Grass in the backyard( country) plot is not only an excellent view of your beautiful lawn and the place where you can have a picnic. Sometimes growing not where you need grass becomes a "headache" for any landowner, and this can not be avoided. It is not only a weed that hinders the beds. Grass growing on lawns, and the eye pleases, and positively affects the microclimate. Here, only maintaining your piece of land in good condition requires both time and effort. To facilitate the work of man to care for the grass cover, a mechanism such as a lawn mower is thought up.
Types of lawn mowers
The "family" of these units is divided into three types. Lawn mowers are mechanical, gasoline and electric. Without being distracted by the description of the first two, we will stop on electric lawn mowers and find out what they are. Only after this it is possible to decide which of the electric models is the best for processing our site.
Advantages and features of the electric lawnmower
If the area is relatively small, the electric lawnmower is best suited. Although it has a restriction on the movement( the lawn mower works from an industrial network, and a "line" of power must be connected to it).However, it differs favorably from gasoline models: almost noiseless work, ecological cleanliness and low weight. Plus, you do not need to worry about fuel( gasoline, oil).
Such lawn mowers are self-propelled and non-self-propelled. When working with a self-propelled model, you only need to choose the direction of motion, and all the rest of the work is done by the machine. Such lawnmowers have either a front-wheel drive or a rear wheel. Naturally, it is much easier to manage first because of their good maneuverability, and even on sections with irregularities they are more effective.
Mowers with a rear drive are better suited for a flat area. Self-propelled models have a special device - travosbornik. Therefore, after processing the territory "self-propelled" there is no need to repeatedly pass the entire site, collecting grass. This saves both time and effort.
Most of the lawn mowers that are produced have a function such as mulching grass. With the aid of a special knife, the mown grass is carefully crushed and thrown out. Such a grassy "dust" settles on the soil and becomes a good fertilizer for the site. At the same time, it protects the top layer of the soil from drying out, which makes it possible to water the area less often. However, one should take into account that mulching can not be done when mowing sufficiently high grass. Therefore, to work with such an assembly should be systematically, regularly, not allowing large growth of grass.
Non-self-propelled lawn mowers are either carried on their hands, or pushed in front of them like an ordinary trolley. Hand models have another name - trimmer. They work well in places where the car does not get to. They are great for small dacha or homestead land. With such a mower you can mow the grass around the trees, under the bushes, along the fence.
Power
Mowers come in different capacities. At "weak" models it is in the range from 250 to 500 W.But you can work no more than 15-20 minutes without a break. Since their engine is located at the bottom, the grass can only be mowed dry. In mowers with an "upper" location of the electric motor, its power can reach 1.3 kW.Therefore, such a machine can even be cut and young shoots of bushes and branches of trees. It is these models that are recommended for purchase. First, they are more powerful, and secondly, weak-power, as a rule, Chinese-made. It seems that further explanation is not required.
Wheeled weak models are somewhat more powerful( from 900 to 1500 W) with a mowing strip to 0.4 m. Experts advise them to apply in areas up to 500 m2.More powerful options( up to 2 kW) have a mowing width of up to half a meter. The volume of the grass catcher is up to 60 liters. If it is removed, the grass will be laid on the ground.
When choosing a lawn mower, you should also pay attention to:
- height of grass mowing and the possibility of its adjustment;
- of what material the deck is made of;
- availability of battery mode and its duration;
- is there a regulation of the position of the handle( for a specific person);
- made of a knife( metal or plastic);
- possibility of replacing the cutting head.
