Top Picks
Buyer's Guide
Lawn Mowers Buyer's Guide
From compact cordless mowers for a small domestic lawn to self-propelled petrol machines for bigger grounds, here's how to choose the right power source, deck width and cutting style for your garden.
Petrol vs Cordless Battery
Petrol mowers from Weibang give unlimited runtime and suit larger gardens or daily commercial use. Stihl's RMA cordless range on the AK and AP battery systems gives quieter, lower-maintenance running for domestic lawns, with enough torque in the AP models to handle longer grass.
Self-Propelled vs Push
Self-propelled models drive themselves forward, taking the effort out of mowing on slopes or larger lawns — most of the Weibang Virtue and Stihl RMA ranges here are self-propelled. A push mower is lighter and cheaper where the lawn is small and flat.
Mulching vs Collection
Mulching mowers like the Weibang Virtue SMP models finely chop clippings and return them to the lawn as feed, cutting down on grass box emptying. Standard collection mowers suit gardens where clippings need removing entirely, such as show lawns.
Matching Cutting Width to Lawn Size
Smaller cutting widths (Stihl RMA 235/243/248) suit compact domestic lawns up to roughly 250-300m². Larger decks (Weibang Virtue 53, Stihl RMA 756V/765V) cut down mowing time significantly on bigger plots, at the cost of a heavier machine to manoeuvre.
Weibang vs Stihl
Weibang's Virtue range focuses on petrol power at a competitive price point, with a broad choice of deck sizes and self-propulsion options. Stihl's RMA cordless range trades some raw power for lower noise, no fuel mixing and instant starting — a better fit for residential areas or anyone moving away from petrol.
AK vs AP Battery Platform for Mowers
The AK system (RMA 235-448 range) suits smaller domestic lawns with a lighter, more affordable battery. The AP system (RMA 750V-765V) delivers professional-grade runtime and power for larger gardens or grounds maintenance work — check our Batteries & Chargers guide before buying the mower alone.
Matching the Mower to Your Lawn
A small, flat domestic lawn suits a lightweight AK-battery mower with a narrow deck. A large or sloped garden benefits from a self-propelled petrol or AP-battery mower with a wider cutting width to cut mowing time down.








