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Hello my name is Gary ,i came across your site while trying to find out an answer about a spark plug ?. I have run a mobile lawnmower service and repair business for nearly 20 years in Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds . A good amount of my jobs are John Deeres mtd lawnflites etc ,with English and European mowers Mainly . I am not sure how many english built mowers there are in the us but if anyone has a problem i could know the answer .thanks .Gary

:welcome: Welcome to the forums at LawnWorld (formerly known as LawnMowerForum), Gary! I am sure you will be able to help some people with their mower problems....glad to have you!

Hello, Gary! :welcome: to the forums at LawnWorld!

Welcome to LMF! Hope you are able to learn something useful and teach something as well. I'm always learning something new on here it seems. Never ran into an "English" mower...yet. Dave

DaveTN said:

Welcome to LMF! Hope you are able to learn something useful and teach something as well. I'm always learning something new on here it seems. Never ran into an "English" mower...yet. Dave

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Hello Dave , there is always something new to learn ,English mowers are just the same with Briggs and Honda engines but a lot of people over here love there stripes on lawns , so a roller instead of a rear set of wheels on a rotary mower and of course we still like our cylinder (reel) mowers which always gives a stripe ,Gary

DaveTN said:

Never ran into an "English" mower...yet. Dave

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You'd know it when you see it; compared to a US model, English mower handlebars are on the wrong side, and they mow on the left side of the lawn. :laughing::tongue:

Ha ha ha but in scotland we have flying cars!!!!

robert@honda said:

You'd know it when you see it; compared to a US model, English mower handlebars are on the wrong side, and they mow on the left side of the lawn. :laughing::tongue:

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:laughing::laughing:

mistermowerman said:

Hello Dave , there is always something new to learn ,English mowers are just the same with Briggs and Honda engines but a lot of people over here love there stripes on lawns , so a roller instead of a rear set of wheels on a rotary mower and of course we still like our cylinder (reel) mowers which always gives a stripe ,Gary

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I wish I had a mower with rollers on the back; it would create such nice stripes and I like lawn striping! :thumbsup:

pugaltitude said:

Ha ha ha but in scotland we have flying cars!!!!

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Give over ,next you will say you have mowers that fly (good name for a brand there ) .

lawn mower fanatic said:

:laughing::laughing:




I wish I had a mower with rollers on the back; it would create such nice stripes and I like lawn striping! :thumbsup:

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lmf,

C'mon now, I've seen your HRX's "debris guard flap". You do a good job striping "without' a roller:0)

mistermowerman said:

Give over ,next you will say you have mowers that fly (good name for a brand there ) .

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mistermowerman/pugaltitude,

Ok, you guys from across the big pond....stop braggin. Here in the US, we are lucky to have cruise line ships that float/actually move across the water/have electricity(aka Princess:0)

Speaking of striping mowers....

In parts of Europe, striping is popular, so much so, that Honda makes a special commercial model just for that work; it's the HRD536QX:



"Polystrong" (a.k.a. composite) deck, single-speed self-propelled, blade clutch...the striping feature is fully built-in to the mower [not a bolt-on kit]...you gotta bag, too. No mulching. Still, it's a neat look for a lawn, and while not as broad as the stripes in a Major League Baseball outfield, still looks cool.

Linky: Key features | HRD536QX | Lawnmowers | Lawn & Garden | Honda (UK)

mistermowerman said:

Give over ,next you will say you have mowers that fly (good name for a brand there ) .

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Had a customer once that said his Flymo hover wasnt working.
Went out to his garden and noticed it was soaking wet.
Then realised he tried to use it to cut his pond reeds and it kept sinking.
He thought there was a design flaw.

robert@honda said:

Speaking of striping mowers....

In parts of Europe, striping is popular, so much so, that Honda makes a special commercial model just for that work; it's the HRD536QX:

"Polystrong" (a.k.a. composite) deck, single-speed self-propelled, blade clutch...the striping feature is fully built-in to the mower [not a bolt-on kit]...you gotta bag, too. No mulching. Still, it's a neat look for a lawn, and while not as broad as the stripes in a Major League Baseball outfield, still looks cool.

Linky: Key features | HRD536QX | Lawnmowers | Lawn & Garden | Honda (UK)

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There is alot of roller mowers over your side.
A lot of football (sorry soccer) stadiums and sports arenas use the Hondas and Hayter Harriers to cut the pitch to get the stripes.
Its cheaper to use these than purchase the cylinder mowers.
You dont get as good a cut but the stripe is there.

robert@honda said:

Speaking of striping mowers....

In parts of Europe, striping is popular, so much so, that Honda makes a special commercial model just for that work; it's the HRD536QX:

"Polystrong" (a.k.a. composite) deck, single-speed self-propelled, blade clutch...the striping feature is fully built-in to the mower [not a bolt-on kit]...you gotta bag, too. No mulching. Still, it's a neat look for a lawn, and while not as broad as the stripes in a Major League Baseball outfield, still looks cool.

Linky: Key features | HRD536QX | Lawnmowers | Lawn & Garden | Honda (UK)

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There you go lawn mower fanatic.....a Honda to satisfy your wandering desires:0)

djdicetn said:

There you go lawn mower fanatic.....a Honda to satisfy your wandering desires:0)

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Yeah I was going to post a picture of a mower like that but Robert beat me to it. Now just if it could mulch! :wink:

Welcome to the Forum!..Gary..

wjjones said:

Welcome to the Forum!..Gary..

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Thank you for the hello,its amazing how much interest there is for something i work on every day . My mower by your scale is tiny (16 inches wide) but i do work on some top end mowers ,some for bowling greens and cricket squares (ransomes cylinder mowers) but a lot of people must have there stripes .Gary

mistermowerman said:

My mower by your scale is tiny (16 inches wide)....

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Yeah that is pretty tiny! :tongue:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah that is pretty tiny! :tongue:

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Small lawn -small mower .

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah I was going to post a picture of a mower like that but Robert beat me to it. Now just if it could mulch! :wink:

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As far as i can see they do not have a mulching mower with a roller ,i think its something to do with grass sticking to the roller . Gary

Wonder if Americans know that the "lawn" was an English invention, like the sandwich? I read upscale homes in London would show off their lot size by planting grass. Then Lord Sandwich would order up a quick meal to watch the grass grow. True? :laughing:

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As far as i can see they do not have a mulching mower with a roller ,i think its something to do with grass sticking to the roller . Gary

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Yeah probably....but they have striping rollers for mulching mowers!

motoman said:

Wonder if Americans know that the "lawn" was an English invention, like the sandwich? I read upscale homes in London would show off their lot size by planting grass. Then Lord Sandwich would order up a quick meal to watch the grass grow. True? :laughing:

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I suppose in those days to grow something in your garden that you could not eat was considered very posh . Gary :smile: