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[ronnyd]

My front lawn looks like block paving, and the one at the back looks like decking.

Is that because they are? 

[countrywoman]

You need some Welsh mowers, when they break they make a good curry------

[Andy B]

You need some Welsh mowers, when they break they make a good curry------

 

[grifter]

Long overdue cut done last wkend, using (my) a feeble flymo, usually use my friends 4 wheeled jobbie when i've been staring at it for weeks thinking when the hell am I going to cut that it's too long put off cutting it. Needless to say I snagged one of them old weed barrier sheets and the blade wound it up into a rope, then the flymo done a sort of up and over death spiral like a helicopter in trouble. Mind you that's the weed sheet removed and ready to bin along with most of the weeds; good idea for quick weed removal!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It should be made law that all lawnmowers run on petrol.

The same applies to cars and your chainsaw.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Why are we talking about lawnmowers?      It's 'No Mow May!'

Let the flowers grow....  Save the bees! 

[ronnyd]

Why are we talking about lawnmowers?      It's 'No Mow May!'

Let the flowers grow....  Save the bees! 

Does that include my lawn, sorry, i mean weed patch? 

[Jimbob]

Ok....so I can deffo do a nut / bolt solution for the pawl's that fly out.....once I can work out how to rewind the spring 

The spring replacement can be a bit of an arse. You have to put the outer part with the hook on up against a peg/casting on the outer side of the inner hole and then gradually rotate the casing while feeding the spring inside its own loop. Do this until the whole spring is inside itself. It can be awkward as you have to fit a spring that is open to around one foot in diameter in to a recess of around two and a half inches. 
Once the spring is fitted, fit the pull cord through the pawl plate hole, then you have to carefully lower the pawl plate on to the spindle and wiggle it in to place until it’s in position. There will be a peg/pin on the underside of the pawl plate that should grab the inner spring hook when you turn the pawl plate. It usually grabs by turning anti-clockwise. It will resist and try to turn back when it’s caught the hook. Keep turning it against the resistance until it’s fairly tight, jam the reel with a screwdriver and feed the pull cord through the casing hole and fit the pull cord handle. When you release the screwdriver the wheel should pull the cord on to the reel. 
If this doesn’t make sense, watch a YouTube video of how to do it. 

Cheers for that

Well I wish that had been designed that way, but the bit that clicks into the housing needed putting on last and was a tight fit over a big wide pin.  somehow managed and its wound up, hopefully enough, shall see if it works....not that its any more than a project to tinker with now.  Replacement has been made.