Petrol Cylinder Lawnmowers
Cylinder lawnmowers are one of the
most common types of lawnmower, they produce the best finish to all
lawns although they are generally the most expensive. Please select your choice of petrol cylinder lawnmower from the menu on the left.
Petrol cylinder lawnmowers adopt the same basic mechanism used back
in the late 19th century. The design has changed little over the years.
A fixed horizontal cutting blade is positioned just off the surface of
the ground, the height of which is adjustable. Over this is a fast
spinning cylinder of blades. The spinning cylinder forces grass past
the fixed horizontal blade, thus shearing the grass in a scissor-like
motion.
When compared to ride-on, rotary and hover lawnmowers, a properly
adjusted cylinder lawnmower makes the cleanest cut, which
allows the grass to heal quicker, and produces a neater look.
A 30cm to 35cm cylinder width is approximately the right size for a
medium sized lawn. Smaller cutting widths take longer to cut the lawn
and larger widths begin to reduce the manoeuvrability of the lawnmower.
Petrol Cylinder Lawnmower Comparison
The Relative Performance Score (RP
Score) gives an indication of the
lawnmower performance (in terms of weight, grass box capacity, cutting
width, and engine/motor power) when compared against other lawnmowers
in the same class.
For a full explaination of the RP Score, click here.
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