Mowing OK, disappointing quality

After our previous bit undersized Bosch mower has already limp in the 2nd season (thanks Amazon arranged everything perfectly) it should be a little bigger / stronger model. Not least because of the consistently positive reviews here on Amazon, I ordered the Rotak 40. After the first practical use now follow unfiltered my personal impressions.

The assembly is possible really simple and almost without tools. Unfortunately, one of the nut holder has at the same to me defused plastic. Pretty weak start! No matter, because it comes with a wrench and a washer thankfully without the holder. Also, the basket is put together quickly - unfortunately fine gaps remain partly in fully latched holders still visible. More on that later. Basically, it is striking that all the material is extremely thin-walled - in favor of a reduction in weight or under the pretext of a lightweight design ?!

If you start the mower, it is running on and immediately makes mowing even a really good impression. Power is sufficient in any case since - even at a higher pitch. Something unpleasant engine noise that in my copy had a really unpleasant Pfeiffton. Extremely Loud the mower is not so quiet as in the other reviews but does not contend. The linkage is actually quite fragile. When looking at the mower ankippt seitweits easy, it gets tangled up quite strongly.

Now we come to really unpleasant part. Once the mower starts, you should close your mouth and have a pair of glasses on because the grass clippings back only so rauspfeifft. Thus, the aforementioned residual gaps rich obviously for the lawn still absolutely out (an image to which I have uploaded). The side openings of the basket are kept quite coarse, so that here a little what comes out. If you abnimt the only legally shaky on mower hooked basket, also always plentiful grass clippings fall out with (image also uploaded).

The rather long front end ensures übrigesn that you have to go straight and quite far into the patch to mow until the lawn edge. But that seems to be the case with other brands / models. The Side Blades for pulling grass are as pointless as the alleged Laubaufsammlung by the mower. The accumulated time from nothing. Nice marketing gimmick but unfortunately without function.

Conclusion: The Rotak 40 remains a well styled mower mowing with decent but disappointing overall quality. Who wants to live with the deficiencies, can be accessed like. My mower returns.