After the recent extreme heat, the welcome rains have put the grass into overdrive, with lawns now verdant, orchards now covered in lush vegetation, and wild areas now rampant.
A quick glance at rural roadside verges will show just how vigorous the growth has been over the last few days, to the extent that it’s become a struggle to keep on top of.
So, here are ten top machines for tackling heavy overgrowth across lawns, paddocks and outlying informal areas.
This first machine was a sell-out when first in stock, but now it’s available again!
Superior Italian engineering: Oleo-Mac G53-TK AllRoad Plus-4 Self-Propelled Lawnmower
The Oleo-Mac G53-TK AllRoad Plus-4 Self-Propelled Lawnmower is ideal for grass that’s too long for bagging, as you can instead rear- or side-discharge clippings directly onto the surface. If your lawn’s well-maintained, you can opt to collect or mulch.
It combines a 196cc engine – the largest you’ll find on a domestic-use walk-behind mower – with a self-propelled drive and substantial 280mm rear wheels to ensure it will power its way through long grass and across rough ground.
An expansive 51cm cutting-width ensures a rapid large-area work-rate.
The Oleo-Mac G53-TK AllRoad Plus-4 Petrol Lawnmower is covered by an extended three-year warranty and will be at your door in as little as two-working days when you order through MowDirect.
This next one is the Mountfield SP555V 3-in-1 Variable-Speed Petrol Lawnmower.
Variable speed: Mountfield SP555V Petrol Lawnmower
With its galvanised-steel deck and aluminium fixtures, this is a seriously robust mower built to cope with regular heavy-duty use.
It’s equipped with a commercial-grade Honda four-stroke overhead-valve motor; and it offers three ways of managing clippings – bagging, mulching and rear-eject. Wheels with high-traction treads provide the grip required for successful damp-ground operation.
The collector on the Mountfield SP555V Petrol Lawnmower holds a huge 70 litres, and has an indicator that lets you know when it’s full. There are seven cutting-heights; and the handlebars can be adjusted to suit the operator’s height and preference. It also has a variable-speed transmission, so you can mow as fast – or as slow – as conditions dictate.
It costs £729 – that’s £136 off the RRP!
Delivery is free and it’s backed by a five-year warranty for domestic use.
Now let’s check-out the Feider T5175ES Petrol Lawnmower!
Exclusive to MowDirect in the UK, the Feider T5175ES is proving incredibly popular amongst our customers, as it offers class-leading features, performance and build-quality at a remarkably low price: you can get hold of it for just 299.95 – that’s £250 lower than the RRP!
A MowDirect exclusive: Feider T5175ES 4-in-1 Hi-Wheel Self-Propelled Petrol Lawnmower with Electric Start
It offers four cutting-modes, with the side-eject option ideal if you’ve let things go a bit; and it benefits from extra-large drive-wheels, which make it easier to manoeuvre in the sort of long grass we’re talking about.
Power is supplied by a high-capacity, high-output 173cc/4.8hp engine with a time- and effort-saving electric starter.
The cutting-height can be adjusted through eight stages for added versatility; the comfortable, soft-grip handlebar folds for compact transport and storage.
If the grass is too long for conventional mowing, a brushcutter could well be the answer!
Class-leading power and performance: Racing 52PB Petrol Brushcutter
Another MowDirect-exclusive, the Racing 52PB has one of the largest engines of any homeowner-use brushcutter (52cc), but nevertheless comes-in at just 149.95 – that’s an impressive £100 off the manufacturer’s suggested selling-price!
In addition to a line-type strimmer head, the Racing 52PB Petrol Brushcutter comes with a metal brush-blade you can fit should the going get particularly tough. The line-head benefits from a bump-feed system for quick and easy cord-advance.
Also important is the double – or ‘cowhorn’ – handlebar; the type favoured by commercial landscapers, due to the natural – and therefore relaxed – side-to-side cutting-motion they enable.
With this next machine, you’ll get similar performance to the Racing 52PB Petrol Brushcutter, but with zero polluting exhaust-emissions.
A great choice for the environmentally-conscious gardener, the Echo DSRM-2600/U 56v Cordless Brushcutter is built to pro specifications and is part of the esteemed Japanese manufacturer’s X-Series range of premium machines.
Clean, green cutting-power: Echo DSRM-2600/U 56v Cordless Brushcutter
It’s ultra-lightweight – just 3.7kg – and it boasts a solid steel driveshaft for optimum torque transfer and the very best in long-term reliability.
