Doesn’t anyone remember the Red-Green episode where they soup-up a lawnmower and it goes flying?

As fiction, It was really really funny; but now looking at this – I’m thinking it could be one of those weapon of mass destruction that Saddam was supposed to have.

The proper name of this is a Flymo. I have used one for over 25 years. They work fine but I’m puzzled why it this is being advertised as something new.

I have used this HoverMower for a couple of months and it does a great job. It’s no more dangerous than any other lawnmower. don’t screw around with it and you’ll be fine. As for it flattening the grass, it’s hard to tell, but it still cuts the grass evenly nontheless.

Just get a goat and let it go in the yard. Would be cheaper. Of course a friend of mine had one of those Hover Goats back in the ‘60s. It was pretty cool except it could get over the fence way too easily.

Yes, the Hover Goats were hard to control-we usually got away with tethering them to the center of the yard to keep them from floating away. They did ok, even on rough terrain, but the exhaust was terrible.

New, I don’t think so. We have had 6 of these lawnmowers over the year dating back to 1974, wher the Black & Decker company produced gasoline and electric versions.These were all in the UK.
I have an electric one here in the USA which I had family send over to me.
No new idea’s eh !

Two things about thos hover goats.

One… they save you on fertilizer.

Two… don’t look up with your mouth open when they fertilize.

Two things about those hover goats. One… they save you on fertilizer.

Two… don’t look up with your mouth open when they fertilize.

Husquvarna has been making one of these for years. This isn’t new.

The flymo was very handy on slopes. Otherwise it was pretty useless. The lack of wheels makes it difficult to move in a straight line.

Horrible idea. Blade height would depend on how fast the engine was running, hence, how much lift it was producing. As you ran into thicker grass, and the blade bogged down, the mower would squat even lower, slowing the blade even further. Impossible to mow your yard all the same height unless you had a perfectly flat lawn, perfectly even grass, etc. And as another engineer pointed out, the hover effect is pushing the grass down rather than vacuuming it up for a nice trim. You might as well rent a helicopter and pay him to fly upside down. What marketing weenie designed this thing, and what kind of idiots would buy it?

We had a Flymo in South Africa – it was really great, easy to operate. We were wishing we could get an electric one here in Wyoming, but it seems that won’t be possible. You guys are SO funny!

flymos are still popping up on ebay now and then – the original was made by electrolux i believe who turned it over to there european division in the late 60”s .
i have one here that needs a new impeller, the bolts holding the motor worked loose and ate up the fins. it was 2.5 hp, but the 2 cycles turn high rpm and it”s the equal of at least a 4 hp briggs.

You Yanks are pure retards. Honestly, it is not such a suprise that your country is in such a mess – aaargh don’t sue me for making you unhappy or something. Think about it… would anyone design a mower where engine reve made lift vary and cutting height change on a lawn mower? Any of you morons taken a look under your mower?
You will find that the blade does not create the lift (and is height adjustable separate from the body). There is an induction fan which funnels air around the edge of the mower creating lift and … pushing grass up in the cutting zone. Typical British ingenuity. Very light, easy to use, follows the terrain and cuts very evenly. Now get back to helping George Bush ‘saving?’ the world.

I have seen hovermowers with 5.5 hp they work very well