| Electric Hovercraft Also a Lawnmower |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Thursday, 16 November 2006 | ||
 They all still have chords, though, which makes the whole idea of mowing the lawn seem even more dangerous than before. The good news is that Flymo is very focused on simple indexpensive repairs by using modular designs. The bad news is that these things aren't available in America and, even if they were, we'd probably call them fruity and then ask the guy at the counter for the one that makes the noise like an elephant with a machine gun. Flymo Via Hugg
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Amazed.
written by Rob , November 18, 2006
Also in Aus
written by Zoonie , November 19, 2006
Australia seems to be the same as the Uk in this regard.. Flymo has been here for decades.
One thing about them though.. because they hover they need high air throughput.. I fried a motor when mowing a dusty block due to dust/dirt blocking the air intakes.. They are perfect for nice flat lawns that you want to keep looking their best.. And they are as easy as to use due to the hover.
A question and an observation on the hov
written by thomas hebert , November 20, 2006
So, if it's pushing air down to stay aloft why doesn't it flatten the grass it's trying to cut and thereby not work? Maybe it's 2 hovercraft pads that suspend blades in the calm space between?
Observation: Isn't any slight hill going to temp this thing to runaway? Fast? With flying blades? I'm keepin' my goats...
flatten grass?
written by Rob , November 22, 2006
I never really thought about that, you would think it would flatten the grass, but it doesn't and the latest models actually suck up the grass and collect it.
They only have one large fan and a blade underneath, nothing very technical. They are actually very good on hills, much easier to handle than wheeled mowers, just don't run over the cable. I did this once and it leapt so high in the air that I could see the blade whirling around!!! It managed to wrap about twenty feet of cable around the blade before it stopped.
on tv
written by Celia , November 29, 2006
Didn't I see this on the SciFi channel? DId I just put a big L on my forehead?
Sci-Fi
written by Smith , February 05, 2007
This is weird. we have flying lawn mowers, that is just wierd. Next we will get mops that hover and we wil all ride around on broomsticks.
Why does it not flatten the grass?
Flying lawn mowers are nothing new.
written by Suzanna-banana , July 16, 2007
Flying lawn mowers are not at all new guys. My mother in-law had one 30 years ago, a flymo by the way, only it wasn't electric. My husband loved it and bought a grasscraft hover mower about 15 years ago. He could mow our front and back lawn faster than our neighbor could get his regular wheeled type started. People would stop and watch him 'dancing' with his mower. You'd think it would flatten the grass but it doesn't. Our only problem is we need a new hood and the grasscraft company seems to have disappeared. Don't expect the hover mowers to ever be cordless, unless they put the batteries in a back pack, they are too heavy for the mower to float. We are looking for an electric mower to replace our hover. I'm an asthmatic so we are going all electric where ever possible. And so we don't put a strain on the electric supply, my geekie husband has plans in his head to make a wind generator and a miniature steam generator using our big old aluminum satellite dish, by the way you have to have a boiler operators licence to do it, steam can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. Too bad the electric flymo is not available in the US, you'd think they would be with all the squawking about pollution and talk of smog checking everything including lawn mowers. I'm an asthmatic so we are going all electric where ever possible. Even though my husband wants a cordless lawn mower, he would probably go for the corded flymo because it's so maneuverable. Might have to have my cousin in Germany buy it and ship it to us.
They are available in US!
written by Suzanna-banana , July 16, 2007
I found a distrubitor in Georgia.
Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products Inc 1030 Stevens Creek Rd Augusta, GA 1-800-633-3522 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Welcome to the Future
written by Anders , June 02, 2008
Flymo was originally a Swedish company. Their mowers have been available in Sweden for 30 years. My dad had a gas one that was amazing on hills. Really reliable too. Too bad you can't get them in the US.
Chords?
written by Uzik , June 02, 2008
They sing? Why don't you ask for volunteers to edit your web site? A spell checker is not enough.
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written by Qdogg , June 03, 2008
How about a riding hover mower? Then when you're done you could zip over to the local pub on it!
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Don't expect too many repairs though, with the modular design system. In my experience they change models so often and few parts are interchangeable, that getting parts other than blades and basic consumables, is impossible after a couple of years.
Which is why I don't buy Flymo's anymore.