Bosch Rotak 34 LI Cordless Rotary Lawn Mower

I got home tonight around 7, opened the box, plugged the charger in and inserted the battery. Whilst it was charging, I assembled it (which wasn't difficult as it's virtually ready out of the box) and at just past 8 the battery was charged up. I feared that something which promises so much would be a let down but by 8.30, I'd mowed my modest lawn (about 25' x 40' but with about 3 weeks growth - nearly 10 inches high in places) and packed it away feeling that I'd just spent possibly the best £199 I'd ever spend on my garden.
Yes it does feel a bit on the fragile side but that's compared to a mountfield metal bodied petrol lawnmower. To be honest, you'd have to be really brutal with it to break it I'd suggest. I will say though that the blade is razor sharp which I'm sure is one of the main reasons for it's effectiveness and only time will tell (and lack of attention - how many people actually get their blades sharpened every year?) just how good it is. Yet there is one more detail that I was surprised at, it will cut right up to a vertical edge reducing the time you spend with the strimmer - in fact I didn't bother tonight.
If you cross the positives of a petrol mower and an electric mower and discount any of the negatives, you have virtually the perfect small lawn mower. Lithium ion batteries offer so much more and is a technology definitely worth paying the extra for, in fact after my mowing, the battery still had 2 out of the maximum 3 green lights illuminated.
Finally, it's wonderfully lightweight. No more 10 point turns with a heavy petrol mower just to go in the opposite direction and it stripes too! It's sure to get the thumbs up with the female gardeners but this male one is mighty please as well... and I haven't even banged on about how quiet it is....

Bosch Rotak 34 Li - Cordless Rotary Mower

I have tried all types of mower and wanted something which could cope with a large back lawn, a tiny front lawn and an allotment! Motor mowers are good but very heavy and awkward and too large for the front lawn. Electric mowers cannot be used on my allotment and I had tried a cheaper cordless mower which was just not up to the job.

This is pretty expensive but definitely worth it. I found it simple to assemble - it only took about five minutes and once the battery was charged, which took about half an hour, I was ready to go.

Both back and front lawns were done brilliantly on one charge of the battery and after another half hour charge, I was ready to tackle the allotment. The mower is light enough to put in the boot of my three door car with the handle folded down, and that took only seconds. It coped with all the ups and downs of my allotment which is the complete opposite of bowling-greeen smooth! The fact that it cuts right to the edge is an added bonus as it means less strimming.

Although this mower is rather expensive, I think it is worth the money. It is light, manoeuverable, robust and does a great job.

This lawn mower is very expensive if you go for the battery powered option but I decided to treat myself and I think its brilliant. Its great not having the cable like on my previous Flymo. Of course you could get a petrol mower but I needed something light as I have to carry it through my terraced house to get to the front lawn. Its light and gives a very good cut and the flexibility to adapt the cutting length just by flicking a switch it brilliant. A hundred times better than the Flymo I had, battery powered or not.