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Huge thanks for all those reviews I read on this lawnmower. I too was fed up with having to purchase a new lawnmower every few years - grassbox inadequate and spewing grass everywhere, broken blades, burnt out motors, broken handle. It arrived from Amazon very promptly, my husband used it and was very impressed, I used it at the weekend and its brilliant. Light and easy to carry, it made nice lines on our lawn, the grassbox trapped ALL the grass cuttings and it cut the long grass effortlessly. I like the fact the electric cable is attached and I wound it round the handle (altho the handle could do with something to secure the cable when not in use). My only reservation is the plastic body, so Im going to make sure I really look after this one as it cuts so beautifully. Thanks also to Amazon for all the product info which helped us make our decision.
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Oh thank you Bosch for producing such a good mower. I have been so unhappy with that dreadful orange hover contraption that I thought I should never look forward to cutting grass ever again. Straight out of the box and assembled in fifteen minutes. Then cut the grass in less than half the time it took the Flymo and so much neater looking. What more can anyone want other than to dump the flymo which I have gladly done!
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I am actually writing about the Rotak 43 here (apparently not sold by Amazon), but I assume this will apply to all similar models.
First of all, I didn't think I was ever going to be able to assemble the grass box. It was almost impossible to hold the parts in place while trying to do so and I wasn't left full of confidence by its shoddy appearance. I'm not very confident about its ability to hold onto the mower body either.
The blade adjustment lever is ridiculously difficult to move and I'm sure that many elderly owners would find it absolutely impossible.
The biggest problem though, is that the cable is wired directly into the mower, with no safety break-away device installed. Apart from the safety aspect, where on earth are you supposed to store the cable? Surely it wouldn't have been too much trouble for Bosch to supply connector plugs, so that you can simply detach it and wind it onto a cable tidy?
I haven't had chance to try it yet, but the poor quality of construction and this irritation about the cable has left me feeling very disappointed.
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I'd really like to write a comprehensive review but I'm still trying to fix the top half of the grass-box to the bottom!!!
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I don't normally write reviews, but this lawnmower is so good it deserves it. I had been using a black and decker 4x4 for the last seven years before it finally gave up the ghost. The difference is like night and day. I bought the rotak after reading these reviews and I am so glad I did. It is so quick and collects ALL the grass cuttings. It also cuts to the shortest length first time with no stalling of the blade or clogging up of the collectiion chute (unlike the 4x4). All in all a first class product that I would highly recommend.
