http://blog.markwshead.com/387/hover-mower/ Mark's thoughts on being Mark Shead and other random subjects Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.markwshead.com/387/hover-mower/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Mark Shead Sat, 21 May 2011 14:33:27 +0000 http://blog.markwshead.com/?p=387#comment-975 Try <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001SARS38/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mwshead-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B001SARS38" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a>. Try Amazon.

]]> http://blog.markwshead.com/387/hover-mower/comment-page-1/#comment-974 fred montgomery Sat, 21 May 2011 05:41:56 +0000 http://blog.markwshead.com/?p=387#comment-974 where can i buy one of these at. Thanks Fred where can i buy one of these at. Thanks Fred

]]> http://blog.markwshead.com/387/hover-mower/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Eve Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:45:45 +0000 http://blog.markwshead.com/?p=387#comment-643 Edmund, the hover mower has been around since the 1960s - www.flymo.com Flymo doesn't sell them in the U.S. any more, but they're really popular overseas. My family had one back in the 1970s and it was a blast to use. I found a couple used Flymos for sale recently and absolutely love them. They'll go where a lawn mower would bog down or the wheels would stick and can clear out an overgrown area incredibly fast. I agree that it's not ideal for mowing a large lot, but it's amazing for cleaning up spongy ground or steep hills which is why a lot of golf courses use them. I used mine this weekend to clean out a half acre down by a stream that had become too brushy and tall for a lawn mower and it took way less time than a weedeater, plus it chops up the weeds and grass like a mulcher, so no big pieces to clean up afterward. Can you tell I love this thing? :D Edmund, the hover mower has been around since the 1960s – http://www.flymo.com Flymo doesn’t sell them in the U.S. any more, but they’re really popular overseas. My family had one back in the 1970s and it was a blast to use.
I found a couple used Flymos for sale recently and absolutely love them. They’ll go where a lawn mower would bog down or the wheels would stick and can clear out an overgrown area incredibly fast. I agree that it’s not ideal for mowing a large lot, but it’s amazing for cleaning up spongy ground or steep hills which is why a lot of golf courses use them. I used mine this weekend to clean out a half acre down by a stream that had become too brushy and tall for a lawn mower and it took way less time than a weedeater, plus it chops up the weeds and grass like a mulcher, so no big pieces to clean up afterward. Can you tell I love this thing? :D

]]> http://blog.markwshead.com/387/hover-mower/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Edmund Deane Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:15:48 +0000 http://blog.markwshead.com/?p=387#comment-602 I concur with what you are saying in your comments, but for me, the main advantage would be that the hover-air is lifting the weight of the mower engine, so it easily swings back and forth in an arc in front of the mower-person, like a weed-eater would do, while still (roughly) maintaining the height from the ground of the cutting blade. Given the weight swinging at the end of the arc, I would think you would still be pretty tired after mowing any sizable lot. Looks to me like an idea that is not going anywhere! I concur with what you are saying in your comments, but for me, the main advantage would be that the hover-air is lifting the weight of the mower engine, so it easily swings back and forth in an arc in front of the mower-person, like a weed-eater would do, while still (roughly) maintaining the height from the ground of the cutting blade. Given the weight swinging at the end of the arc, I would think you would still be pretty tired after mowing any sizable lot. Looks to me like an idea that is not going anywhere!

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