Convenience at a price
Having cut through the cord on my electric mower, I figured that it was time to try something else. Petrol mowers were one option but I thought that battery power was the easiest option. And this Bosch has been grand so far. It is very easy to use. The instructions are hard to follow but fortunately even for a technical klutz like me it is easy to assemble and to charge the battery. The battery charges fast - about half an hour is enough for my medium sized lawn. It's great advantage is that it avoid all the palaver of extension leads and cords and in doing so has more than halved the amount of time it takes to cut the lawn. In doing so what was a chore before has become straightforward, even enjoyable.
The main reservation has to be the price. This is about twice the price of an equivalent electric mower from the same range. That is a big premium. After my near death experience I think it's worth it but others may not. One other minor point is that I can't vouch for how it handles the first cut of the year and, as Rod Sewart once said, the first cut is the deepest. But overall I'm happy with this purchase and would recommend it.
