How to Care for Your Lawn Mower

The appearance of your lawn is very important; it sets your home apart from every other on your street. If you are privileged enough to have a garden with a beautiful lawn, then it is well worth splashing out on a high quality lawn mower. A well kept mower makes the difference between a well kept lawn and an ill cut choppy one. Instead of having to buy a new lawn mower every couple of years, following these simple tips on how to care for your mower during the grass cutting season, may save you a bit of change for the holidays.

In order for your mower to last longer, you need to know these simple basic steps. During the summer season, mowing your lawn puts wear and tear on the blades. Take the time to place clean gas and oil in your lawn mower and clear the carburettor area of dirt and debris on a regular basis. These may seem like obvious maintenance ideas, however, they are rarely if ever thought about by most.

One of the most crucial parts of maintaining your mower is cleaning and sharpening the blades, which in an ideal world should be done every four to six weeks. Great care must be taken when sharpening your lawn mower blades and the first thing you must do is drain any gas and disconnect the spark plug to ensure the motor doesn’t start while you are removing the blades. Remove any built up debris from the blades using a scraper and sharpen using a file in the direction of the cutting edge.

At the start of the season make sure you service the spark plugs, oil, air and gas filters before you start running your mower for the grass cutting season. If your mower is well kept throughout the year, there is really not a lot of maintenance to be done for the winter. Before packing your lawn mower away at the end of the season, make sure you disconnect the spark plug and clean the body of the mower and blade area so it is ready to go for the next grass cutting season.

A beautiful lawn can be a great space to play with your children and entertain family and friends with a barbeque or garden party. A beautiful lawn can be used all year round and keeping it beautiful is well worth the effort of taking care of your lawn mower.

7 Tips For Choosing the Right Lawn Mower

Mowing the lawn is both a chore and a longstanding tradition in our country, and choosing the right lawn mower is key to making the task easier and more enjoyable. What follows are some tips to keep in mind when you set out to buy a new mower.

1. Learn about the different types of mowers on the market

For example, a "rear bagger" will collect the clippings and help to ensure a pristine lawn, and a "side discharge" model will work well if you are cutting high grass and obstacles are not a major concern for you.

2. Keep your goal in mind

Selecting the right mower will help you to create a good-looking healthy lawn, and you will want to keep the grass at a constant height all through the growing season. This means that you will also need to cut it frequently to control coarse grass and weeds. It should be long enough to nourish the roots, and short enough to make your lawn attractive.3. Consider the size of your lawn before you buy

This will help you to choose a mower with the right cutting width. If your lawn is less than a half-acre, a 20"-22" model is called for. For a 1/2 to 3/4 acre lawn, you will need a 21"-22" mower with more horse power. (If your lawn is larger than that, think about getting a garden tractor or a lawn tractor.)

4. Consider the terrain of your property

If you will have to mow around several obstacles, a rear-bag lawn mower will allow you to maneuver more easily. On rough terrain, a high-wheel mower works best, and you will need a self-propelled mower on hills.

5. Decide if a push or self-propelled model is best for you

The first type will provide some exercise while you work, but is impractical if you are dealing with rough terrain, a large garden, or struggle pushing a mower for long periods. A self-propelled mower will require a lot less effort, and you won't be tempted to neglect your lawn.

6. Decide whether a Petorl or electric Mower would be more suited to you and your garden.

The first and perhaps the most obvious issue to consider is both the size of your garden and the length of the battery power or mower cable. Secondly, petrol mowers are much more difficult to control on a sloped lawn so an electric hover style mower would be more suitable in this case.

7. What type of lawn mower collection system is best suited to your garden?

There are a few options to conisder when choosing the right collection system for your garden. Medium to large gardens can produce large amounts of grass cuttings. A Mulching mower will cut the grass cuttings into very fine particles and then recycle them back into the lawn. Alternatively for smaller gardens a rear collection system mower will collect the grass as you mow, saving you time and energy.

Following these simple tips will ensure you choose the right mower to suit both you and your garden and help keep your lawn looking its best.

Creating a Striped Lawn

From football pitches, to tennis courts to garden shows we’ve all seen those amazing stripes in their full glory adorning the grass. Striped lawns look good as they hide imperfections in a lawn such as slight differences in colour. This is because the stripes visually break up the lawn surface with narrow bands of different colour so gradual changes across a wider area are not so noticeable.

So how do you get this effect on your lawn, surely it takes a lot of time, effort and cultivation, specialised tools and a will of iron, no not mention the worlds greenest finger?

Well actually no. Striped lawns are nowhere near as difficult as you might imagine, they just take a bit of knowhow, and the right tools for the job (Oh and a lawn).

So what is this mythical set of tools required? Well actually it’s just a lawnmower. Granted it’s not just any lawnmower, but it’s not anything out of the ordinary either. As lawnmowers come in different types, with the most typical being hover lawnmowers and rotary lawnmowers (also known as cylinder lawnmowers) you need to choose the right one.

Hover lawnmowers are of no use at all here and the reason is because to get the desired effect you have to press on the grass as it is cut. So a rotary lawnmower is the way to go. On top of this it makes all the difference if the mower you choose has a rear roller on it as well.

Now you have the tools (well the tool), we’ll cover the how to part.

A striped lawn is achieved by following a simple pattern of mowing. Most important to remember is only push the mower in one direction for each stripe. So once you mow a stripe in one direction then turn 180 degrees and mow the other way for the other stripe (or one way for light and the other for the dark stripe) then continue in this manner across the lawn.

