Bosch Electric Lawnmower ARM 3200 (1200 W, Cutting Width: 32 cm, with Additional Blade Included, in Carton Packaging) – Amazon Edition

After my old electric lawn mower unceremoniously died due to spectacular electrical failure (sparks, flames, smoke), I was in the market for a new one. The Bosch 32R was recommended by some friends who had bought theirs a couple of years back - they had nothing but kind words for theirs. The other reviewers on Amazon also gave good reviews which confirmed my decision. So - running through a few key points. * Price - good value for money when compared to the others. * Delivery time - as ever with Amazon - delivered on time, on the day specified. * Assembly - OK - this was a bit of a mental exercise. The instructions could have been a little clearer (Bosch - this is your job, and we're not talking simple like furniture - just a bit more detail would have been good), but after getting the parts all laid out, and studying the photos on the box (as well as the instructions) the process itself was simple enough. * Lawn mowing ability. The fact it has metal blades gave immediately good results and I'm expecting the good results to continue over a longer period of time than plastic blades would have. The catcher did a good job. I've not yet tried it on different height settings. My neighbour also borrowed it to cut much longer grass. Again - good results. Of course - it's limited to 30cm of actual cut - so if you've got a lot of lawn - something larger would be required. My lawn measures around 25 square metres - cutting it did not take long. * Other points - it's nice and *light* - which makes pushing it around a breeze, as well as packing it away after the lawn is done. * Conclusion - great mower. Easy to use. Mowing the lawn is a joy again :) (been a while since I've been able to say that!) * 8/10.

Well its a good product and does what it says in the description. However the instruction manual, whilst full of helpful cautions does not include assembly instructions. So, you get all the bits out of the box and with your post-Covid brain fog, go through the pack twice looking for an exploded diagram.....nada, its not there! However, there aren't many bits and doesn't take long to figure where there rough positions ought to be from the picture on the box. In order to prevent dis-assembly down the line, I suggest that you slide the inner sleeves of the red bits intended to help store the power lead over the push arm tubes before you try and mount the outer posts over them....otherwise they wont go on. Yes a bit of a pain but don't let my moan put you off. Once assembled it does a great job on a small lawn. I like the metal cutting blade, much better than the plastic thingies on my Hover mower that it replaces. Oh, and out of the box its comes set in scalp mode so you might want to adjust the front wheels to a higher level of cut for your first mow of Spring! Grass box collects well, keep an ear out and empty when the mower sounds funny! A nice light product and balances well from the carry handle in the middle.

Have been using over 2 years now and is still working fine. It may look a bit cheap on the outside because of the plasticity but it is in fact of good quality and good price. Would definitely recommend. Con: The plastic handle of the grass collection box isn’t strong enough and keeps falling off, so I eventually gave up using it. It doesn’t really affect the lawn mower, though. I would still give it a five star.

Effortless to use, lightweight, and delivers a clean, even cut, perfect for small to medium lawns..

I have struggled with a push and pull mower for a number of years, so I thought it better to buy one that gave more power to the elbow! So pleased I did. The machine arrived in excellent time well packaged and complete with all the necessary parts. Before you go assembling the machine check that everything is complete. Then read the instructions carefully and follow in a systematic way. If you do this you will not have any trouble at all. The only item that requires patience is the assembly of the grass box. I found the setting one portion on the floor and affixing the other the part the easiest way to assemble it. By positioning each lug just resting on the receiving slots and then gently easing them into the slots ensured that they locked into place quite easily. Make sure that you do not secure one lug incorrectly otherwise it will probably be a devil to unlock it, by that I mean the lug is not outside or inside of the box rather than onto the receiving slot. What about the efficiency of the mower. Providing you do not have a huge amount of grass to cut this should be adequate for most lawns. It cuts well right to the edges and does give a stripe effect. The cable holder is a useful addition as it tends to keep the cable itself in tidy state without you constantly tripping over the thing! It light to handle and is reasonably quiet. Although the machine is small in itself by not having a fold down handle it does take up a fair amount of room in the shed. You can undo the securing nuts and store separately, but as I live in the far north of England you are often gald to get out of the rain without having to mess around taking the handles off each time you use it.! Cleaning is easy, and the lawn takes less than 45 mins to cut.

Is good, lightweight, perfect size for my small garden. Was easy to assemble. Only faults are that the wheels like to change position while in use so I have to keep putting them back to get an even cut, and even with my small garden it over heats and cuts out so I have to wait a few minutes for it to cool down to be able to carry on, but for less than £100.00 these sort of this are to be expected I guess. Does the job but could be better.

I bought this as a stand in to my petrol mower as it needs the drive system replaced. I was really surprised at how well this little mower cut the lawns, it’s very light (which is what I required due to mobility issues). The height adjustment is achieved by turning the mower over and pulling the wheel axles to one of the three height locations. The only real problem I had was the fitting of the handle. There are pre-drilled holes in the bottom of the handle where it connects to the mower, however these holes were too small for the supplied screws (maybe I just got a Friday afternoon mower 😂). I eventually got one screw to got through, but the other I had to drill through the handle and “mower handle cup”and fit a nut and bolt. But besides the handle thing, it’s a good, very lightweight, small mower that collects the clippings. It would have been a 5 star if it wasn’t for the handle problem.

I have been struggling with mowing my relatively small rear lawn for several years now. First I tried a hover mower but I found it did not cut very well and tended to just blow the grass all over my borders rather than collecting it up. Next I tried a push along hand propelled cylinder mower, this was quite effective on very short grass but would not cope at all if it was slightly overgrown and left a lot of grass along the wall and bordered that required strimming or hand cutting - it was also very hard work for a female gardener! After persevering with the manual mower for a whole season, I spotted this Bosch machine for an excellent price on amazon and following a bit of research I decided to take the plunge and buy one. It arrived the next day and I was surprised at how small and light it was - definitely a bonus when you are not very strong! My husband put it together, it didn't seem to take him very long and there was no cursing involved, so I'm assuming it was fairly easy to assemble. My first mow with it was a bit of a revelation - it cut my grass better than anything has before, collected it neatly in the rear box and was easy to push along thanks to the wheels. It also cuts right along the wall, leaving me only 2 little corners to trim by hand so I have got rid of the strimmer (which I hated!). I now happily cut the grass every week, it is so easy to do it now that it takes no time at all and I am not left tired and aching afterwards as it is so easy to push, I can do it with one hand if necessary. My only small criticisms would be that the handle is fixed at the angle it is attached to the mower - this is fine during use, but even when the top part is folded down, it does make storage slightly trickier if you only have a small space to keep it in (we use a plastic storage cupboard). Overall a great machine and I would definitely recommend it.