Flymo Hover Vac 280 Electric Hover Collect Lawn Mower, 1300 W

I had previously purchased a Qualcast from Argos, used it once (it was really flimsy and rubbish) and took it back. Argos were great and gave a full refund. I bought this Flymo HoverVac 280 from Amazon. It arrived early, much to my surprise, was completely set up, unlike the Qualcast which had to be partially built. You lifted it out the box and it was ready to go (though you may wish to first adjust the spacers for cutting). It is light and just the right size for me. I have a small garden at front and rear so perfect for the purpose. I took it right up to the edge with a bit of jostling to cut down on the strimmer job. It did leave a bit of cuttings on neighbours' paths but to get a machine that will not leave a scrap for this price would be a huge ask. It is sturdy, quality and exactly right for me (54 year old female with health issues). I'm delighted with it. Thanks to all the other reviewers on this, it helped me make the right decision in the end. Don't even try Qualcast - utter rubbish.

Couldn't be happier with this. Mowing our small London garden used to be a bit of a trial, but this mower really does speed things up. From something that was a good 40 mins work previously, you can be done in 15-20 mins with this.When it arrives, it really is a plug and play product, no assembly is required, you just fold the handle up, plug it in and away you go.ProsThe grass bin is super easy to get at and emptyIt's pretty easy to move around the gardenMakes lawn moving quickI like that you don't have to mow in straight lines as with a conventional wheeled mowerConsFor uneven ground sometimes the hover blast of air means that the blades don't get grass sitting in a dip in the groundThe blasting of air means that any loose dirt/leaves/grass clippings are blown all around the place - this isn't a huge issue, but on a dry summer's day, on the slightly less grassy bit of our lawn I did find myself in a bit of a dust cloud!

Bought this a few weeks ago for a new house we moved into.The item arrived very promptly, no damage to the outside of the packaging. Upon opening the box, the lawnmower is packed very neatly and snugly into the box, which is perfect size for the item. On the bottom, there is some soft cell foam to protect the underside. All in all the item was packed well, I would have liked to see some foam on the top also but as the item arrived undamaged, I have no complaints!Setup is very easy - as there is virtually none! Take the lawnmower out of the box, flip the handle around, plug it in and you are pretty much good to go.From there its easy going, I did have to add in one spacer to it straight away, as the default blade height with no spacers is quite high. But it's great to actually have the option to add a spacer for different heights. Adding the spacer is very easy, simply use the included tool to undo the top bolt, pull the blade out, add the spacer and put back together. Takes about 30 seconds.Actual cutting of the grass is very smooth and easy, the hover part of it works well and is very light to push around. As mentioned the option to have different cutting heights with the included spacers is great. The compacting of the grass is fairly decent and it does pick up the cut grass very well. I've only used it on quite short grass, but I will update this review once I have tried it on grass that is a little longer.If I had any complaints about it, it would be the size of the collecting bucket and the cable. Although the collecting bucket does quite a good job of compacting the grass, I still feel it's fairly small and would have liked to see a slightly larger bucket. The cable also is non removable like it is on other models and I see no reason to make it a fixed cable, other than to force you up to higher models. There wouldn't have been any real cost to making it a removable cable. The cable itself also is quite a decent length but not quite as long as I would have liked to see. However these are very minor qualms with this product.The little "skirt" that is around the edge of the whole unit is also a little annoying, as all it appears to do is gather grass here and has no other purpose. Again, minor issue.Storing this is quite good, the handles fold back easily and its quite a small unit once doing this. It's also got a good carrying handle that you can use to pick it up and pull it around as there are rollers on the front of the unit.All in all for the price, this is an excellent mower for small to medium sized lawns, that are regularly maintained. No issues recommending this for the price.

My dad runs a small gardening round and has always done our lawns and we purchased a cheap mower to use during the Covid 19 lockdown as dad is self isolating. My conclusion...he makes his job look easy. He told me which type of mower would work well and this is a cost effective solution to my current dad shaped hole. I think there are sturdier models which would be more suited to bigger lawns, but this is perfect for what we need. Neither my husband or myself are gardeners, so wanted something inexpensive and lightweight which is easy to use and this fits the bill well. It arrived in good time and we will continue to use for as long as we need to. Hoping my dad shaped hole will be filled quickly and not just because he make mowing lawns look easy!

the mower was a good price and had a good offer at the time of purchase.having moved into my first house and having never done any gardening before it was definitely a good place to start.I have a relatively small lawn and I had left the lawn to grow into a small jungle.the electric mowers seem to be easer to live with and only require to be plugged into a socket rather than petrol mowers that need maintenance and fuel. so this was a bonus for me as I only need something small and efficient.the load capacity of the mower is not great and if you don't have a small lawn I don't think this is the right mower for you as you will constantly be emptying the holder but as an entry level mower for a small garden it was ideal.

j ai reçu la tondeuse ce matin rapport qualité prix excellente j avais déjà eu une flymo mais elle m a durée 10 ans j en ai rachetant une plus ressente impeccable on la sort de l emballage et elle prête a l emploi un enfant de 10 ans peu s en servir tellement elle est légère pas de fatigue j ai 69 ans et suis une femme elle ne prend pas de place vu quelle se replie sur elle même gain de place le bac est intégré je la recommande pour des petites surfaces moi j ai 200 m2 et elle est pratique pour tondre sur les terrains en pentes tel que des talusjuste un petit inconvenant pas de notice en français moi je l ai traduit

Top tondeuse parfaite pour les terrain de 300 m' tond parfaitement avec bague de réglage pour la auteur de coupe tondeuse qui ce coupé le bac une fois plein ( ce qui ne pas précisé sur la notice ) pas bruyante , top quoi .

Cette tondeuse convient pour une très petite surface (j'ai un petit carré de 4m50 x 3 m) à condition que ce ne soit pas en pente, sans trou ni bosse.MAIS ATTENTION, DANGER AVEC L'ADAPTATEUR 220 VOLTS :1° En débranchant la tondeuse, l'adaptateur s'est ouvert en deux (risque d'ÉLECTROCUTION).2° Un fois débranché je me suis aperçu qu'il commençait à fondre (risque d'INCENDIE).Surtout, n'hésitez pas à couper le câble et mettre une prise CEE 16A (ne cherchez pas le fil de terre, il n''y a pas et c'est normal, le moteur est en classe IPX4)SOYEZ PRUDENTS.

facilité d'utilisation,coupe excellente.Très bon rapport qualité prix.Cette tondeuse est légère ce qui facilite l'utilisation par de nombreuses personnes.Ravi de cet achat que je recommande

J'ai acheté cette tondeuse en pensant que son faible poids me permettrait de la soulever pour atteindre des zones impossibles à tondre avec ma tondeuse habituelle. Hors ce systéme utilise une soufflerie qui permet de soulever le corps de la tondeuse et l'aspiration de l'herbe coupée est fait à l’arrière de la machine. Ainsi, les herbes un peu trop hautes sont couchées par la soufflerie et ne sont donc pas coupées. Par ailleurs, la manipulation de tonde n'est pas aisée car la machine n'est pas suffisamment soulevée pour ne pas frotter sur le sol.