Allett Cambridge 43 Review - is it worth it?

[@represdnomad1310]

Nice video, great to get an impartial review.👍👌 top mower.

[@hiredark]

Looks really good man! I scarified yesterday - needs cleaning up with a mower today. Take care!

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers mate!

[@fiddycaliber947]

Looking good! I was taught years ago to keep grass length long to prevent weeds and to mulch to re-feed the lawn. But yours looks great so clearly lots of ways to achieve the ends!

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 I'm going to up the cut slightly as we get into autumn, but not by a massive amount. Just to give it more of a chance over winter.

[@romestunna_1227]

Looks goooooooooodddddd mate,honestly,I like the hayter but like you said the wheels always go into the stripes,great video mate

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers! Hayter Hawk is a cracking mower, although I think mine's in need of a sharpening soon!

[@romestunna_1227]

@@NoviceGardener yh i have had my blade sharpened this summer already

[@keithcullen4703]

Lovely machine.

[@oz969]

Looks fantastic. Have you experienced any disease issues with the bent lawn that you seeded? I seeded a browntop bent lawn a few weeks later than you here in Leicester and it’s had a few disease outbreaks in July with patches dying off

[@NoviceGardener]

I've not with the space that I've seeded, but I've had a small amount on the space that I turfed. I think it was because of the density along with the amount of rain we've had this summer. It's only been in the last week that it's been able to breathe a bit!

[@ZippeeKaiYay]

It’s a good review but outside my budget. From what I’ve read it would be worth playing and probably lowering the grass comb. It’s great at standing up Poa and if you can then keep cutting off the stalks / seed heads it will be stressed and less likely to survive.

[@NoviceGardener]

I'm going to have a go at adjusting it this week to see how it does with weed grasses 👍🏻

[@PaulJakeman-hc4hb]

That’s some machine. Great review 😊 Look forward to see the other attachments. Will this save me having buying a separate a scarifier with the attachments available ? Like you I have Hayter 36” and it’s great but not sure I need both .

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 It’s a proper luxury item, but why not sometimes 😅 The Hayter is a cracking mower, still using it every few days out the front

[@gavinparry5426]

Is that a metal brush? haha Nice machine mate. Th RR of mowers!

[@steveg7739]

Evening buddy, that bottom lawn is looking lovely… I’ve got the liberty 43. I’d say give it a few more months and there will be somethings that you’d wish was better for the money. For me I’ve found the paint on the cylinder chips away pretty quickly, for the price, I’d like a more robust powder coating for longevity. I’ve found the grass rake isn’t exactly parallel with the front reel so it can be a pain to set. Maybe on the Cambridge thay ironed out some of the QA issues.,don’t get me wrong. I love mine. But as you say, it’s an expensive piece of kit and for the money I’d have liked a bit more quality. Kinda puts me off getting a sterling.

[@MaRavens]

Ich habe den Sterling seit dem ersten Tag. Er ist in Ordnung, aber für den Preis nicht gut. Für den Preis gibt es bessere Maschinen! Der einzige Vorteil ist das schnelle Wechseln der Kassette. Gerne können wir uns über die vor und Nachteile austauschen.

[@NoviceGardener]

It will be interesting to see how it gets on over the next year. For the price, I'm hoping for some longevity!

[@MaRavens]

@@NoviceGardenerhm, der Antrieb geht bei vielen defekt, der Korb hält nicht lange und lässt zu viel Gras durch…

[@thesugarlipslove]

get it on the front grass too - even at 30mm will make an improvement to the quality

[@NoviceGardener]

I need to!

[@stevenbelcher5658]

Will you raise the height in the autumn? I'm not sure raising the height does much other that leave it open for disease for the illusion of more grass. If it's going to thin due to lack of light it's going to thin. May as well have it look tidy.

[@NoviceGardener]

I think I'm going to, but not by a lot. Was going to keep it possibly at 25/30mm potentially. I recon it will have some die back with how much shade my garden gets through winter, but hopefully it's not as bad as last year!

