I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
name was sold.

Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
really expensive?

Chris
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chris@cdixon.me.uk @ChrisJDixon1

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Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> wrote:
> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
> name was sold.
>
> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
> really expensive?
>
> Chris

If you plan to walk any distance at all in them I’d say it’s absolutely
worth spending a decent amount of money on them and trying them all on. No
on-line purchasing. Nothing worse than sloppy boots flapping around on
your feet. Horsey tack/food supply places tend to have a fair selection as
do cattle market shops.

Also look out for a decent heel tab to ease removal. My posh boots *don’t*
have a knobbly bit behind the heel and If I have clay on my boots they’re a
nightmare to remove!

Tim

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On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
> name was sold.
>
> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
> really expensive?
>
> Chris
I think you can still get decent wellies from a builders merchants or
from a farm and horse suppliers place

Not all cheap wellies use PVC, some use synthetic rubber (neoprene etc)
which is pretty good.

But real rubber is available still at sane prices:

https://www.grovesnurseries.co.uk/briers-classic-rubber-wellies-navy-741

Juts google rubber wellies and but from specialist places

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true: it is true because it is powerful."

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On 18/03/2024 19:33, Tim+ wrote:
> Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> wrote:
>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>> name was sold.
>>
>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>> really expensive?
>>
>> Chris
>
> If you plan to walk any distance at all in them I’d say it’s absolutely
> worth spending a decent amount of money on them and trying them all on. No
> on-line purchasing. Nothing worse than sloppy boots flapping around on
> your feet. Horsey tack/food supply places tend to have a fair selection as
> do cattle market shops.
>
> Also look out for a decent heel tab to ease removal. My posh boots *don’t*
> have a knobbly bit behind the heel and If I have clay on my boots they’re a
> nightmare to remove!
>
you need one of these then

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woodside-Wellie-Wellington-Remover-Vintage/dp/B00I0TOFGI
Gwtes my wellies off every time...

> Tim
>

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thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly
persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid
before him."

- Leo Tolstoy

On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
> name was sold.
>
> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
> really expensive?
>
> Chris

My PVC Wellingtons purchased from Toolstation have lasted well (5+
years) and have had plenty of use tramping over very muddy fields.
Currently the same/similar ones are around £19

Slightly OT

I keep a pair of Wellinton boots in the car boot but found every time I
needed to put them on the tops had closed up. Balancing on one leg and
trying to get my other foot into the narrow opening was a PITA,
especially if trying to hold the bottom of the trouser leg tightly
around my calf so they also slid into the boot at the same time.

That was until I purchased

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394782278792

simple pieces of stiff plastic that fit into the wellingtons and when
stored on their sides keeps the openings wide allowing easy access for
the foot.

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On 18/03/2024 22:47, alan_m wrote:
> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>> name was sold.
>>
>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>> really expensive?
>>
>> Chris
>
>
> My PVC Wellingtons purchased from Toolstation have lasted well (5+
> years) and have had plenty of use tramping over very muddy fields.
> Currently the same/similar ones are around £19
>
> Slightly OT
>
> I keep a pair of Wellinton boots in the car boot but found every time I
> needed to put them on the tops had closed up. Balancing on one leg and
> trying to get my other foot into the narrow opening was a PITA,
> especially if trying to hold the bottom of the trouser leg tightly
> around my calf so they also slid into the boot at the same time.
>
> That was until I purchased
>
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394782278792
>
> simple pieces of stiff plastic that fit into the wellingtons and when
> stored on their sides keeps the openings wide allowing easy access for
> the foot.

Why not just cut the top and bottom off a couple of 1 litre plastic
bottles and split along their length to allow them to overlap and fit
any size of wellie?

