- Every year you paid to have it serviced.
- Several minutes were spent filling it up with petrol every time it was used.
- It had to be restarted every time you stopped to move a toy out of the way, or empty the grass box.
- It could not be tipped over, and we had a very expensive bill when we did this by mistake.
- The children had to be out of the way every time you used it.
- It was heavy, and my wife found it impossible to start.
Firstly, you have to push the mower, but petrol mowers are heavy and difficult to manoeuvre.The Brill is very light in comparison, and the amount of effort required is less if you have an awkward shaped garden. I have just made the first cut of the year, and it would have been a real struggle to get the petrol mower through the long grass. Not with the Brill.
I could also make this first cut while watching the children play happily in another part of the garden. The lack of noise meant that I could converse and interact with them, and the mower was easy to stop if the children needed help with something. There was even a Robin who settled on a branch right next to me while I continued to mow. A very civilised mowing experience.
Now that the fist cut has been done, my wife will have no trouble cutting the lawn if she wishes to. We had originally bought the Brill for just this reason, but as soon as we used it, the petrol mower had to go.
I am now cutting the lawn in less time than it took with the petrol mower. No filling up with petrol for a start. It is cheaper to run, less noisy, and just a pleasure to use. Manual mowers have come a long way since the old days, and they should really not be dismissed in an age of technology. Try it, you will be pleasently surprised.
