I bought this flymo in April and gave our small front lawn a good
raking, removing a lot of moss and thatch.  Yesterday I used it for
the second time and it didn't seem to be raking particularly well.
When I investigated I found that most of the tines were broken.  I am
a bit surprised as I had used it carefully, not putting it under undue
strain.  I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this
problem.

On 2008-06-30 16:30:47 +0100, kent  said:

> I bought this flymo in April and gave our small front lawn a good
> raking, removing a lot of moss and thatch.  Yesterday I used it for
> the second time and it didn't seem to be raking particularly well.
> When I investigated I found that most of the tines were broken.  I am
> a bit surprised as I had used it carefully, not putting it under undue
> strain.  I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this
> problem.

Not that particular one, but in general, Flymo products appear to have 
deteriorated in quality over the last ten years.   Their lawn mowers 
seem to receive poor reviews in terms of sturdiness.

I would return it as not fit for purpose and ask for a refund, not a 
replacement.     It would be surprising if another sample would be any 
better.

Thanks.  I'll probably do that.  Can anyone recommend a more robust
alternative?

"kent"  wrote in message 
news:c27e334f-49c3-41c6-bfe2-0ee370a09dc1@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks.  I'll probably do that.  Can anyone recommend a more robust
> alternative?
>

I have a Bosch which hasn't lost any tines (yet).

Paul DS.