--
Jeff

On 19/03/2024 11:17, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 18/03/2024 22:47, alan_m wrote:
>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>> name was sold.
>>>
>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>> really expensive?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>>
>> My PVC Wellingtons purchased from Toolstation have lasted well (5+
>> years) and have had plenty of use tramping over very muddy fields.
>> Currently the same/similar ones are around £19
>>
>> Slightly OT
>>
>> I keep a pair of Wellinton boots in the car boot but found every time I
>> needed to put them on the tops had closed up. Balancing on one leg and
>> trying to get my other foot into the narrow opening was a PITA,
>> especially if trying to hold the bottom of the trouser leg tightly
>> around my calf so they also slid into the boot at the same time.
>>
>> That was until I purchased
>>
>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394782278792
>>
>> simple pieces of stiff plastic that fit into the wellingtons and when
>> stored on their sides keeps the openings wide allowing easy access for
>> the foot.
>
> Why not just cut the top and bottom off a couple of 1 litre plastic
> bottles and split along their length to allow them to overlap and fit
> any size of wellie?
>

Have you seen how thin plastic bottles have become? The relatively cheap
plastic inserts I purchased are MUCH thicker and will not collapse as
would a cut up plastic bottle. The price on the web site is for 5 pairs.
>

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On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
> name was sold.
>
> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
> really expensive?
>
> Chris

Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without steel
toe and insole.
I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel bits)
for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>> name was sold.
>>
>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>> really expensive?
>>
>> Chris
>
> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without steel
> toe and insole.
> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel bits)
> for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.

And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
gardening or bad weather episodes.

For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
within a couple of years.

On 19/03/2024 23:38, alan_m wrote:
> On 19/03/2024 11:17, Jeff Layman wrote:
>> On 18/03/2024 22:47, alan_m wrote:
>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>> name was sold.
>>>>
>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>> really expensive?
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> My PVC Wellingtons purchased from Toolstation have lasted well (5+
>>> years) and have had plenty of use tramping over very muddy fields.
>>> Currently the same/similar ones are around £19
>>>
>>> Slightly OT
>>>
>>> I keep a pair of Wellinton boots in the car boot but found every time I
>>> needed to put them on the tops had closed up. Balancing on one leg and
>>> trying to get my other foot into the narrow opening was a PITA,
>>> especially if trying to hold the bottom of the trouser leg tightly
>>> around my calf so they also slid into the boot at the same time.
>>>
>>> That was until I purchased
>>>
>>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394782278792
>>>
>>> simple pieces of stiff plastic that fit into the wellingtons and when
>>> stored on their sides keeps the openings wide allowing easy access for
>>> the foot.
>>
>> Why not just cut the top and bottom off a couple of 1 litre plastic
>> bottles and split along their length to allow them to overlap and fit
>> any size of wellie?
>>
>
> Have you seen how thin plastic bottles have become? The relatively cheap
> plastic inserts I purchased are MUCH thicker and will not collapse as
> would a cut up plastic bottle. The price on the web site is for 5 pairs.

There's more than enough strength in most plastic soft-drink bottles
(not milk) for the wellie job. I have to stand on Robinson Quosh bottles
to crush them. I reckon that most 1 and 2 litre bottles (and now 750ml
with "shrinkflation"!) will cover just about all sizes of wellie. You
could always try leaving the bottle intact by not cutting off the
bottom, or combining two or more if you think they aren't strong enough.

--
Jeff

On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
> name was sold.
>
> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
> really expensive?
>
> Chris

I have two pairs of Dunloop boots that have failed like your. For a
while I was able to wear the left boot from one pair and the right boot
from the other pair. The Hunter boots are made in a different way and
were not to expensive.

--
Michael Chare

Andrew wrote:

> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
> within a couple of years.

Certainly what happened to my Argyles, I may have delayed it if I'd left
them stuffed with scrumpled newspaper, rather than laying "flat" which
bent the sides tighter ...

On 18/03/2024 20:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> you need one of these then
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woodside-Wellie-Wellington-Remover-Vintage/dp/B00I0TOFGI
> Gwtes my wellies off every time...

You can make one of those, quite easily...

Short bit of floorboard or similar, cut a V into one end, fix bit of
1x1" timber a little way back from the V, to prop the V in the air.

On 26/03/2024 22:08, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
> On 18/03/2024 20:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> you need one of these then
>>
>> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woodside-Wellie-Wellington-Remover-Vintage/dp/B00I0TOFGI
>> Gwtes my wellies off every time...
>
> You can make one of those, quite easily...
>
> Short bit of floorboard or similar, cut a V into one end, fix bit of
> 1x1" timber a little way back from the V, to prop the V in the air.

