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Ten top machines to give you a perfect lawn ready for the summer barbecue

Snapper ZTX ride-on

Crack open a bottle, for tis the season of barbecues, warm white wine which has lost its fizz and black and blue meat – charred black on the outside and raw in the middle.

And tis also the season when our gardens should be looking their best with perennial shrubs in bloom or about to be and lawns a perfect green carpet.

With hot sunny weather interspersed with rain you’ll need to keep the hoe moving in the flower beds and between and the rows of vegetables for tis also the season of the weed, when they seem to grow more quickly than flowers.

For the lawn, the mower needs to be out at least once a week, slowly moving the cutting height down for a tighter finish.

But don’t be tempted to scalp it within an inch of its life – a lush lawn with a bit of green looks better than shorter grass which discolours quickly if the sun does get out for a few hours.

So here are ten top mowers for all types of gardens, and the first is the Mountfield HP180 Petrol Rotary Hand-Propelled Lawnmower, exclusive to MowDirect with a reliable 125cc Briggs & Stratton engine.

With its 45cm wide cutting deck it is ideal for lawns around 800m2 and being one which you push is easy to work round lawns with sharp curving edges and around flower borders.

The cutting deck is designed to create a strong air current which helps propel the cut grass into the 55-litre grass box even when it’s a bit wet.

Cutting heights are from 20mm to 70mm with five options.

It costs £199, £100 less than the recommended price and we deliver it free within two to three working days of receiving your order. And it has a two-year warranty.

One customer reviewer wrote: ‘First Class. A very good machine which was assembled in about thirty minutes, though very little assembly was required. This is a particularly fine product at a low purchase price.’

The German-designed Al-Ko Easy 4.6 SP-S is new for this year has Al-Ko’s own 135cc engine giving loads of power if you want to cut thicker areas of grass and use it on sloping lawns.

Its 46cm cutting width makes it suitable for lawns up to 1000m2 and it has seven cutting heights from 25mm to 75mm. The grass box holds 65 litres.

This is a very strong mower with a steel cutting deck and handlebars which fold down to save on storage space.

It has a five-year warranty and costs £269, £50 off the recommended price and we deliver it free the next working day.

A recent review commented: ‘Great Mower for the Money. Really pleased with our purchase! This is a great mower (and we aren’t the most experienced). Works well, was easy to assemble and does a great job on our large lawn. MowDirect was super efficient with their delivery. Would highly recommend.’

This mower is exclusive to us and is already proving itself very popular.

The Racing 5073T 4-in-1 Hi-Wheel Self-Propelled Lawnmower is another mower exclusive to us and has a free protective cover and a spare blade together worth £50 included in the price

The best-value machine in its class, this high-specification rotary-mower from Racing is available only through MowDirect and offers superior build-quality and the latest design features at an amazingly low price.

Driving it along is a 173cc engine giving the power to tackle sloping ground and rougher areas as well as smooth lawns.

There are six cutting heights from 20mm to 70mm and four ways of dealing with the cut grass.

You can either discharge it to the back or side, mulch it or collect in the 65-litre grass box.

This grass box has an indicator to show when it is full to stop over filling and blocking the exit chute.

The cutting deck is 50cm wide making it suitable for lawns up to 1500m2 and it has a wash port so you can attach a garden hose to clean down at the end of a session.

It costs £249, £150 less than the recommended price and has a two-year warranty and free next working day delivery.

Easy to build up from the box. Does exactly what I want it to do plenty of features… started first time from building. For the price it’s great,’ wrote a recent purchaser.

This next one is a mower we helped to develop and uses the latest lithium-ion battery for power.

And this battery can be used with other equipment in the range of garden machinery.

The Redback E146CV Self-Propelled Cordless Lawnmower has the obvious advantages of instant power, no fumes and is light in weight.

It has been designed so you can discharge the cut grass to the back or side, mulch it or collect in the 60-litre grass box with an indicator to show when it is full.

As it is hand-propelled it is easy to work around the lawn edges and flower beds and has cutting heights from 25mm to 75mm with five options.

This mower has a cutting width of 46cm making it suitable for areas up to 1000m2 and has a running time of 50 minutes. It takes 60 minutes to re-charge the battery.

The recommended price is £649 but we have it for sale for £499 with free delivery within two to three working days.

And this final mower we are featuring is a real beast of a machine with a cutting width of 56cm making it suitable for lawns up to 1500m2.

The Weibang Legacy 56 V Petrol Rear-Roller Lawnmower has a 190cc Briggs & Stratton engine, engineered for a long working life and has the company’s ReadyStart system to fire up at the first pull.

It has a variable speed so you set the speed at which you want to work and it has a rear roller so it leaves neat stripes and also lets you work close to the lawn edges without the mower toppling into the geraniums.

Another great feature of this mower is a fan to blast the cut grass into the collector – there are cutting heights from 13mm to 76mm.

