Fortis 17B Cylinder
Cobra · £1,185
Worth being NRY provisional
A 17 inch petrol cylinder mower with a six-blade cylinder and a Briggs & Stratton engine, £1,185 against a £1,249 list. A cylinder mower cuts with a scissor action rather than tearing with a spinning blade, which is why bowling greens use them and why the finish is visibly different. It is also the most work: cylinders need setting and sharpening.
- For
- Someone with a fine lawn who understands they are taking on a maintenance commitment.
- Not for
- Anyone with an ordinary lawn, where a rotary does the job and asks nothing.
What we checked
- A professional 17 inch cylinder mower with a six-blade cylinder and self-propelled drive. Garden Machinery Direct
Marked provisional: the justification rests on 1 source(s); two independent ones is the bar. We publish it anyway and say so, rather than waiting for evidence that may never arrive.