Take a safer approach to the clearance of roadside-verges, ditch-banks and other problematic sloping areas with this premium commercial-grade bank mower from Japanese landscaping experts Orec!

Its exceptional performance on slopes is thanks to its four-wheel-drive transmission, spiked steel wheels and independent drive-clutch; all of which combine to enable the user to operate successfully on inclines up to 45˚.

The Orec Spider SP1000 Bank Mower is powered by a 98cc Mitsubishi GB100 engine with an impressive maximum power-output of 3hp; and an OHV design that leads to reduced noise, fuel-costs and emissions.

A decompression-valve and a choke-free ignition work to make starting fast and practically effort-free; while a large-capacity 1.6-litre fuel-tank serves to increase productivity by lessening the frequency of breaks for topping-up.

Thanks to its cross-mounted double blades, the Orec Spider SP1000 excels when it comes to tackling long grass and other challenging vegetation.

It has two forward-speeds and two reverse, with the reverse gears ensuring you won’t have to pull the mower up ditch banks; and it offers four-preset heights-of-cut, adjustable from 50 to 87mm, so you’ll be able to manage a variety of grass-lengths without fuss.

The multi-position handlebar on the Orec Spider can be height-adjusted for comfort; laterally adjusted for fence-line mowing; and telescopically adjusted for slope mowing.

This model has a 50cm cut and is also suitable for conventional paddock and field mowing.