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- Manufacturer: Qualcast
- Model: Panther 30
- Suitable For: < 15ft Lawns
- Type: Hand
- Design: Cylinder
- Weight: 6.5kg
- Grassbox Capacity: 20litres
- Cut Width: 30cm
- Power: Hand
- Self Propelled: No
- Best Price: £38.32
The push-along Qualcast Panther 30 is the most economical cylinder lawnmower Qualcast offer. With a cutting width of 30cm, a grass box capacity of 20 litres and the advantage of cordless usage.
If you have a relatively small garden, the Qualcast Panther 30 is ideal, especially if an outdoor power supply is a problem.
Qualcast Panther 30 (rear)As the mower is pushed along, the wheels drive gears which rapidly spin the cylinder mechanism, shearing the grass in a scissor-like motion. Weighing in at just 6.5kg means using the Qualcast Panther 30 doesn't strain your back and arms. The Panther 30 also has a compact design, making it easy to store away.
Qualcast Panther 30 (side)Whether you require a short cut, or want to leave some length on your lawn, the Qualcast Panther 30 should fit the bill. The cutting height is adjustable from 1.2cm to 4cm, allowing you to achieve the desired length. In addition, the Panther 30 also features a rear roller, perfect for stability when creating a beautifully striped lawn.
In summary, the Panther 30 is ideal for small sized lawns where a short cylinder cut is preferred and manoeuvrability is required. It's a great basic hand mower for the domestic gardener, and safe enough for the kids to earn their pocket money! It has the advantages of cordless usage and is extremely light to carry and push around. If however, your lawn is large and overgrown, the Panther 30 is not so suitable. The cylinder mechanism tends to just flatten very thick vegatation rather than cutting it.
All Qualcast Panther 30 models come with a two year parts and labour guarantee, from the manufacturers.
| Model | Weight (kg) | Capacity (ltr) | Width (cm) | Power (hp/w/v) | Cost (£) |
| Panther 30 | 6.5 | 20 | 30 | hand | 38.32 |
| Panther 380 | 7 | 25 | 38 | hand | 49.95 |
10 September 2011
I have used this mower now for 4 years. I really wanted a hand mower as it seemed ideal for my small lawn. But the design is just so poor that I'm going to get rid of it.
The problem with this mower is that the cogs around the inside of the wheels on the side don't engage properly with the cogs that drive the blades. The result is you push the mower along and all it does is emit a clicking noise, but the blades don't turn. I found that pouring oil into all the moving parts, every time I mow, helps a bit, but it's still frustrating in use.
Also as someone said the wheels are not held on well and come off during use. Then the vital little metal pin, which makes the cogs turn the blades, falls out into the lawn. I've spent too long with a magnet sweeping over parts of my lawn trying to recover those pins!
Does anyone know of a hand mower that actually works? I'm sure we had plenty of them when I was growing up in the 1970's.
By Richard Holmes
30 April 2011
I have used this mower for 4 years in small gardens mowing once a week. It's a great idea but the quality of the design and build make it pretty useless. The main problem is that the caps that hold the wheels on come off in use, and then the metal pin that engages in the cogs falls out and gets lost in the grass, you have to find it and replace it. The cogs don't engage properly in the wheels either so the wheels tend to jump or stick.
By Richard Holmes
24 September 2010
Vey good mower.
Have had Homebase own brand and Flymo Hover. Neither would cut my lawn. (The Flymo caught fire)
The Panther 30 does a fantastic job with no effort. Mowing my lawn is now enjoyable rather than a tedious task.
Top marks!
By Ian
30 August 2010
After two years on very small lawn, blades gradually began to catch against the axle! Now it is completely stuck. Why!? There is nothing to adjust that will change this. Norma Stitts - I am a physiotherapist and rock climber and must be in the top 1% for motor functioning, and you must have a different model, this mower is second rate.
By Chris Carr
7 August 2010
Bought Qualcast after the one I'd had for 10 years finally died. I should add that it was given to me third hand after several years of use by other people who only got rid of it when they moved to houses with much larger lawns. This new one immediately felt more flimsy and had less "oomph". Feels too light to keep blades in place. Adjusting cutting height is fiddly and time consuming. It's very noisy and does not cut well. Hard to push as keeps sticking. Now 1 wheel has stuck completely and cylinder won't turn. Tried everything to get wheel off to fix it but no use. VERY disappointing.
By Anne
21 June 2010
Rubbish! Lowest cutting height impossible to push! Next height up does not even trim the top of 3" grass, waste of time, money and effort
By Simon
13 June 2010
Excellent mower which delivers great results. One can only imagine that the poor reviews on here have been submitted by imbeciles with motor function problems.
By Norma Stitts
24 May 2010
Absolute rubbish. Bought two months ago and despite adjusting the cutting height several times (you have to do this with a spanner) it still does not cut my grass. Back to using a ten year old flymo, which is ten times better. Do not buy this product!
By Neil
11 May 2010
Fell to pieces - rubbish
By Jon Pittway
12 April 2010
Junk, dosent even cut the grass after messing with every cutting height there is!
By Matt
5 October 2009
Fantastic value and amazing cut everytime. To add Wimbledon tennis court stripes place some weight in the grass box so that this is dragged behind the mower. The results are outstanding.
By Richard Poole
28 July 2009
Throw away mower, rubbish. Temporary
By Louis
23 May 2009
I inherited the panther from my father. He purchasd it in 1990 - still going strong.
By Charles Timothy
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