The mower was semi assembled and the bits you did have to build yourself had good visual instructions. If I have one complaint it was the electric cord could do with being slightly longer .

I put the lower handle on the wrong way round as brain and diagram did not coincide but most people would have coped. The most irritating thing is the 10m cord. Noone buying this is likely only to have 10m to do. And even if Flymo don’t want to provide a long cord, a few more metres would help. Say a 15-20 m one, which would help where there are obstructions to the power source

Needed a new lawn mower as my old one was on way out. Good size grass container. I have a medium size garden and only takes a few empties. Nice to have the view point on how full it is. Cuts really well. Easy set up, less than 5min and it was out of the box and cutting. Easy to fold and store plus it’s fairly light weight compared to my old bosh. Grass container box was a little fiddly but once it clipped it was straight on and no issues since.

I’ve now had this mower for about three weeks, ans it has been very good so far. The grass box was a little fiddly to assemble,as all the little clips have to be lined up correctly before snapping it together, and this can be tricky given the contours of the box, but I managed it in the end. It is also not the easiest to manoeuvre in small spaces, but I guess most mowers would be the same, as they have a similar design. My lawn is quite bumpy and the grass had grown pretty long by the time the mower arrived, but it coped well with both these problem (I had it on the second-highest setting). All in all, I’m pretty pleased with it!

My mum has a fairly large garden and this mower is great. Lightweight and easy to use. Just had to use extension for big lawn but no bother. For the price I would recommend.

So we bought this to replace two older mowers, both of which had given good service over 30 years.
First impression while unboxing this was it’s a bit plasticy. The handle went together easily, but there is some flex at the point where it screws onto the plastic mower frame so I’m not sure how long it will last…time will tell I guess. The grass collection box came in three pieces, and lets just say that it required some severe talking to, largely in the form of colourful words, while trying to put it together. A knife was also used to coax bits together…that or scare it into submission.
Finally, having got the thing together, I took it out for a test mow. Now we have a very long, very uneven sloping garden that would provide a test for any mower. There are unexpected holes (thank you Mr Badger), a slalom course of odd trees and shrubs and a carpet of acorns near the end that tend to fly in all directions when mowed over. Ouch.
How did it behave? Well, it’s slightly bigger than the old mowers but it was noticeably heavier as well, which made me a little concerned as mowing is already a work out, however it seemed easy to push about, I just couldn’t do my usual fling it about sideways that I could do with the lighter ones while hoping over stones etc. Maybe that’s not a bad thing as it does stop me putting my back out. It did mow very cleanly, and changing the height is simple with a single ratcheted lever.
It coped remarkably well with the unevenness and general bumpiness of the lawn, skimming over old half hidden trunks and paving stones with no problem. The large blade coped well with the occasional stick or fragment of lost clothes peg and didn’t stop or slow down regardless of what ended up underneath it. It was loud enough to give the frogs near the hedge a warning as well, so that’s good!!
The cord is long enough to not have to shift the extension too many times so I’ll count that a bonus.
The grass box wasn’t impressive… The top kept lifting off, and I never seemed to be able to get it fixed on correctly, so I just gave up on the box and things went much more smoothly once I’d taken it off and consigned it to the cellar, where possibly the mice will play in it.
So. Did it cut well? Yes. Was it fast at mowing a large bumpy annoying garden? Yes. Is it heavy? Yes, but I didn’t find that as difficult as I thought it might be. Is it well made? Jury is still out on that, maybe it’s the sign of the times that plastic is the main thing used in all cheaper things these days. Is the grass box any use? Hmmm only if you want to constantly fiddle with it. Is it loud? Not more than any other and it does warn the local wildlife, so bonus.
All in all, it’s not bad for the price in a sale, and if it coped with our lawn, it will cope with just about anything!!

Easy to assemble, and when finished with it packs away into a small space. Cut grass with ease & does a much better job than my previous lawn mower, which was more expensive. Only used once, so not sure about durability yet, but it seems solid enough for the price.

Love it. I hope it last like it should. I have only used it 3 times though. I will come back in 6 months or so for another review. So far, it is good

I’d previously only used hover mowers but this is so much better. The wheels make pushing it so much easier!

We’ve got quite a big grass area and this makes it much quicker to mow. Even if the grass has been left to grow long, it cuts well. Large capacity box means fewer trips to the compost bin/green waste and it’s easy to see when the box is full. Our ground is a bit uneven too, but again no problems.

Cutting height adjustment is really easy too.

I was a bit concerned it was too ‘plasticky’ and might not be robust enough, but no worries there either.

Can thoroughly recommend and wish I’d bought it years ago.

At nearing 67 I notice bits of me are wearing out or falling off – and the same goes for the mowers I’ve used over the years. Most have been Flymos in various forms because I like the brand and, usually, they’re lightweight. But they are not always up to the demands of the garden, quite long , on different levels, hazards to avoid (monkey puzzle tree, pyracantha, Ma’s favourite bulbs, hedgehog houses and more). When the motor on the last packed up on its first outing this year I went for something tougher, more robust, and hopefully resilient. This has more oomph under its belt , a more powerful motor, and while the wing nuts were a bit fiddly (they take a while to engage so persevere) and the blasted grass box in three parts proved a bit of a trial for arthritic fingers and developing depuytrens contracture, and kept falling off until I twigged where it was supposed to fit, it all fell into place. This time in one glorious and, for me, quite heavy mower. I like the fact the grass box holds far more than the last mower did, and that it doesn’t fall apart when I lug it off to the compost bin. It’s not quite as easy to upturn and clean as the last – but again the last was much smaller and lighter. I LOVE the ease with which I can adjust the cutting length and the choice. It’s wonderfully accessible – I don’t I ever figured out how to adjust it on two previous Flymos or was frightened at my hand’s proximity to the blade. The instructions are a bit meh. Lots of flying screws and other things but the really good news is most of the mower is already assembled. It’s just a matter of getting the handle into place , the blasted wing nuts to finally connect and engage, and remembering to adjust the height – I forgot I’d shrunk over the years. If you can be bothered , fold it all away for the next un-rainy day. If you’ve got the space leave it assembled but remove the grass box. If you’ve clipped it all together it will slide into place on the next venture out. As for the cut – it’s pretty good. Not quite as easy to manouevre as the smaller models but you gain far more with the impressive span of the cut. It covers far more ground but you’ve just to lug it a bit.