Landscaping workers execute a range
of duties, including lawn
mowing. There is an opinion, that
beautiful, smart lawns serve esthetic
purposes only. Quite often they were
considered to be a picturesque element
that is optional in you backyard. This
is a wrong way to think. In fact,
new-mown grass doesn't appeal to the
eye only, but exercises a salutary
influence over you. The lawn increases
humidity and reduces temperature of air
in a hot day, catches dust, and the
young greens actively develop
oxygen.
Lawn mowing is an integral
part of creation and further lawn care
in you garden. Along with
sizing your plot you should check
whether the soil is even and if there
are no chuck holes or corrugations.
Height of the grass
is one f the important factors in
deciding on a particular lawn-mower. If
the soil is even, the grass is not too
high and the plottage doesn't exceed
250 square meters you'd better buy an
electric hand lawn mower. The
advantages of this lawn-mower are the
following: low weight, almost silent
engine, environmental friendliness (no
fuel - no exhaust gases), can be
powered from a general electric power
lines, it contains less lawn mower
parts if compared to a commercial
lawn mower and all this decrease the
chance of a breakdown and wasting time
with services centers while waiting for
necessary lawn mower
equipment.
However, this type of
lawn-mowers has disadvantages as well.
In 15-20 minutes of operation the
lawn-mower should be switched off.
Otherwise the engine will overheat and,
most likely, breakdown. And the special
extension cord that allows reaching the
uttermost corners of your plot will
constantly be clotted in a grass. If
the plottage of your lawn is more than
250 square meters - gasoline-powered
mower is your choice.
Unlike its electric
rival, it really has freedom of
movement. Due to a greater engine
capacity is able to mow grass
practically of any height, and what is
important, in humid weather. The matter
is that while mowing high or damp grass
the engine speed decreases and the
grass doesn't get fully in the lawn
mower bag so it's more preferable
to buy a lawn mower which has a great
margin of power.
The next type of lawn-mowers is a
riding lawn-mower - the lawn-mower has
a seat and machine-man controls on the
mower and literally rides the
apparatus. Riding lawn mowers or
lawn-tractors are equipped with a
big rear wheels. This is a significant
advantage as this increases progression
speed on the rough ground and in a high
grass lawn mowing. Besides, wide wheels
of the machine do not damage a
lawn.
The following lawn-mower brands are
worth mentioning: Ferris, Scotts,
Snapper - they are reliable and may
serve you for years, and they are good
even if you take them as used
mowers (condition of the used device is
determined in each separate
case).