Bosch Electric Lawnmower Rotak 34 R (1300 W, Cutting width: 34 cm, 20-70 mm adjustable cutting height, In carton packaging)

Approximately 15 Kg. in weight, is light for a lawnmower, which folds down roughly into a square shape, for minimal storage space.Mainly of a plastic construction, allowing for the less weight, is robust enough for periodic use.The 10 metre long electric flex, coloured orange for safety and rubber plug, is sufficient for the smaller garden or medium sized one, perhaps requiring an extension lead.Always use an RCD circuit breaker, widely available.There is a red lever for easy grass height selection (2cm-7cm.)The lawnmower requires initial assembly per the instruction booklet (could be improved), yet is fairly straight forward.The is no explanation/depiction, how to fold the lawnmower with the grass box after use.After a little trial and error, I found out how to, which is easy/simple to remember (split the grass box into two.)The plastic grass box two halves are clipped together, one on top of the other, but do this gently, paying heed to alignment.It hooks onto the mower's rear end by lifting the spring loaded hinged flap.Because of the flexibility in the handle assembly design and necessary economical construction used, means that there is quite a bit of twisting, lifting and lowering of the metal handle pieces and moving around of folded flex to it's resting position.Ditto for reassembly.It gets easier with practice.The replaceable cutting blade, has a simple nut assembly beneath and cuts grass right up to the edges, due to the recessed wheel design.I chose this model because of the four on/off switches built into the handle.Those on the left work in unison depending upon which one is selected; the same for the right hand side, i.e. they work as pairs.They are all kept powered on when the handle's central red button is depressed.Select any switch thereafter to switch off.The handle may be held by the hands either horizontally or vertically; ideal for the smaller person, elderly or those with dexterity issues.The rear roller beneath the lawnmower, whilst effective on longer straight lawns, loses it's benefit on the smaller lawn that requires more twisting and turning when being mowed.Consequently the roller reduces manoueuvrability (UK spelling) slightly on a smaller lawn.This is a very efficient mower giving excellent finished results, including gathering moss to allow the lawn to recover it's best appearance; ask my neighbour.

Have had this Bosch model before which lasted years before I replaced it with a bigger mower which I eventually decided was too big & heavy for my uneven & multi level garden. So I’ve gone back to this size of Bosch. Assembled in 15 mins & tested on the lawn, it quickly cut the grass & picked up all the big lumps of grass the old mower churned out so happy with what it does. Only 4 stars as the grass box, plastic covering & handle is much flimsier than the older version of Bosch & I don’t think it will last as many years.

I got this to replace my manual lawnmower (as in it was powered by pushing, not that this is automatic like the robo-lawn mowers). Compared to that, this cuts so well and easily, at the desired length and has no problem with slight damp or wet grass and flattening the grass with the wheels instead of cutting it. It does a great, even cut to the adjustable height (there are only I think 4 heights possible though, maybe 5 but I find I only use one length anyway (3) so that doesn't seem to matter.Only slightly annoying thing is the power cable is always out so you have to keep slinging it over shoulder and whipping it out of the way to make sure you don't mow it yourself. However, this is still better than having some sort of retractable thing that goes wrong so not taking a star off for it but it does mean I can only really do my lawn efficiently by starting in one place and going back and forth from near to far of the power socket I use. If I wanted to do my lines up and down instead, for example, then I would have to move more wire each trip which could get annoying as it's a long wire.

As a lawnmower technician around 15 years ago i had access to all the Bosch (formly Qualcast) products at staff rates, and we had a 34cm lawnmower run almost 15 years until the motor gave up.I didnt have any concerns about replacing it with another Bosch lawnmower even though i am not in that line of business anymore and i dont get reduced rates.The offer i found on Amazon was great, so the 34cm model was chosen again.They have made some good updates since my old model, features i like include the option to pack the cuttings box in half as a space saver option, still has adjustable height feature which is good and a powerful motor so that it can cut through grass that may have grown a little longer than anticipated.Massive tip for anyone with a new or used lawnmower, using a lubricant like WD40 before and after cutting will prolong and keep your blade in great condition. You can thank me later for that.Only direct comparison slight issue, the cable length provided on this model is slightly shorter than our previous Bosch, so we now need an extension lead to complete the work on our front garden, otherwise its a full five stars.