The Flymo goes well (Flymo Compact 350)

Member Name: nisbet74

Product:	Flymo Compact 350
Date:	05/08/09 (121 review reads)
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Advantages: Light easyto use

Disadvantages: None

I bought this lawnmower last year. I dont have a big lawn so i thought this would be perfect for me. I had a petrol one before and it was just to big and clumsy due to me having the type of garden where there is a swing, clothes dryer, round patio and flower beds to get around with the big petrol machine, so it was time for a change:

Advantages: Its very light and easy to use and it comes with a tool and extra spacers to adjust the blade height. The blade is metal which is good because a number of years ago i had a flymo with plastic blades and i had to continually replace them, also this means you can remove it to have it sharpened. It really holds alot of grass for such a compact lawn mower and it has a perspex view to let you know when the box is full. The grass collector is amazing it only has a tiny compartment to hold the grass cuttings but it compacts them all down so i never have to empty it till the end. It also is so easy to manouvre around the lawn, my back garden has alot of things to go around and this is where its so much better than the big petrol mower. I also feel that the whole makeup of the machine is very simple and in my mind if its a simple lawnmower then there's not alot that can go wrong with it. Its powered by electricity and has an electric cord which i guess is about 6 meters long.

My wife has alot of really nice plants, shrubs, flowers etc and in the past i've had a nasty habbit of having run ins with the above mentioned, much to her displeasure. The shape of this lawnmower seems to lend itself to actually either going under the plant life quite well or simply pushing it to the side. The damages to the plants in the garden are now way down most are now strimmer related. It is meant to create an air bubble underneath it which makes it really easy to move around the grass.

I have twice been at the ends of cutting the grass with this lawnmower when the rain has started and it was light showers, i just kept going and because its so light it was easy to up my pace and throw it around to get the job done. Even though the grass was damp it still made a decent job of it.

Disadvantages: None that i can think of apart from the cutting width isnt that big but i guess if you want a bigger cutting width then you buy a bigger lawn mower. I do miss the nice stripes that the petrol lawnmower used to make with its big roller, but its a small price to pay.

I bought it from Homebase and i think i paid about £75 if my memory serves me correctly. Great lawnmower i highly reccomend it.

Summary: Ideal for small to medium gardens