On Mon, 01 Apr 2024 22:23:29 +1100, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
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:
>>> 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.

None of mine have ever had a handle like that.

On 2024-04-01 19:52, Rod Speed wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Apr 2024 22:23:29 +1100, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
> 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:
>>>> 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.
>
> None of mine have ever had a handle like that.

On my Flymo, if you yank it backwards, yes you tend to pull on the
safety trigger, but the back of the mower tends to dig into the lawn,
trying to lift the front of the mover off the ground. But that movement
is restricted by the pivots of the handle having a limited range of
movement, and the back stays in firm contact with the ground.

nib