By Owdboggy
West Midlands,
United Kingdom 
Ok, my turn .
Lawn mowers. We have about 1/4 of an acre of grass. At present I am using an Arens 21 and it is rubbish. It cuts the grass ok, but it refuses point blank to throw the cuttings into the bag, unless the grass is so dry that it is not growing anyway. Since the machine is supposed to be a mulching one as well, then you would think that using the mulch option would be ok. No, all that happens is that the blade clogs and the engine stops.
That is the background. I am quite prepared to buy another machine, but which one and which kind? Any comments?
MTIA
9 Jun, 2012
Answers
we use a hayter and my hubby says they are good. otherwise not much help to you.
9 Jun, 2012
i have a Hayter harrier 56..................... It's done more miles than some family cars. But the thing I like about it is we can cut wet grass, even mow in the rain......
The reason being. It doesn't have a piddly shoot, The opening is the full width of the mower. Although I'm not sure Hayter haven't changed the width now.
Doesn't really matter what mower you pick, as long as it has a full width opening for the grass cuttings to shoot out of. These mower with small opening soon get clogged with damp, never mind wet grass.
10 Jun, 2012
Thanks folks. Which recommends a Honda machine so we will go and look at the local dealer. Hayter machines look nice, but the nearest dealer is a bit far away.
Lot of money whatever we do.
10 Jun, 2012
But Owd you adore gardening so treat yourself - I know I would if I had a lawn big enough to worry about. You deserve the best after (I presume) gardening for as long as you have.
10 Jun, 2012
45 years of it!
11 Jun, 2012
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Thanks, sadly the way the garden is laid out makes a ride on machine not an option. And the cost is way beyond our pockets too, even the refurbished one we looked at recently.
9 Jun, 2012