As a middle aged lady seeking to replace an ageing petrol mower with something lighter and faster, I have been thrilled with this excellent machine.
The basic machine is made of heavy duty plastic type material, and whilst this seemed rather "cheap" after the metal mower I had before, I ... Read review
Cuts lawns right up to the edge. Lightweight, with two integrated handles for easy ... more
lifting. Complete with 2 year Bosch Warranty. PLEASE NOTE - This item is ordered in especially for you and can take up to THREE WEEKS for delivery. Please bear this in ...
Description: Looking for a lawnmower that can easily cut long grass and every single blade ... more
of grass along the edge? Then the Rotak is the right mower for you. With in-set front wheels, its innovative grass combs enable cutting of grass growing close to...
The new ROTAK gives a significantly better cut than conventional lawnmowers. Its ... more
innovative patented grass combs offer unbeatable advantages: no other lawnmower can mow so close to the edge and even long grass is child´s play for the new ROTAK.
Advantages: Reliable,efficient, wide cut (46cm), large funnelled grassbox, lightweight Disadvantages: Cable - you have to be very aware where it is!
As a middle aged lady seeking to replace an ageing petrol mower with something lighter and faster, I have been thrilled with this excellent machine.
The basic machine is made of heavy duty plastic type material, and whilst this seemed rather "cheap" after the metal mower I had before, I love the resulting lightness. It glides over the lawn, but the roller does give a nice striped effect and the grass combs certainly do pull ... ...against fences or other boundaries.
The large 50L grass box means you do not have to keep emptying, and it is shaped with a sort of funnel which helps direct the contents into the refuse sacks I use to dispose of garden waste. The old mower had a grass box with "letterbox" shape and it was a very messy job to get the cuttings into the sack!
There is minimal assembly required but as a very non technical person ... more
As a middle aged lady seeking to replace an ageing petrol mower with something lighter and faster, I have been thrilled with this excellent machine.
The basic machine is made of heavy duty plastic type material, and whilst this seemed rather "cheap" after the metal mower I had before, I love the resulting lightness. It glides over the lawn, but the roller does give a nice striped effect and the grass combs certainly do pull in stray tufts from the edges and those that grow against fences or other boundaries.
The large 50L grass box means you do not have to keep emptying, and it is shaped with a sort of funnel which helps direct the contents into the refuse sacks I use to dispose of garden waste. The old mower had a grass box with "letterbox" shape and it was a very messy job to get the cuttings into the sack!
There is minimal assembly required but as a very non technical person I found this quite straightforward. The grass box comes in three parts but they simply snap together.
The handle assembly is a little fiddly but just look carefully at the diagram on the instruction sheet. In common with most manuals these days it is short and mostly diagrammatic rather than wordy. There are two little cable clips and it took me ages to find where to put them! But there are two special holes in the handle to receive them.
This lovely light machine has made mowing a pleasure!
Advantages: Large cutting capacity Disadvantages: Noise, Noise & More Noise
...died. Have a few Bosch products which are all satisfactory and had read a couple of positive reviews for this model. What I like is the wide cutting width, 6cm bigger, and the large (50 lt) grass box - a bit less walking . Alo the switch, being across the full width of the handle makes it easy to control.
What I'm not sure about are the combs, bit gimicky probably, and the suction. My old mower vacuumed the grass, the blade was designed as a propellor, ... ...leaves, etc, that fall. What I don't like is the noise (much, much louder), there's no indication when the grass box is full, and the quality of construction - the plastic feels flimsy, not sure it will last the 12 years of the old. Would I buy it again, no. ...
elm12 15.06.2008
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Bought about 2 years ago. Initial delighted with it - much faster and easier to use than my previous Qualcast cylinder mower, and good stripes to boot!
Unfortunately, the mechanism that adjusts the height has just broken and having searched the web it doesn't look as though it can be replaced. I know its not hugely expensive but surely it should last more than 2 years??? Also, the handle came off the grass bin soon after I bought it - not a serious problem, but it tends to bear out those who refer to its cheap, plasticky build quality.
Will miss it, but probably won't buy another. ...
scouseclaret 24.09.2008
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Very happy - only used it for one cut so far - on-off bar better than smaller Bosch models which use handle as can be used left handed. Collecting part effective, can be packed full and holds a lot and machine not too heavy to lift over steps ...
gollygosh 12.09.2007
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Advantages: Easy to assemble, good cut Disadvantages: a little heavy but to be expected for a large mower
I recently purchased one of these mowers for my Husband as our new house has a 100ft lawn. He is delighted with the cut he gets from this mower.
The mower is easy to assemble and takes less than 5 minutes to clip together. Once up and running the motor sounds like a futuristic aeroplane - it sounds so good!!
The adjuster lever is on the top of the mower and adjusts by sliding forward and backwards. Very easy.
The big cuttings bucket at the rear ...
funkymonkey1 17.10.2008
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Cuts lawns right up to the edge. Lightweight, with two integrated handles for easy lifting. Complete with 2 year Bosch Warranty. PLEASE NOTE - This item is ordered in especially for you and can take up to THREE WEEKS for delivery. Please bear this in mind when ordering.