Before you now it you’ll have the desired effect on your lawn and be the envy of your neighbours.

For a great range of rear roller lawnmowers, visit www.worldofmowers.ltd.uk

Mulching Lawnmowers - The Easy Way to Mulch Your Lawn

In agriculture and gardening, mulch is a protective cover placed over the soil, to retain moisture, reduce erosion, suppress weed growth and seed germination, and provide nutrients as they decay. The purpose of mulching in gardens and landscapes is to mimic leaf cover on forest floors.

There are many different types of materials that can be used as mulches and it can vary considerably. What mulches to use can depend on cost, appearance, availblity and the effect it has on the soil. A few common types of mulch includes

• Organic residue (Including grass clippings, leaves, straw, bark, sawdust and wood chippings)
• Compost (Needs to have any weed seed removed so as not to encourage the growth of weeds)
• Rubber Mulch (Made from recycled tyre rubber)
• Plastic Mulch (Predominant in large scale vegetable growing, crops crowing through slits or holes in plastic sheeting)
• Rock and gravel (more common in cooler climates where the rocks retain heat to help growth)

In a typical garden you are more likely to use compost and even more so grass cuttings to mulch your lawn and the easiest way to do this is with a mulching lawnmower.

Mulching lawnmowers recycle grass clippings by finely cutting and re-cutting the grass concealing cuttings within the standing grass to wilt and decompose thereby feeding the soil.

Recycling or mulching the grass in this way also saves time as there’s no more stopping to empty the grass collector - no more bagging up clippings and taking them to the tip, or having unsightly piles of rotting grass around your garden either.

For a great range of mulching lawnmowers for top brands including Honda, Lawnflite, Massey Ferguson, Hayter and Mountfield visit World of Mowers.

Mounfield Mowers at World of Mowers

Mountfield is well known and highly regarded for the quality and reliability of its lawnmowers, lawn tractors and garden equipment. The Mountfield name has been associated with lawnmowers, garden tractors, and ride on mowers for over 30 years.

There is a reason that Mounfield mowers are so highly regarded and that is quite simply that they are very good at what they do. There lawnmowers, be they electric lawnmowers or petrol lawnmowers are durable, reliable, well crafted and well made. Created to provide the best results on your lawn these quality machines will provide you with years of service and reliability and are backed up by a comprehensive manufacturer’s guarantee for peace of mind (though this varies from between models).

Along with the standard petrol mowers, Mounfield also have a great range of petrol roller mowers. Roller mowers have a rear roller that allows you to cultivate the classic British striped look on your lawn without the need for a separate roller, saving you money and time.

Mountfield also have a great range of electric lawnmowers (remember don’t use electric mowers on wet grass) and mulching lawnmowers that recycle grass clippings instead of collecting them.
World of Mowers have a huge range of Mounfield mowers including petrol mowers, rear roller mowers, electric mowers, mulching mowers along with ride on mowers and garden tractors.

Polaris Ranger Utility Vehicle from World Of Mowers

The Polaris Ranger is without a doubt one of the best UTV (Utility Vehicles) on the market today. Just a look at what it can all do - its versatility and the sheer number of variation on the base model shows just why this UTV is so successful.

The Polaris Ranger is the perfect UTV for many different applications, it is very popular in the farming industry, in conservation and nature areas, for construction work and really anywhere where a tough, reliable and rugged vehicle is required that won’t get bogged down in muddy harsh conditions.

Coming as standard in a side by side (2 Seater) configuration, it is a great vehicle for transport (even more so if the larger crew version is chosen, increasing the capacity to 4 seats) and has a very ample cargo area on the back (not to mention under the seats). The suspension gives a smooth ride and ensures the bumps and bangs are taken in the vehicles stride.

The Polaris Ranger has won awards and accolades since it first burst onto the scene and continues to impress with its style, practicality and abilities in the field. If you need a tough, reliable and versatile UTV, you can’t go wrong with a Polaris Ranger, whichever model you choose.

World OF Mowers stock a huge range of Polaris Ranger UTVs including the new Polaris EV 4x4 electric UTV, the Polaris H.O. UTV and the Polaris 800 Crew Utility Vehicle. We also stock a massive range of utility vehicle spares and accessories for the Polaris range from tyres, wheels and rims to winches, hooks, tow bars and even wind blockers, canvas doors and roof panel enclosures.

Using A Grass Scarifier

Scarifying your lawn is important for most gardens. A build of dead material accumulates around the base of grass shoots which needs removing. The material that builds up is termed thatch, which stops air, water and fertiliser from reaching your grass roots. A scarifier is a great way to keep down this debris and will improve the condition of your lawn, by letting air and water through, this will also help to prevent disease which will damage your lawn.

Most gardeners are aware that decomposing material can be good for your garden, however, the thatch build up can not decompose quick enough, which causes a problem and this is where scarification is necessary. A good time to start scarifying your lawn is going into Spring. It is possible to use a spring-tined rake if the garden is small, however, if you have a larger garden a motor driven scarifier would be best. Many garden scarifiers have a collection box to collect the thatch, which makes the job easier. An important tip to remember is, if your grass contains moss to treat the moss before using a scarifier (the scarifier will simply spread the moss about) and then return at a later date to scarify.

If you are considering purchasing a garden scarifier then check out our range of garden tools at World Of Mowers.