[@stevenbelcher5658]

@@NoviceGardener If you are still using true grass there is something identical that costs £60 plus delivery of £23 (in my areas) for 20kg. Its far cheaper. It's called terralift TX 10 from which can be purchased from atkins online. £190 vs £83 so less than half the price (43%)!

[@gavinparry5426]

Off topic Is that a Bi Fold door NG. I'm debating getting one? Any negatives on them ?? Cheers

[@NoviceGardener]

Yep, it’s a bi fold. We used to have it open all the time, but since we’ve had the dog, we don’t use it as much. If we give him free rein into the garden, he does what he can to dig everything up 😅

[@jonathanglanville5265]

The lower lawn looks good,not bad for just seeding,l told you😅 The mower your choice😀a lawn that small l'd go on the lowest speed,better stripes. You're lucky your not having to put a 45 kg Weilbang in and out of a truck,day in day out.😂

[@NoviceGardener]

You did! You've been rooting for the seeded lawn from the start! 😅 And cheers, it's interesting how many people get annoyed with my choice of mower 😅 I'll give the slower speed a go. I'll be back out there mowing tomorrow so I'll give it a try 👍🏻 And you're right, it makes my two small lifts nothing! 🤣

[@jonathanglanville5265]

@@NoviceGardener Have fun tomorrow,l'm sure l'll be😀 P.s hows the shrub at the front?🤣

[@NoviceGardener]

It’s surviving… for now! 🤣 I was going to renovate this summer, but I’m going to wait until next spring. I’m going to see how the bent fescue gets on in the back over winter before committing to it at the front.

[@martinlowndes5233]

🕷- " f@@king hell mate my kids are in there"

[@SuperChalkster]

its like i dont want to say how much money i have free to spend on whatever i like as that would be wrong. But i could easily afford one of these and id love to have one too, But something tells me that spending 2k on a lawn mower is madness. i just cant justify doing it as much as id want too, i feel everyone has a value on something. its like why spend 100 quid on a showere curtain when you can get one for a tenner. I defo do not buy cheap as i feel you buy cheap you buy twice. But you dont need to spend 2k on a mower to get good quality one.

[@NoviceGardener]

Each to their own. There’s a load of variables to consider with this sort of thing 👍🏻

[@SuperChalkster]

@@NoviceGardener to be fair you have quite a sucsessful growing youtube channel on lawn care so its more justifiable for you, maybe i would feel differently in the same position.

[@ALLETTMOWERSUK]

some spend £2000 on a handbag... each to their own. For someone who spends all their spare time in their garden they want the best tools

[@SuperChalkster]

@@ALLETTMOWERSUK obviously. But best or not is it really worth the price tag? I’d be expecting it to fly and do a dance. 😂

[@ALLETTMOWERSUK]

@@SuperChalkster yes it’s made in Britain. If you’re spending £2000 on a mower you clearly think it’s worth the price tag or you wouldn’t buy it . Cylinder mowers are prestige mowers - they’re not for those customers who just want to hack their grass off once a fortnight.

[@cretene1]

thought it was called a reel mower tbh

[@NoviceGardener]

Can be called both, cylinder or reel

[@piyush83dimri]

You missed one most important part which contributes to reliability is if it has plastic parts in the drive train and belts which wear out easily for summer grass type like thick Bermuda. Good of UK lawn but not for big southern US lawn.

[@ALLETTMOWERSUK]

They’re plastic so they are easily replaceable If you hit a root with metal gears you’re more likely to cause more damage They’re a fail safe

[@lloydmourant8055]

Sadly, most of us British lawn enthusiasts don’t consider ‘Bermuda’ to be a grass. We look upon it as being a weed! Long live the British striped lawn.👍😎

[@gustavljunggren2894]

Sorry for being a potential dumbass but why on earth would you want a striped lawn?

[@NoviceGardener]

It's just personal preference. Some don't like it, but I'm a fan.

[@peterbalding1470]

Paying couple of grand on a mower to make stripes in back garden that no one sees. Dont get unless its your profession.

[@NoviceGardener]

Everyone’s different I guess 👍🏻

[@ALLETTMOWERSUK]

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