daveg1980 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Hi, I currently live in a flat in Uk, and looking to get a property with garden in Sydney. I dont own a lawnmower so tempted to buy one here to ship. Has anyone done this? Looking at the Rotak 34 Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I wish we had they can get expensive here, make sure it's clean they go over garden items like a scene from CSi. Flymos don't do it here either really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 No, plenty of lawnmowers in Australia and you may not end up with a lawn anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg1980 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 More the price etc... I know they exist in aus No, plenty of lawnmowers in Australia and you may not end up with a lawn anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogian Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You dont see many electric mowers where I am at all. Everyone tends to have petrol ones. If it’s a Rotak in particular you’re after, you can pick up the 37 in Bunnings (the Oz equivalent of B&Q) for around $600. If you are happy to have a petrol mower instead you can pick up a decent Victa push mower with a Briggs & Stratton engine for around $400. If you are looking at more top end gear (for non-commercial use), you're looking at somewhere in the region of $750. How much to spend on one would come down to personal preference and what you want to do with it in terms of the size of the area you are cutting versus how long you want to be out there mowing; whether you just want to cut and catch or if you also want the option to mulch; do you want it to be self-propelled, easy start, electric start etc; whether you have a preference (or need) for either a 2 or 4 stroke. Oh dear…..its the weekend and I’m working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest haunted1234 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 the grass here is completely different to the UK...we bought one here and left ours behind...the grass we have is so tough. And petrol lawnmowers here are no different price wise to home.....we paid $350 for ours ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 More the price etc... I know they exist in aus The price of pretty much everything in UK is going to be cheaper LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg1980 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 The price of pretty much everything in UK is going to be cheaper LOL Indeed! I am just deciding what to buy here and ship out. Looks like petrol lawn mower is the way to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpo1971 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Our gardener is $30 a fortnight and does a much better job in 10 mins than I used to in an hour and a half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispysince70 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi, We were told by various shippers that it wasn't worth the bother shipping our old lawn mower out here due to the bother that you would have to go to, to get it totally clean. However, due to the horrendous cost of most things out here I wish we would have spent the money and just bought a brand new one and shipped it over with the rest of our stuff. ( along with a crate of wine glasses, lol ) Chris x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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