Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 21Dec 05, 2011 3:56 pm I work at Mitre 10 and we sell stacks of Rover mowers, never ever had anyone come back with a problem. I'd totally recommend them over victa - their warranty service is terrible! Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 22Dec 11, 2011 8:17 pm Rover owns Victa and the mowers made with almost identical parts in the same factory. Both warranties should be covered by the same distributor. Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 23Dec 11, 2011 8:19 pm Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 24Dec 16, 2011 12:06 pm Ooo it seems Rover doesn't own Victa. Briggs and Stratton own Victa. Both the Rover and Victa share the Briggs&S motor in some cases. Apparently Victa are a pretty poor qual mower these days. The frame/chassis are very thin and can even flex. No matter who I talk to though the one name that always gets mentioned in a positive light is Masport. Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 25Dec 16, 2011 3:13 pm I bought the SanLi Powermulch mower about 4 years ago and it hasn't skipped a beat including powering through waist high grass/weeds after some overseas travel. I believe it was about $350 retail but not 100% sure what we paid. http://sanli.com.au/ The mulching disc works fantastic, I haven't bothered with the catcher since i bought it. I have been told (unsure if true or not) that the makers were ex honda employees and its basically a copy of their engine. Either way it has been unstoppable for the past 4 years and I have only done 1 oil and blade change in that time and just cleaned the air filter with compressed air. Worth a look if anyone nearby sells it - stockists are on the website. Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 26Dec 26, 2011 8:32 pm Interestingly I was browsing eBay for used Honda mowers and did notice this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lawn-Power-H ... 415fd2299e Seems very cheap, is there the possiblity of nasty fake Honda mower motors? I know with most products you find cheap copies pop up (especially on eBay) but I'm wondering what the chances are with a mower. The seller is located near me so it's convenient for pick-up. From what I can tell the engine is Honda but the rest is "Lawnpower" brand, which I guess explains the price for the most part? Still seems cheap. Re: Which new lawn mower? Under $500.00 27Mar 13, 2012 2:46 pm is this $398 Masport from Bunnings a good model? http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_product_masport-mulch-catch-petrol-lawn-mower_5501.aspx Staircases and sausages. Should thou wish to keep thy palate sweet for sausages, avert thine eyes from their crafting. 14 4591 you need to make an application to your local council for this as they are the approval authority for driveways cheers Simeon 1 7093 the leaves that are now underground go yellow, the tips that poke through photosynthesise and have chlorophyll, same reason they grow rhubarb in the dark. 5 4864 |