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| Brand: Bosch
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: £119.99
Buy New: £89.95
You Save: £30.04 (25%)
New (2) Refurbished (2) from £69.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 36
Media: DIY & Tools
Fragile: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37.1
Dimensions (in): 30.9 x 19.4 x 15.8
MPN: 0600881A70
Model: 0600881A70
EAN: 3165140393584
ASIN: B000NLRBOY
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Does what it says on the box May 18, 2008
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I'm fairly pleased with this mower. I've just completely replanted my large front garden and laid a new turf lawn, so I'm a bit out of practice with the chore of regular mowing.
This is a nice light little thing. You just need to attach the bottom handle with the two self tapping metal screws (this is in theory as I still can't find the relevant holes), fix the top hoop of the handle to the bottom bit with some strange plastic orange wingnuts + bolts and clip on two cable ties. Then you need to whack the two halves of the grassbox together (it takes a bit of effort to line up the lugs). The detatchable handle seems fairly useless as you have to remove it to fit the grassbox onto the machine without any gaps- there's no real point in putting it back on just to tip out the grass.
Don't forget to raise the cutting height from ONE to about midway until you're happy with the cutting height) (I managed to scalp a small section of lawn on the default setting). The height adjuster isn't the easiest of things to alter initially- you have to push in one direction and then yank it at 90 degrees until you get the right number setting. Once you've settled on your cutting height that should be the last wrestling match you have with it though. (Review update- it actually seems a lot looser after a few goes but my slightly uneven turf was a little bare when after a few weeks I finally selected level 3).
This version has the little orange fins on each side which are supposed to allow you to cut up right to the edge- as compared to the finless 34C version- hence the price difference.
So I was just after a cheapish mower with some reliability. Lightness helps too when I'm carrying it up and down the steps to the garden. Technically I suppose you should go for the widest mower going in the range- the faster you cut the less electricity you use overall (and the sooner you can be lounging out sipping Pimms?). Still I was impressed at how quickly it finished the job, once I'd set it up and got used to the old cable over the shoulder routine.
Goodbye Dandelions April 23, 2008
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Worked right out of the box (I've always wanted to say that but as I mostly review books I haven't been able to until now) well, after a bit of assembly. I've used it several times and it is very maneuverable owing to the fairly large wheels. Makes a suitably throaty operating noise so the neighbours will know when you are out cutting with your Bosch.
The range of cut heights is excellent. The wheels are raised or lowered by a chunky gear lever devise and it does take a bit of getting used too because it works in conjunction with a strong spring. With previous machines I've noticed that grass and earth can build up in the blade housing, usually happens with damp or wet grass but with the Bosch it doesn't happen, probably to do with the designed inside curve of the housing. A really nice touch is the carrying handle on the top, seems such a simple idea but plenty of electric mowers don't have it. My only crit is the roller to create stripes is not as wide as the actual cutting strip but as few folks round here will see them I can live with that.
Tip for a long lasting machine: After use I always get rid of grass cuttings with an old paintbrush and my previous Qualcast rotary lasted fourteen years (far longer than manufacturers would like) but now too old, in fact, to replace the cutting blade so I chose a Bosch and so far a good buy.
excellent mower, but if there's a homebase / B&Q near you, it is significantly cheaper there! November 18, 2007
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
out of the box and took only 5 mins to assemble. Works straight away and is a efficient and all-the-same quiet mower. But it did take a week for the order to come through, so as stated in the title - pick one up at your local store for an even cheaper price!
PERFECTION, FANTASTIC, A1++++++++++++++++++++++++ September 23, 2007
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW BOSCH ROTAK 36 AND WOW! WHAT LOVELY MOWERS THEY ARE. THIS IS THE BEST MOWER THAT I HAVE EVER USED. I BOUGHT IT TO REPLACE A FLYMO 330 COMPACT THIS WAS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF RUBBISH I HAVE EVER PURCHASED IN MY LIFE,AFTER DOING EVERYTHING EXCEPT CUTTING THE GRASS, IT FINALLY WENT UP IN A CLOUD OF SMOKE. SO IF YOU AFTER A FIRST CLASS NEW MOWER BUY A BOSCH.
very good choice July 15, 2007
65 out of 67 found this review helpful
I bought this to replace a burnt out flymo and this is easily the best mower I have ever used. The construction is solid and the grass collection the most efficient I have ever seen.
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