Do you have to cut it, and will the landlord supply the tools? ... or is it for you to sort out ?!

I ask as I have a decent petrol mower and strimmer here in the UK, but with how clean it'll have to be to take into Oz, I don't plan on taking it right now, but maybe it'll be worth spending a few hours trying to get it spotless ?!

What do ya reckon?

Cheers.

If it were me I'd try to get it spotless. Lawnmowers here cost a fortune.

Take it!!! wish we did The cost of our rental includes a gardener but usually its up to you to look after the grass.

Sue x...happy cleaning

Especially Petrol mowers

Sue x

Hi,

I did not bring anything, got a petrol mower for $299 and a petrol strimmer for $89 at bunnings. you cant get them that cheep in the UK

Derek

Most rentals in my area, you do have to do it yourself. Unless you agree otherwise in the rental agreement.

For an idea on Mower costs see Choice.com.au where they quoted: Test results for 11 four-stroke petrol-powered catcher lawnmowers priced from $299 to $699. and You can get a good petrol lawnmower for less than $400

We bought ours from Bunnings, not much over $300 I think.

Thats bloody good the only ones I'd seen were well expensive, not really looked a great deal as at the moment we've got a gardener but will need one in a few months.

Sue x

Made in China by any chance? They won't last 2 years. Anything cheap in Australia will fall apart, usually on first use.

we got ours from Big W for $289

Yes made in China got that one because some one at work has one by the same make for over 3 years and he cuts 1 acre with it (all walking)

Had expensive Honda in the UK that only lasted 14 months.

Derek

HI we pay an extra $5 a week for gardeners included in the rent.

They are worth every cent and the main thing being I have heard about people not getting their bonds back because of the gardens and lawns not being up to scratch :scared: in the eyes of the real estate... they haven't got a leg to stand on if it's been taken out of your hands and a gardener has been hired by them

Louise

If you've got a good one, bring it.

Rentals vary - some have grass-cutting included and some don't. We have to do our own and I tried to get someone in to do it and after 4 weeks gave up trying. I could not get anyone to come and cut the grass so I had to go out and buy a mower in the end (when the grass in the front garden was tickling my chin when I got out the car ). I bought a fairly cheap petrol mower for just shy of $400.

Why are petrol mowers so popular?
Had a look in Bunnings and they only had one and that was out of stock.
Can understand if you have an acre and would need a really long lead but as most blocks are from 500 to 800 and most of that is house why not have electric?
Our rental has a mower we can use, its petrol but the garden is only 20m X 15m, seems like overkill to me.

Kevin

we rent and have to look after our own lawns. I bought an electric flymo because I had one in the UK, but now I feel like a right tit because all the neighbours have petrol!!

I bought a leccy one first and it burned out after 4 uses So I took it back and paid the extra for a petrol one.