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to our team and the funny farm.... may your stay be a long one. Join in the fun and don't be shy, were not a bad bunch really, just a bit crazy. If you need any help just shout there will be always someone to give you a helping hand.. 
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Zeffer and welcome to the team, hope you enjoy your time with us and don't be afraid to join in with the rest of us in the forumYou cannot do much better than buy a good cylinder lawn mower as that is the best type of lawn mower to cut your lawn with. A rotary lawnmower just cannot produce the quality of cut grass. With a cylinder lawnmower, as the lawn mower goes forward, either pushed by you or under its own propulsion, a horizontally mounted cylinder rotates with a series of cutting blades on its surface trimming the grass to the desired height. As in most areas of life, you get what you pay for and the main disadvantage of a cylinder lawnmower is the cost. However, you should be able to find a basic electric cylinder mower costing you around £75 and with a bit of work should give you the stripes on your lawn you have always wanted.
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Im sorry but i disagree , I much prefer a nice rotary mower (without grass box ) You will find the slugs and small furry animals don't get crushed by the big drum of doom !
You may notice people with striped lawns have lots of bald or brown spots ,This is due to the deceased furry animal or slugs family having a wake and a full military funeral.
Once the wakes over the younger animals go on a rampage with tiny chainsaws and weed killer ,Hence the bald/brown spots :lol:
You may notice people with striped lawns have lots of bald or brown spots ,This is due to the deceased furry animal or slugs family having a wake and a full military funeral.
Once the wakes over the younger animals go on a rampage with tiny chainsaws and weed killer ,Hence the bald/brown spots :lol:
)fellie wrote:You cannot do much better than buy a good cylinder lawn mower as that is the best type of lawn mower to cut your lawn with. A rotary lawnmower just cannot produce the quality of cut grass. With a cylinder lawnmower, as the lawn mower goes forward, either pushed by you or under its own propulsion, a horizontally mounted cylinder rotates with a series of cutting blades on its surface trimming the grass to the desired height. As in most areas of life, you get what you pay for and the main disadvantage of a cylinder lawnmower is the cost. However, you should be able to find a basic electric cylinder mower costing you around £75 and with a bit of work should give you the stripes on your lawn you have always wanted.
Did i miss something? (Crike, i hope i didn't fall off my stool again!) How did this go from a welcoming post to lawnmowers?? lol
Crazy fools :lol:
In many respects the Suffolk Punch was the first 'modern' motor lawn mower.
When the Suffolk Punch was introduced in 1954 it represented more of an evolution than a revolution in mower design. Many of the design features were adopted by other manufacturers in later years and most domestic cylinder mowers still have a similar layout and appearance.
The major components were made from pressed steel and light weight alloys when most of the machines from rival manufacturers were still being built to pre-World War Two designs with materials such as cast iron and heavy gauge sheet steel. The Punch was also one of the first popular mowers be fitted with a compact but powerful four stroke petrol engine. This was manufactured by the company to its own design, unusual in an era when most mowers had either Villiers or JAP engines.
The mower was made by Suffolk Iron Foundries of Stowmarket which had a long history of making agricultural and horticultural machinery. The company made its first hand operated mowers some years before but the Punch was its first motorised model.
The Punch was named after the well known breed of 'Shire' horse and the company continued the equestrian theme with models introduced later in the 1950s and 1960s with names such as the Colt and Pony.
The Suffolk Punch was a very popular machine and many thousands were sold in the UK and overseas. The Suffolk models were among the most reliable domestic motor mowers ever produced in the UK and many examples continue in use to the present day. Although not universally popular with collectors they do nevertheless have a small but growing band of loyal and dedicated devotees.
Suffolk eventually became part of the Atco Qualcast group of companies and the name passed into obscurity for a number of years. However, the company's original base in Stowmarket remains a site of lawn mower production and is currently the headquarters of the Atco Qualcast group which is now owned by Bosch. The Suffolk Punch name was recently revived for the company's range of mid market cylinder mowers.
When the Suffolk Punch was introduced in 1954 it represented more of an evolution than a revolution in mower design. Many of the design features were adopted by other manufacturers in later years and most domestic cylinder mowers still have a similar layout and appearance.
The major components were made from pressed steel and light weight alloys when most of the machines from rival manufacturers were still being built to pre-World War Two designs with materials such as cast iron and heavy gauge sheet steel. The Punch was also one of the first popular mowers be fitted with a compact but powerful four stroke petrol engine. This was manufactured by the company to its own design, unusual in an era when most mowers had either Villiers or JAP engines.
The mower was made by Suffolk Iron Foundries of Stowmarket which had a long history of making agricultural and horticultural machinery. The company made its first hand operated mowers some years before but the Punch was its first motorised model.
The Punch was named after the well known breed of 'Shire' horse and the company continued the equestrian theme with models introduced later in the 1950s and 1960s with names such as the Colt and Pony.
The Suffolk Punch was a very popular machine and many thousands were sold in the UK and overseas. The Suffolk models were among the most reliable domestic motor mowers ever produced in the UK and many examples continue in use to the present day. Although not universally popular with collectors they do nevertheless have a small but growing band of loyal and dedicated devotees.
Suffolk eventually became part of the Atco Qualcast group of companies and the name passed into obscurity for a number of years. However, the company's original base in Stowmarket remains a site of lawn mower production and is currently the headquarters of the Atco Qualcast group which is now owned by Bosch. The Suffolk Punch name was recently revived for the company's range of mid market cylinder mowers.
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