This top mower costs £1129 and is delivered free within two to three working days with a five-year warranty.

Now five lawn tractors and this first one has been a best-seller for some time and comes from a leading manufacturer.

The Mountfield 1530M Lawn Tractor has a 78cm cutting width with twin blades to give a better cut.

Cutting heights are from 25mm to 80mm and it is an excellent collector of cut grass into its 240-litre grass box which beeps when it needs emptying, a very useful feature.

It is powered by a 452cc Mountfield engine and has a six-speed manual gearbox, five forward and one reverse. The fuel tank holds six litres.

It has been designed with comfort in mind and has a comfortable and padded adjustable seat. There is even a telescopic handle so you can empty the grass box without leaving the seat.

Two headlights keep you working when it gets murky and chunky tyres give excellent grip in the wet.

You can but a deflector kit for use when cutting long grass and a mulch plug as optional extras as well as a tow bar which extends the use of this machine.

It costs £1749, £200 off the recommended price and we deliver it free within two to three working days with a five-year warranty.

There is a string of excellent reviews for this machine. One says: ‘Excellent Product (A lot of fun). Delivery easy, very helpful staff. This Mower is amazing, the ride quality is outstanding and the transmission top notch. The cut also is outstanding, with a clean cut every mow. Always starts first time and no problems at all so far! As far as I am concerned, this is an amazing product.’

The Lawnflite 420 GT-XII V-Twin Lawn Tractor is another popular product from a leading company.

It has a Briggs & Stratton 656 V-twin engine and hydrostatic transmission making it easy to drive and lets you collect the cut grass – there is a 140-litre grass box – and mulch or discharge them to the side.

A deck mounted hose pipe makes cleaning down at the end of the day a cinch and small wheels on the cutting deck mean it will not scalp the lawn on the uneven areas.

It has a cutting width of 107cm and can tackle areas up to 10,000 m2 and it has five cutting heights from 30mm to 95mm. And a tow hitch is supplied as standard.

It is priced at £2299, £500 off the recommended price and we deliver it free within five days with a two-year warranty.

This next one, new for this year, is a substantial machine for lawns around 10,000m2.

The Snapper ZTX110 Zero-Turn Ride-On Mower is from a long-established American company with the power provided by a Briggs & Stratton 656cc V-twin engine.

The zero-turn capability makes it ideal for whizzing around trees and other obstacles in parkland and is achieved by steering it with two levers.

It has a 107cm cutting width and discharges cut grass to the side but if you want to use it for lawns rather than parkland and optional mulch kit is available.

There are 12 cutting heights from 42mm to 96mm and the front deck has small wheels to follow the contours of the ground closely without scalping it.

This machine costs £2999, a full £1000 saving on the recommended price and it has a three-year warranty with free delivery within five to seven working days.

If you have a really large area to keep trimmed, say up to 20,000m2, then this German-made machine is one to consider.

The AL-KO SOLO T23-125 HD V2 Garden Tractor has a 724cc V-Twin Briggs & Stratton engine and allows you to collect, mulch and to discharge the cut grass – a rear deflector is an optional extra.

The grass box holds 310 litres and there are seven cutting heights from 30mm to 90mm.

It is a very solid tractor made to cope with rougher ground but is nevertheless comfortable to drive with a padded seat, automatic transmission and cruise control.

The cutting width is 125cm.

It costs £4499, £500 off the recommended price and has a tow bar fitted as standard. And it comes with a valuable SPECIAL FREE GIFT  – a steel tipping trailer worth £199.

Delivery is free within ten working days and it has a five-year warranty.

One customer commented: ‘Excellent Piece of Equipment. What a machine! Really looks the part. The Al-Ko feels sturdy and ready to take on any challenge.

And finally, a machine to deal with large areas of parkland and areas like golf courses.

The Stiga Park Pro 540 IX Ride-On Lawnmower (Excluding Deck) will handle all types of areas and is powered by a 688cc Honda V-Twin engine.

It has a chassis which pivots between the front and rear wheels so that the back wheels follow exactly the path taken by the front making accurate mowing simple and the cutting deck at the front gives a better view and lets you cut under overhanging branches more easily.

The drive is hydrostatic – much like an automatic car and it has a split differential.

There is a choice of cutting decks with a 95cm manual lift, 105cm, 110cm and 125cm electric lift ones available.

It costs £7700 compared with the recommended price of £8999 and is delivered free within ten days with a three-year warranty.

These are just a few of the ride-ons and lawn and garden tractors on our site. You can see the full selection here.

For lawnmowers of all shapes and sizes have a look here.

And please give us a ring on 020 3026 8712 if you are not sure which is the right machine for your needs.

We have years of experience in garden machinery and our friendly, helpful team are here to help you from 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday and from 10 am to 4 pm on a Saturday.

Always go back to this company. Excellent services very good prices and they understand the products.’ J. Gaunt (TRUSTPILOT)

 

 

 

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