Flymo Microlite

What a great buy! I have a reasonably sized lawn - 700 sq ft or so and quite enjoy the ease with which it cuts the grass. True - it's not got very big blades - plastic though for safety - but just consider it exercise. Top Tip - stand with legs braced and swing from side to side to really work your arms! A friend told me that he'd never get one so small because it has no grass collector. Why collect it? As long as it isn't too long, the clippings can be left in situ to mulch into the grass - instant composting! If necessary you can rake up the clippings - yet more exercise. Overall - it's quick to use, light, and safe - with ...  Read the complete review

Question: What have a small electric hover mower and a land-speed record attempt in common? Answer: 'Fodding', i.e. the search for, and removal of FOREIGN OBJECTS that might cause any DAMAGE before the activity in question. Like most owners of a suburban 'semi', I have two gardens, one at the front and one at the back. The rear one is long enough, at nearly 200 feet (say 60 metres) to justify a petrol mower, also a Flymo hover job as it happens, but the front, despite being the widest garden in the road (we live on the inside of a curve in the road) isn't that big. It certainly doesn't justify the steam-hammer of the petrol mower ...  Read the complete review

The Flymo Microlite is a compact and light weight mower. The problem is that however light and easy to use it is, if it doesn't cut your grass, then its no use. There are a number of problems with it. First of all, the blade is made from plastic. My 4 year old daughter uses plastic scissors because they are safer than steel ones. I use metal scissors because they cut more cleanly and stay sharper for longer. Secondly, the motor is not very powerful. Its a 1000W motor, which means it draws more power than the motor you might get with a rotary mower that has wheels. However, a large fraction of that power is spent on keeping the mower ...  Read the complete review

Oh no! It's that time of year again, the sun shines intermittently through broken rain clouds, kids in the street kick footballs against your windows and set your car alarm off and even worst the early morning light means that your child gets up at 5am and proceeds to wake the entire house. Add to this list hay fever, vicious wasps and barbeque smoke washing hanging on the line and celebrate that the great British summer is approaching! Worst than all of the above the lawn has grown to heights that could be used for the set of the next Indiana Jones movie and requires its first cut of the year. With time on my hands and unable to deter ...  Read the complete review

...and let me play among the stars! Now spring is here, it's time to start thinking about clearing up the winter debris in the garden. My most hated job is cutting the grass, but it's a task that must be done if you want to see outside past the forest of blades! I usually try and nag my husband until he relents and does it (or smile sweetly at my dad!). We only have a small lawn, but it is quite awkward and uneven, making it difficult to cut. Last year we invested in a new mower; after a rather disastrous encounter with a JMB one, which had to be returned, we purchased a Flymo hover mower. ~~~WHY CHOOSE A FLYMO? We chose a Flymo ...  Read the complete review