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  Harry@VWGS October 24, 2017 at 10:11pm

  Personally I think you will be unimpressed by what you can buy for £500 new these days (compared to the build quality of your old honda) especially if your doing a lot of cutting. I'd go for a second hand Etesia or similar myself, or up my budget by a few hundred, Honda/Weibang, saying that unfortunately the better build quality will mean slightly heavier, just my opinion though, good luck ...
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    Bob beard > Harry@VWGS October 25, 2017 at 9:25am

    Thanks. I've seen Honda engines in new mowers for that price, but my mechanic tells me the newer engines just aren't as good unless you go for something industrial. Even if I wanted to spend a grand, I wouldn't be able to lift 60kg in and out of my car. Plus I live in a boggy area of Ireland. All the lawns have heavy moss and the extra weight makes the mower sink.
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  Derek Tucker October 24, 2017 at 10:18pm

  I have to say I agree 100% with Harry’s comments. The budget, weight and requirements are at odds with each other I am afraid, unless looking at used.
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  Richard Gadsby October 24, 2017 at 11:25pm

  You could pick up one of those new atco liners for that kind of money I think.
  Supposed to be ok.
  Just don’t kid yourself that it will last 2years being folded and lifted in and out of a car boot never mind 20!!
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  Richard Gadsby October 24, 2017 at 11:26pm

  On another note if you are cutting for 2 and a half hours straight you need a big decent mower really because I would call that a large lawn not medium!!
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    Bob beard > Richard Gadsby October 25, 2017 at 9:21am

    Ha, you're probably right. The place in question is actually 3 lawns. People have lots of land here, so I look at it as a medium.
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  David Benson October 24, 2017 at 11:52pm

  500 quid will not get you a mower that will last 20 years like your old Honda 

  a lawn the size of a tennis court is classed as a medium lawn what size cut is your Honda and do you require to box, drop ,or mulch. 
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    Bob beard > David Benson October 25, 2017 at 9:14am

    Yeah, I'm not expecting the same machine for that money. The Honda is small. I'm guessing 18" or less. I tend to box everything as it's not often dry enough to mulch.
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  Graham Taylor October 25, 2017 at 7:44am

  Have you thought about just renovating your old mower? You  can get a good new Honda engine for about £300 or even a good secondhand one for half that. New wheel bearings,cables, bits and pieces and you're there.
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    Bob beard > Graham Taylor October 25, 2017 at 9:08am

    I have thought about it, but it's so expensive to repair. It will need a new gearbox and the exhaust pops and vibrates a bit too much. When the clutch cable snapped this year, it cost €50 to replace.