The long-lasting and fast-charging lithium-ion battery at the heart of the Echo DSRM-2600/U is compatible across Echo’s 56v cordless line.
Next, a brushcutter built to handle the densest vegetation.
Designed and manufactured in Italy to exacting standards, the Efco Stark 3810S Heavy-Duty Low-Emission Petrol Brushcutter is to be found amongst the armoury of professional gardeners across the globe.
Its green credentials are thanks to its advanced Burn Right engine, which emits 75% fewer harmful exhaust-particulates compared to standard engines within the same power band. Efco’s Burn Right technology also delivers a sizeable 40% cut in fuel-consumption, so you’ll be able to work for longer between top-up stops, while also saving a significant amount on fuel-costs.
One for the professionals – Efco Stark 3810S Heavy-Duty Petrol Brushcutter
Thanks to its compact, ergonomically-optimised ‘loop’ handle, the Efco Stark 3810S Petrol Brushcutter is suitable for confined-area use and offers excellent operator-comfort.
This machine is so well built, Efco are able to back it with a lengthy three-year domestic warranty.
These next ones are aimed at people who have larger areas of rough to keep in order.
The Hyundai HYFT56 Wheeled Trimmer will take the sort of out-of-control undergrowth that would defeat a handheld brushcutter in its stride, and will enable you to cover a substantial area quickly and with minimal effort expended.
Toughest tasks: Hyundai HYFT56 Wheeled Trimmer
It’s powered by a muscular 5.5hp (160cc) Hyundai OHV engine and employs large-diameter trimmer line; a combination that means it will devour thick, well-established grass, nettles and bramble.
Substantial 300m wheels make it easy to push and aid long-grass turning; while an extra-wide 56cm cut ensures large expanses can be covered in quick time.
The Hyundai HYFT56 is based around a heavy-gauge steel chassis, so rugged robustness is assured.
It’s priced at 539.99 and comes with a reassuring three-year warranty.
Now one capable of dealing with even larger – and even rougher – areas!
Merciless machine: Apache M210 Scythe Mower
The Apache M210 Scythe-Bar Mower is a self-propelled machine with a powerful but clean-running and fuel-efficient four-stroke OHV motor from the world’s leading small-engine manufacturer, Briggs & Stratton.
It’s fitted with a scythe-bar, which works in the same way as hedgetrimmer blades, but has a far wider tooth-spacing for the fast, clean cutting of the thickest growth.
There’s a blade-brake clutch, which facilitates the safe crossing of hard surfaces and other areas that don’t need to be cut back; and agricultural-tread tyres for the successful negotiation of adverse terrain.
It costs £969 and will be delivered to your door in as little as two working-days.
Now a really serious piece of kit suitable for contractors and estate workers needing to clear the most challenging vegetation over the biggest areas under the toughest conditions!
The commercial-duty Oleo-Mac WB-65 HR-11 Flail-Mower blends a massively powerful 389cc/10.7hp Honda engine with a series of 38 Y-shaped flail blades – gnarly scrub and even small saplings won’t stand a chance!
Oleo-Mac’s provision of a four-speed drive (3+1) allows you to adapt to the particular job you’re undertaking and means you’ll be able to back-out of tight corners without having to wrestle with the machine.
Awesome power: Oleo-Mac WB-65 HR-11 Flail-Mower
Front castor-wheels confer superb manoeuvrability; while a reinforced cutter-bar will cope with season after season of day-in, day-out use.
And finally, a US-built, side-discharge garden tractor capable of handling the tallest grass and the largest areas.
Highly productive: Simplicity Regent SLT175 Garden Tractor
Side-discharge garden tractors like the Simplicity Regent SLT175 don’t pick-up cuttings. Instead, they’re distributed in tidy rows to the machine’s right-hand side, where they’ll gradually wilt. This saves a great deal of time, as there’s no need to keep stopping work in order to empty a collector.
Power is supplied by a 656cc Briggs & Stratton Professional Series™ V-Twin engine; manoeuvrability is optimised by an infinitely adjustable, foot-pedal-controlled hydrostatic transmission.
A tow-hitch is included, so you’d be able to work with any of the numerous trailed attachments offered by MowDirect.
The Simplicity Regent SLT175 Garden Tractor has a 107cm width of cut; that’s a good match for areas up to 10,000m2 (approximately 2.5 acres).
Delivery is free, and includes a full PDI.
Please do give us a ring if you need any advice. We’re on 020 3026 8712.