Sure you can, but will it look like a giant iron insect with big feelers
crawling on your floor?

One has to make *some* concessions to aesthetics or whimsy.

--
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gets full Marx.

On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>> name was sold.
>>>
>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>> really expensive?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>> steel toe and insole.
>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>
> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>
> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
> within a couple of years.

But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>> name was sold.
>>>>
>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>> really expensive?
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>> steel toe and insole.
>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>
>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>
>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>> within a couple of years.
>
> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.

I think there’s “using a rotary mower” and “USING A ROTARY MOWER”. I’ve
used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
If you’re gonna use one on a slippery slope however…

Tim

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In article
<1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
> > On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
> >> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
> >>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> >>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
> >>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
> >>>> name was sold.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
> >>>> really expensive?
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris
> >>>
> >>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
> >>> steel toe and insole.
> >>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
> >>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
> >>
> >> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
> >> gardening or bad weather episodes.
> >>
> >> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
> >> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
> >> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
> >> within a couple of years.
> >
> > But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
> > suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
> > digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
> > wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.

> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER". I've
> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...

More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels

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On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
> In article
> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
> Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:

>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER". I've
>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>
> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>
Especially if you grab it by the deck to trim the hedges

--
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only in others...”

Tom Wolfe

On 28/03/2024 07:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
>> In article
>> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
>>     Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>
>>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER".  I've
>>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>>
>> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>>
> Especially if you grab it by the deck  to trim the hedges
>

You should use a multi-purpose tool for edge trimming the lawn and
cutting hedges - such as a chain saw.

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On 28/03/2024 07:18, alan_m wrote:
> On 28/03/2024 07:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
>>>     Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>>
>>>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER".
>>>> I've
>>>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>>>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is
>>>> minuscule.
>>>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>>>
>>> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>>>
>> Especially if you grab it by the deck  to trim the hedges
>>
>
> You should use a multi-purpose tool for edge trimming the lawn and
> cutting hedges - such as a chain saw.
>
>
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making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people
who pay no price for being wrong.”

Thomas Sowell

On 27/03/2024 19:53, Tim+ wrote:
> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>
>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>
>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>> within a couple of years.
>>
>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>
> I think there’s “using a rotary mower” and “USING A ROTARY MOWER”. I’ve
> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
> If you’re gonna use one on a slippery slope however…
>
> Tim
>
There is actually a medical term called "Mower Foot". So it's not
uncommon. One accident and you are crippled for life.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:58:33 +1100, Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 27/03/2024 19:53, Tim+ wrote:
>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>
>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>
>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>
>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>> I think there’s “using a rotary mower” and “USING A ROTARY MOWER”.
>> I’ve
>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>> If you’re gonna use one on a slippery slope however…

> There is actually a medical term called "Mower Foot".So it's not
> uncommon.

It is actually quite uncommon.

> One accident and you are crippled for life.

Bullshit.

On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
> In article
> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
> Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>
>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>
>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>
>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>
>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER". I've
>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>
> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>

"Less Bovver than a Hovver"

If you are using any rotary powered lawnmower and
are pulling it backwards and trip, your immediate
reaction is to grip the handle harder, thus
keeping the engine going.

On 28/03/2024 07:18, alan_m wrote:
> On 28/03/2024 07:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
>>>     Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>>
>>>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER".
>>>> I've
>>>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>>>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is
>>>> minuscule.
>>>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>>>
>>> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>>>
>> Especially if you grab it by the deck  to trim the hedges
>>
>
> You should use a multi-purpose tool for edge trimming the lawn and
> cutting hedges - such as a chain saw.
>
>

Surely an angle grinder with a 'chain saw' disc ?

On 29/03/2024 07:58, Bob Hobden wrote:
> On 27/03/2024 19:53, Tim+ wrote:
>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>
>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>
>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>
>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>>
>> I think there’s “using a rotary mower” and “USING A ROTARY MOWER”.  I’ve
>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>> If you’re gonna use one on a slippery slope however…
>>
>> Tim
>>
> There is actually a medical term called "Mower Foot". So it's not
> uncommon. One accident and you are crippled for life.

"Flymo toes"

Alarmingly common at Easter in decades past