The Structure
Is more than child's play: you have to plug in only the two side rails and secure them with the enclosed nuts and bolts. Then you put together even the three-part plastic basket and lets the cable disappear into a side rail. Only the plugging together the collection basket proved a little more difficult for us because the plastic parts were slightly warped. Nevertheless, the lawnmower was built within 10 minutes and ready for use.
Specifications
read at first glance itself very well:
Motor power: 1700 Watt
Cutting width: 40 cm
Knife: hardened and ground steel with Leaf Collect (leaf catcher)
Weight: 12 kg
Grass Catch capacity: 50 L
Cutting height: 20 - 70 mm
Grip style: "Ergo Flex System"
The hardware then convinced at second glance:
The processing until the warped pot (which could be directed to happiness quickly) of usual good Bosch-Quality: All parts can be mounted easily and fit exactly. The materials used are of high quality and durable. Nevertheless, the mower with its 12kg is a real lightweight, which will make mowing a breeze. The wheels are, in contrast to our previous model, fixed and can be easily turned. At first I was a bit skeptical and would not have believed that the mower is as flexible and agile as our previous model. But this was refuted quickly and I can mow our small, eight-shaped lawn easily and neatly. But more on that later. By top-mounted handles (the so-called Ergo Flex System) is a gentle mowing the lawn attitude guaranteed. And so it is: The handles remind me of the children's buggies and just as light and agile moves to the mower and the lawn. As the handles are also adjustable, they can easily adapt that of the height, which is just mowing it. Thus, the power transmission is perfect and the attitude perfectly. Power, incidentally also the engine that is surprisingly quiet. I would not mow the lawn on Sunday morning, for me the neighborly peace is too precious, yet no one is likely to feel it great disturbed.
A first test:
Even when spring came as a surprise early this year, only leaves and trash must be managed once the lawn before is at all to think of mowing. Because it makes directly paid that the cutting height can be adjusted quickly and centrally from the handle and that the blades are equipped with a so-called Leaf-Collector firstly. So I once asked the cutting height as high as he could (70mm), an extension cord between the power outlet and connected mower and you're able. The leaves and small branches, the Bosch Rotak collected in no time and transported chopped into the collection box. This could be easily removed and emptied then also. Then was added still quite short, turf it. Here I have the cutting height somewhat reduced, so that it has now received a matching spring cut before it goes to fertilizing and thatching. I would have never thought about it that makes it so much, but you could tell that I'm done faster by 40cm with the cutting width, as with our old mower that had only 34cm cutting width. But for who had also movable front wheels and could be folded extremly small, which suited us when purchasing then very important. But the Rotak can be stowed away: thanks to the folding handle Holms it takes up less space than expected and is also stowed away because of the practical carrying handles.
Conclusion:
The New I like this In addition to our in the tooths Gardena lawn mower makes the Bosch Rotak 40 a really great job! In addition to high-quality processing of the lawnmower has lived good and thoughtful Bosch quality that we know of many tools and little machine in and around the house. He is quickly assembled and easy to operate, so that mowing the lawn quickly and easily goes out of hand. That there is a wired electric mower, do not bother me in the least. In the first place, the lawn is not very large, and secondly, I have perfected the swing and throwing technique with the extension cord. In addition to the clean cut image and easily adjustable cutting height it I really like that there is the so-called grass combs that caught the cut even in hard to reach places and promoted to the big pot 40l.
Furthermore, we can highlight the ErgoFlex handles which guarantee a healthy posture when mowing.
In summary, I can only say: The Bosch Rotak 40 is a welcome newcomer to our garden, the work we will be a good helper on the way to a beautiful lawn and facilitates us!
