Bosch Rotak 36

Although we don’t have the largest of gardens, we still have a small lawned area to the front of the house, and a larger rear lawn, which sadly means that every week or so, I have to drag out the lawnmower. I really don’t like cutting the grass, and am loathed to spend too much money on it, so it is essential that I have a lawn mower that makes the job easier and this leads me nicely onto the Bosch Rotak 36. Now Bosch are one of the leading brands of lawnmower in my view along with Flymo, and so I expected good things from this when I first got the thing home. It cost me £120 a few years ago ... more

I always say to my neighbours that they can use my mower as long as they don’t take it out of my garden. But the Bosh Rotak 36 is different, a machine that entices you out of your deckchair and so attempt to make those neat lines and plaid on your puny piece of lawn like you see on premier league football pitches. I think its most men’s dream to be able to retire with just another money and garden so to nurture a pristine lawn, maybe grand and big enough one day so to be able to purchase a mower with a seat on. There is something very therapeutic about cutting the lawn for men as it marks out ... more

Very powerful and can cut long grass with no effort at all. With the roller on the back, you can get that striped effect on your lawn too. There is a grass collection box so the cuttings are not left on the lawn - although you can run the mower without the box on if you're not bothered about the cuttings. It can handle long grass as easily as short grass and has several cutting heights to choose from. It can also cut wet or damp grass which is a big advantage when you don't have to wait for bone dry weather to cut the grass. The blade is easy to remove to sharpen if you need to and there is a ... more

This is a good mower. I had researched into the many various options, and was looking at petrol mowers, but as they tend to be quite heavy to be worthwhile for a small garden (mine is about 10 by 8 metres), I opted for this electric machine. It certainly does collect the cut grass. On leaving the lawn for two weeks (after using weed and feed) I cut it and was very pleased that the machine collected some 5 or 6 containers full. This was unusual, and perhaps much of the grass had been left previously by my older hover mower. The cutting height is easily altered by a lever, although I tend to ... more