Walk-behind rotary mowers with rear rollers are definitely back in fashion as professionals seek to leave a striped finish to grassed areas. But when it comes to ride-on mowers, it is the speed of the zero-turners and the tenacity of the flail mowersthat continue to attract attention.One of the newest rear-roller mowers to enter the market is a 21in machine manufactured in Japan by KAAZ and available in the UK from Danarm Machinery. Built with contractors and larger gardens in mind, it provides all the features professionals expect—blade brake, shaft drive, fan assistance and cast aluminium deck with liner. It is powered by a Honda engine, but the special feature is a new hydrostatic gearbox that improves speed control, giving a smooth transition from slow to fast mowing speeds. Danarm's price is ￡1,550 + VAT.The Hayter Harrier has long been associated with producing perfect stripes on prestige lawns. Last autumn, the company previewed two new models—the Harrier 48 and 56 Pro. Aimed at landscape professionals and available this spring, the mowers feature anall-new cast aluminium cutter deck, transmission system and blade design along with Crank-Safe blade brake clutch—the first of its kind in the UK—and combines the ease of use of a BBC and the reassurance of the friction disc system to provide a lifetime warranty against crankshaft bending through impact.
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