & it's still going strong as a back up machine. Faultless wet grass collect largely due to completely open rear chute. Converts to mulch mowing easily. 6.5hp briggs engine & 20" cut is a perfect balance for me. They also do a larger 22" machine. The only main down side for me is a lack of blade brake.
  
  I have a very good local dealer but Rover seems to be popular around here & quite a few dealers can be found in my locality on both sides of the border.
  
  I also have a couple of older Ibea mowers which do quite well also.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk October 27, 2009 at 10:41pm

  i found this review for Rover on ciao? e-bay / google link - thought it might be usefull
  
  my dad has had his rover since i was a young girl and it still runs beautifully, we even bought a second before rover went bust for £1000. I remember how we'd used to sail past literally every car on the motorway they are great for overtaking uphill i seem to remember. The car was like rocket being launched horizontally yet moving gracefully through the car like a swan through wateriHe would not say good about any car but rovers. In my opinion this car is a great familly car with speed,reliabiliy and comfort and not too expensive. Who needs a big flashy car? ive got a shiney light- medium blue one which looks flashy already. I'd love for rover to carry on producing cars they are legendary!
  
  (if not funny )
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk October 27, 2009 at 11:04pm

  http://www.worldofpower.co.uk/Garden-Tools/Lawn-Mowers/Petrol-Rotar... or
  
  
  http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Garden-DIY,Garden-structures,Terrace-6719 has a list of 20 different !!
  
  Paul Williams said:

  Rover 861M107 20"
  
  Around £650
  
  Excellent price when compared to other similar machines. Never had any problems with Rover mowers so see no reason to change to another marque. I had my last Rover 18" for 8 years & it's still going strong as a back up machine. Faultless wet grass collect largely due to completely open rear chute. Converts to mulch mowing easily. 6.5hp briggs engine & 20" cut is a perfect balance for me. They also do a larger 22" machine. The only main down side for me is a lack of blade brake.
  
  I have a very good local dealer but Rover seems to be popular around here & quite a few dealers can be found in my locality on both sides of the border.
  
  I also have a couple of older Ibea mowers which do quite well also.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk October 28, 2009 at 1:19pm

  pmsl - think id seen that abbreviation before - just worked it out lol....... pc world eh !! ;-)
  
  Paul Williams said:

  Also PMSL (I had to google it to find out what it meant!). I knew it was only a matter of time!
  
  Robin Ainsworth said:

  i found this review for Rover on ciao? e-bay / google link - thought it might be usefull
  
  my dad has had his rover since i was a young girl and it still runs beautifully, we even bought a second before rover went bust for £1000. I remember how we'd used to sail past literally every car on the motorway they are great for overtaking uphill i seem to remember. The car was like rocket being launched horizontally yet moving gracefully through the car like a swan through wateriHe would not say good about any car but rovers. In my opinion this car is a great familly car with speed,reliabiliy and comfort and not too expensive. Who needs a big flashy car? ive got a shiney light- medium blue one which looks flashy already. I'd love for rover to carry on producing cars they are legendary!
  
  (if not funny )
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk December 18, 2009 at 6:04pm

  think i just bought an Etesia 2005 51k for £310 on e-bay (with grass box) !!
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  Steven Whitaker December 18, 2009 at 6:19pm

  As you can see from my other post, I am looking around too and finding it incredible the price difference if you shop around on the net...... I've seen a lawnflite pro553hrs from £1,049 on the seriousmowers website, to £775 on the all4gardening website. I am asking what the markup can be if they can charge £274 less and still make a profit?