Top 30 Petrol Lawnmowers

This lightweight rotary mower is easy to manoeuvre and the handles fold down for compact storage in your shed or garage. Despite its incredibly low price, this mower offers plenty of great features including a super-efficient and easy starting petrol engine; a good-sized catcher for few stops; and height-of-cut adjustment.

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One of the most compact self-propelled petrol rotary-mowers in production, this 41cm machine from famous British brand Mountfield will appeal if you’re looking-after a less substantial lawn with slopes and/or rough-grass sections that would be tough to cover with a push-type model. It offers a range of features that belie its attractive pricing, including easy single-point cutting-height selection, a versatility-enhancing mulching option and a blockage-preventing ‘bag full’ indicator. The Mountfield SP42 comes with a 60-litre collector and employs a 123cc Mountfield OHV engine.

This quality steel-deck rotary mower has self-propelled drive making mowing the lawn completely effortless! Its lightweight design means it's easy to manoeuvre and the handles fold down for compact storage in your shed or garage. Despite its incredibly low price, this mower offers plenty of great features including a super-efficient and easy starting petrol engine; a large-sized catcher for few stops; and single-lever height-of-cut adjustment.

The high-quality but nevertheless affordable Einhell GC-PM 46/4 S offers impressive German engineering-solutions at a price that won't break the bank. It harnesses OHV power for reduced emissions, noise and fuel-costs with no compromise in performance; and it blends ball-bearing wheels with a rugged steel deck for superior durability. This model has a generous 46cm cut and self-propulsion; a combination that facilitates the fast, low-effort coverage of the averagely-sized domestic lawn. Einhell's provision of nine preset cutting-heights means you'll be able to manage the prevailing conditions; while a fold-down handlebar and fabric grass-catcher work to maximise available storage-space. Weighs only 31kg.

This well-priced 135cc petrol lawnmower from Einhell has been designed and engineered in Germany for assured quality and on-going durability. It combines a robust steel cutter-deck with ball-bearing wheels, so a lengthy service-life is assured; and it harnesses OHV power for a cut in noise, emissions and fuel-consumption with no compromise in performance. The Einhell GC-PM 46/1 S B&S combines a generous 46cm cut with self-propulsion so as to ensure you'll get the job done with impressive speed and efficiency. A textile grass-catcher and fold-down handlebar work to maximise available storage-space; while Einhell's provision of five preset cutting-heights means you'll be able to adapt to the conditions. Weighs just 33kg.

With its sizeable 51cm cut, premium Honda OHV power-pack and self-propelled drive, the British-designed Mountfield SP53 is guaranteed to impress when it comes to productivity, performance and ease of use! It’s both collection- and mulch-capable, so you can choose the mode that best matches the grass-length; and, for even greater versatility, there’s a five-step cutting-height that’s simple to set using only one lever. This manoeuvrable Hi-Wheel model weighs just 35kg and comes with a spacious 60-litre catcher.

Coming equipped with a mulch-plug; rear- and side-discharge deflectors; and a fabric grass bag (70-litres); the steel-decked Efco LV53 – TK has a mowing-mode to suit whatever weather-conditions and grass-types you might encounter. It has a substantial 51cm cut and a power-drive to the rear wheels, so will make light work of the larger lawn; and it's fitted with ergonomically advanced control handles that work to ensure low levels of operator-fatigue during time-consuming mowing jobs. This model is one of the most powerful walk-behind-mowers available and yet thanks to clever Italian engineering it retains a reasonably lightweight touch and feel for a mower of this size.

Coming equipped with a mulch-plug; rear- and side-discharge deflectors; and a fabric grassbag (70-litres); the steel-decked Oleo-Mac GV53 – TK has a mowing-mode to suit whatever weather-conditions and grass-types you might encounter. It has a substantial 51cm cut and a power-drive to the rear wheels, so will make light work of the larger lawn; and it's fitted with ergonomically advanced control handles that work to ensure low levels of operator-fatigue during time-consuming mowing jobs. This model is one of the most powerful walk-behind-mowers available and yet thanks to clever Italian engineering it retains a reasonably lightweight touch and feel for a mower of this size.

The new Contractor 625AL Lawn Mower from Masport has been specifically engineered for the professional user. It has a low-vibration design which allows it to be used for longer periods without causing fatigue; and superior-quality components are employed throughout. Powered by a 163cc Briggs & Stratton OHV engine that confers rock-solid long-term reliability, this model has a heavy-duty 49cm cutter-bar that will make short work of overgrown grass areas; and which boasts a swing-back design so as to prevent crank-damage under accidental impact. The 625AL has a ‘pressure cast’ aluminium chassis which has been manufactured to the highest standards. It's lightweight and extremely durable, making it ideal for the commercial contractor.

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