I get a notification when someone edits my thread titles
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Wasnât me (I thought only the thread starter or a mod could edit a title?)
BUT
My âtagâ on another forum is a line from a Joni song
âOh there must be more to living
Than a mortgage and a lawn to mowâ
Hair Boobs - who knew?!
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Donât mulch. Get a good roller based mower either battery or petrol.
Buy a verticutter and use every 4 to 6 weeks inbetween mowing.
Religiously.
WTF is a verticutter? 
(Do I need one?)
He has been talking to greenkeepers at his golf club again
ÂŁ150 from Amazon.
Why are all verticutters / scarifiers so narrow?
Even a âbigâ Toro over is only 40cm!
Would need something much bigger or be walking for hours.
I have a John Deere tined rake that attaches to the front and does some good. Still not quite full width though.
I bought a ÂŁ100 small petrol Izzy from a guy who had owned it for 8 years, I swear there were tears as he helped me load it into the boot of my car, he cleaned it after every cut and itâs was (sadly I didnât keep up the regimen) like new.
Starts on its own almost so totally perfect buy for my small lawns for no money - very happy
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+1 for the Izy
Had ours for 8 or 9 years now. Starts every time
We have the best lawnmower - his name is Mateo and he lives a couple of doors further down our road. Heâs a lovely kid, maybe 12 or 13, very well mannered, brings his own lawnmower and bags up the cuttings. Heâs been really reliable this summer - he texts Ann every couple of weeks to ask if itâs ok to come mow the lawn and charges ten quid a pop. Perfect 
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I did that 30yrs ago as a young teenager, I charged ÂŁ5, but didnt provide the mower.
The BoE inflation calculator shows that ÂŁ5 back in '93 = ÂŁ10.03 in August '23.
I reckon youâre getting a good deal as no hardware to maintain.
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We bought petrol mower from Aldi 6 years ago ÂŁ155 and still going strong. Starts first time every time. sharpened blade twice. Great mower for not a lot of money.
I was given a basic, push yourself Homebase Qualcast mower with a 125 B&S engine a house warming present 8 yrs ago, I was quietly sceptical.
I changed the oil and airfilter for the first time 2 yrs ago, still starts on the first pull.
As well as our own lawns I cut the elderly neighbours too, its very well used.
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Left back in the losing German team of 66
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You didnât factor âNorfolkâ into the equation
(Still a good deal though)
