Not another chainsaw thread... mowers this time!

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Stevo
Have a look at Mowfix Mower & Chainsaw Centre

Have used them a few times. Another very good brand to use and not because it sounds similar is Alroh mowers.
You may also be better suited to buy a serviced secondhand high quality unit than a cheapo brand new. You probably wont be able to claim much against it on tax but either way, a cheap new one really isnt going to be worth much claim wise anyway.
Do the rounds of the pro shops first as they do have the odd deal going.
I prefer to stick with the industry specialists rather than use a bulk seller/supplier for things. The specialists have the knowledge but the corporates steal all their knowledge, buy all the stock and undersell it to cut them out.....

Support your local small business people!

Cheers

Andrew

[crash]

I have a Victa Tornado with catcher and a B&s 392? engine. I originally bought it when we had a small suburban block, and now live on a small acreage. It starts on the 3 pulls or less (unless the air filter is dirty) but will not shut off without me pulling the spark plug lead off (still can not figure out how to fix it) other than that it runs great, and have had no other troubles with it in the past 6years of ownership. I cut probably twice as much lawn with it than what I originally purchased it for. It does struggle a bit in LONG grass but easy does it and since I keep the gras relatively maintained has not been an issue.
When ever lawn mowers are mentioned, Honda always seem to be mentioned first.
Some of the best advice I was given regarding purchasing equipment was buy slightly bigger than what is required, better to have over powered equipment than underpowered for a job.

[5teve]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the help... a purchase has been made!

OK....

I went to the big B this morning and ended up purchasing a Masport morrison 490 with chip chute etc etc etc for $600 including fuel can and oil...

then the honda name was bugging me.. and the advice.. and i then noticed a specialist lawnmower shop down from where i work.. so i went in, haggled and walked out with the older model HRU196 for $865 fueled up and oiled up ready to go. So while it hasnt got any of the features of the Masport Morrison.. it aint a budget model and according to everyone this should be pretty much the last mower we need! if i need a mulching plug... i only have to buy one... but as we only cut other people lawns and generally only once... i dont think we need that... yet...

Thanks again guys... this really is the only place to go for info..

Steve

[D I]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the help... a purchase has been made!

OK....

I went to the big B this morning and ended up purchasing a Masport morrison 490 with chip chute etc etc etc for $600 including fuel can and oil...

then the honda name was bugging me.. and the advice.. and i then noticed a specialist lawnmower shop down from where i work.. so i went in, haggled and walked out with the older model HRU196 for $865 fueled up and oiled up ready to go. So while it hasnt got any of the features of the Masport Morrison.. it aint a budget model and according to everyone this should be pretty much the last mower we need! if i need a mulching plug... i only have to buy one... but as we only cut other people lawns and generally only once... i dont think we need that... yet...

Thanks again guys... this really is the only place to go for info..

Steve

I have a 196D for my dads house, because I'm too lazy to cart the mower over all the time....plus I get it a bit cheaper than you

As for comparing a Masport features to a Honda.....please...don't ever do that again....they're not in the same league.

That said, a $600 Masport is by no means a crappy one. The chipper chute is a bit gay....good for twigs and stuff though, but they're just mower blades, so they'll only cut 'so' much.

Congratulations on the Honda

[Sprint]

at home i've had a victa of unknown vintaghe, went well till i clipped the carby with one of the sides off my ute when i took them off and slid them under the house.....

now have a victa lawnkeeper, second hand and in near mint condition bought from one of the non mechanically minded outlaws for a bottle of rum after the guard/catcher clip spring failed and one of the front wheel E-clips disappeared..... 10 minutes later and it was sorted

back when i was doing it commercially, it was Honda push mowers, stihl brushcutters and kubota & toro ride-ons

[Tikirocker]

Bought a new house early this year with a large yard that was overgrown up to your nipples. Went to Bunnings and got a good deal on a Morrison 460 petrol mower ... it's a Yank mob but she's run like a charm and is very well built. I can recommend this model, take it for what that's worth.

Best, Simon.

[austastar]

Hi,
Isn't it nice when the bloke in the shop knows what he is talking about.

This morning:
Mower running a bit rough, it does need a service.
Go to shop, buy plug, filter, pre-filter, and 4 blades.
Change oil, plug, filters and dammn, the blades are wrong, and I had given an old one as a sample.

This afternoon:
Walk into the shop, put the plate, and one open and one unopened packet of blades on the counter.
Two staff are talking, not the same fellow as this morning.
One glances at my stuff and says "Hmm, you can't put Rover blades on a Greenfield plate, can you?"

Grrrrr!
Where was he this morning?

cheers

[Ace]

Hi,
Isn't it nice when the bloke in the shop knows what he is talking about.

This morning:
Mower running a bit rough, it does need a service.
Go to shop, buy plug, filter, pre-filter, and 4 blades.
Change oil, plug, filters and dammn, the blades are wrong, and I had given an old one as a sample.

This afternoon:
Walk into the shop, put the plate, and one open and one unopened packet of blades on the counter.
Two staff are talking, not the same fellow as this morning.
One glances at my stuff and says "Hmm, you can't put Rover blades on a Greenfield plate, can you?"

Grrrrr!
Where was he this morning?

cheers

Thats what you need, good customer service is worth its weight in gold. Its also not hard to hold an old blade up against packets of new ones and find a matching product either mind you.

[d2dave]

This is a bit off topic and I was going to start a new thread but I will post here and see what happens. Mods feel free to move.

I needed some new blades for my ride on mower. I went into town(about 2 kms) to the local automotive spare parts shop. As we don't have a mower store in town they sell a lot of mower spares.

They did not have my blades in stock but suggested I try the next town which has a mower shop (Mooroopna for any one who knowes the area).

So I went there and when I arrived I noticed a Defender out the front. After talking to the propieter of the shop it is his and his wifes D2 was parked out the front. Must be a top bloke. Same problem, no blades in stock but said he can get them in, price $90.

So I head to Shepparton (about another 5 km) to the shop I bought the mower from and bugger me he drives a freelander. The blades were $68.

My dilemma is this. Next time I need blades do I pay an extra $22 to support a bloke who drives real 4X4's or the bloke who drives the toy(even though it is a LR).

Dave.

[Ace]

This is a bit off topic and I was going to start a new thread but I will post here and see what happens. Mods feel free to move.

I needed some new blades for my ride on mower. I went into town(about 2 kms) to the local automotive spare parts shop. As we don't have a mower store in town they sell a lot of mower spares.

They did not have my blades in stock but suggested I try the next town which has a mower shop (Mooroopna for any one who knowes the area).

So I went there and when I arrived I noticed a Defender out the front. After talking to the propieter of the shop it is his and his wifes D2 was parked out the front. Must be a top bloke. Same problem, no blades in stock but said he can get them in, price $90.

So I head to Shepparton (about another 5 km) to the shop I bought the mower from and bugger me he drives a freelander. The blades were $68.

My dilemma is this. Next time I need blades do I pay an extra $22 to support a bloke who drives real 4X4's or the bloke who drives the toy(even though it is a LR).

Dave.

Ask the bloke who drives the real 4wd how close he can come to matching the price of the bloke who drives the toy. He might not be able to match it exactly but enough to make you happy.