California Trimmer (19") Hover Mower

I purchased this mower because of several small rises, banks and ditches around my property. The weed whacker was taking far too long and was not leaving a good clean finish with the grass at an even height. This mower does the job perfectly. Amazingly it starts up on the first pull without using a choke or primer bulb.

In addition to the banks and ditches I am also using it to replace the weed whacker around bushes and under fences. The mower does not weigh very much either so it is easy to store in a corner of the garage. Like any hover mower there is a gyroscope effect which will cause it to want to rotate, I was expecting that behavior and it is not severe.

Overall very pleased with the unit.

I purchased this mower because of several small rises, banks and ditches around my property. The weed whacker was taking far too long and was not leaving a good clean finish with the grass at an even height. This mower does the job perfectly. Amazingly it starts up on the first pull without using a choke or primer bulb.

In addition to the banks and ditches I am also using it to replace the weed whacker around bushes and under fences. The mower does not weigh very much either so it is easy to... more

I tightened handle knobs down well. However, one came loose while cutting and i lost bolt and washers. Impossible to find replacement. Please send bolt to go through handle. No instructions that if cable line is not pulled just the right way you will never get mower started because the shaft will not be released to start.

The mower does not make clean cuts. You have to go over the same area several time in many case to get grass cut. This makes the process more exhausting than it's worth. Need handle bolts please to repair will also attempt to call.

I tightened handle knobs down well. However, one came loose while cutting and i lost bolt and washers. Impossible to find replacement. Please send bolt to go through handle. No instructions that if cable line is not pulled just the right way you will never get mower started because the shaft will not be released to start.

The mower does not make clean cuts. You have to go over the same area several time in many case to get grass cut. This makes the process more exhausting than it's worth.... more

Due to the crazy weather, I've only been able to use the mower once since it arrived. But that experience has me excited for the Spring. I have an extremely steep front yard, which has been difficult to mow with a conventional rotary mower. After unpacking the hover mower, it started right up and I was amazed with its ease of use. I was able to cut the front yard in about 1/2 the time with about 1/4 of the effort. The grass was high at the bottom, but that seemed to be no problem for the mower. As of now, I give it high marks....we'll see if it proves durable.

Due to the crazy weather, I've only been able to use the mower once since it arrived. But that experience has me excited for the Spring. I have an extremely steep front yard, which has been difficult to mow with a conventional rotary mower. After unpacking the hover mower, it started right up and I was amazed with its ease of use. I was able to cut the front yard in about 1/2 the time with about 1/4 of the effort. The grass was high at the bottom, but that seemed to be no problem for the mower.... more

I have used the mower a couple of times now and am generally pleased. We have a terraced boulder wall which was hard to maintain with a push mower.

I like the way the Hover mower can cut in and around the boulders (much better than any push mower) around tight turns better than a zero turn mower.

I also like that there are no issues with wheel marks leaving strips of uncut grass.

On the top of the boulder wall the slope goes from fairly gentle about 3 or 4 feet out from the wall to fairly steep at the wall. For the gentle sloped section(I guess less than 10% grade) , I can walk parallel to the wall with the mower easily but as the slope starts to increase, I need to switch techniques to standing uphill from the mower and swing left to right and in and out around the boulders. That works great if you have plenty of uphill room.

However the terraced section of the wall below the upper wall is only about 4 foot wide. It also has a fairly gentle slope near the upper wall but again breaks over to a steep section as it approaches the lower wall. In this area I don't have enough room to stand uphill of the mower. I manage by standing near the upper wall and swinging left and right at about 45 degrees downhill. This works but puts a lot of stress on your body and arms because the mower wants to drift downhill.

So I am pleased with the mower but wish I had understood the limitations of its usage better before buying it. I'm also not sure any other type of mower could do any better on this terrace section of wall.

I have used the mower a couple of times now and am generally pleased. We have a terraced boulder wall which was hard to maintain with a push mower.

I like the way the Hover mower can cut in and around the boulders (much better than any push mower) around tight turns better than a zero turn mower.

I also like that there are no issues with wheel marks leaving strips of uncut grass.

On the top of the boulder wall the slope goes from fairly gentle about 3 or 4 feet out from the wall to... more

It doesn't not work like it should