Toro Flymo 19 Hover Mower Pic

[The Lawn Boy Pro]

Heres my Hover Mower some people wanted to see. I forgot to take a pic under it, so I'll try and do that in a few hours. Its raning today, so I aint mowin. :(

[LAWNGODFATHER]

Dang no crank start?

[dvmcmrhp52]

I use to run one of those 26 years ago when I was cutting an apartment building with a steep front hill.
glad I don't have to any more.I sold a house 2 years ago that I should have had one for as well.

[gr8pyrs]

And the still make them.....

http://www.flymo.com

;)

Russ

[EJK2352]

Husqvarna has them too. Electrolux owns Flymo and Husqvarna. www.usa.husqvarna.com/node234.asp

[C & T]

I seen a John Deere one, How do they actually work?

[dvmcmrhp52]

they just ride on a cushion of air .no height adjustment for cut though it is what it is.

[DLCS]

I tried a Husky one last year. I found it was too hard to push and just didn't leave a decent cut. I wanted it for mowing a steep ditch that was usually wet. I could have picked it up for $250 bucks but just didn't seem worth that to me.

[The Lawn Boy Pro]

Height adjustment KIND OF has to do with how thick the grass is, and How tall it is. How it works is, There is a fan blade that pushes air down that is located RIGHT above the mower blade, and it creates the cushon of air to hover on. How it still cuts the grass with air flattening it is beyond my phisics studies so far;) But I sure do say it does MUCH better than a string trimmer on a hill! No long stranglies laying on hills! Its great for uneven terrain, and for extreem hills! I LOVE that thing! :blob2:

[GarPA]

well if any of you are still here who have used one of these I have a question. I have a property that is the property from hell, to maintain. But, the revenue is very nice and he spends allot on flower displays...so I will keep it.
On this property there is a steep bank...about 120 yards long, and so steep its impossible to stand on parts of it. For the past 3 years , I trim this bear with a trimmer....takes forever and its tiresome. So....been thinking about one of these hover mowers...but only if I can tie a rope on it and work the bank sideways, standing at the top of the slope. Have not seen one in person so I dont know if it has safety gear on it that would prohibit rope use. (there are no people anywhere near where the slopes are)

Unless I am totally off base, I would think this thing would save me considerable time and grunt work. Quality of cut on these slopes is a non issue....just get it cut. Thanks for your opinion

[ProMo]

its been many years since I used one of them, I dont think the rope will work I used to float them over water and if they arent level they lose the lift

[SWD]

The rope idea on a flymo is an excellent idea. I have seen and used rope attached to an allen brand flymo on several golf courses.
I have posted about ropes on flymos before - and no, there is no prohibition on there use. Actually, it is safer as the operater is no trying to walk on steep slopes.

[dvmcmrhp52]

As long as the terrain is not too rough I would think it would work.
The house I was speaking of earlier that I said I should have had one for,used to get mowed with a 21" mower on a rope.(the front hill that is)

[proenterprises]

i have seen a few of these in action. they do seem to serve their purpose, however, i would rathe trim a ditch with a conventional trimmer any day of the week.

i am not saying that their is anything wrong with the hover mower, i guess its just a matter of preference.

[The Lawn Boy Pro]

I try to limit use of string trimmers for larger "mowing". The string trimmer was built to TRIM, not mow. a hover mower was made to do both. Thae fact they can go almost anywhere (and I have heard of people using them to cut down cattails in ponds too-quite effectively)is what made me interested in them. Sure this ones probably pasts its last days, but for the little use it gets, it does the job well. Just needs some new paint LOL:D .

[Turf Technologies]

I use one at a Golf Course here in Florida, called Black Diamond.Its used around sand traps , DRAs and lakes.It really takes little effort to use. But to me it dosnt cut crap. Id rather be using a string trimmer.

[SWD]

Your flymow is about an antique.
Height adjustments on flymo's are done with spaces under the line/blade holder and are completely independent of turf height.
Be aware, if you have line that is to long it will trash the desk in a very short amount of time. The deck is more expensive to replace than the motor on the old flymos.
After spending many years using both a hand trimmer and a flymo, I would take the flymo everytime except for spot/edge trimming.

[rohmell]

Hi,
I am a collector of the FLYMO made by TORO in 1965.
I buy and and all TORO FLYMOs running or not, and parts, too.
rohmell@yahoo.com

[GreenmanCT]

I use one at a Golf Course here in Florida, called Black Diamond.Its used around sand traps , DRAs and lakes.It really takes little effort to use. But to me it dosnt cut crap. Id rather be using a string trimmer.

yeah we used them up here on the golf courses, it takes multiple passes to get a decent cut.

[darryl gesner]

Strange to see posts by former members here. I talked to Lawngodfather recently on chat...he's doing well and so is his spelling/grammar, lol.

[Oakleaf landscape]

I worked at a golf course last summer and we had 5 or 6 of these that we ran ALL DAY on mondays when the course was closed. I HATE THEM THINGS!!!! We used them to trim around sand bunkers as they are very steep. After about 6 hours straight on one of them you just want to beat the hell out of it.

[darryl gesner]

These flymos are way more fun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26PpA1kFIWw

[lifetree]

I try to limit use of string trimmers for larger "mowing". The string trimmer was built to TRIM, not mow. ...

Makes sense, this is the same logic that I apply !!