welcome back to our channel guys now the biggest question we get asked every time a customer comes
in the door is which mower is best suited to my needs now we sell many a brand and i've got the
alco range in front of me so we're going to go through each model and all the range and all the
specifics and see which one might suit you best roll film so we will start off with the 16 inch
model first the 42 centimeter but i just want to briefly tell you about the different ranges that
alco have to offer so they have a 16 an 18 and a 20 inch version in the range different engine
types so lonsin briggs and stratton and honda different ways of cutting the grass you've got
mulch collect side discharge not all features are available on each mower and you've got different
drive aspects so you've got push mowers and you've got variable speed and you've got single speed so
we'll start off with the 42.1 pa which is a push 16 inch right so we'll start off with a 16 inch
the 42 centimeter this is the 42.1 pa model so that is a push drive version this also comes
self-propelled so if you want drive to be able to self-propel you along the garden you can add that
onto the machine as well so what do you get you get a lonson engine which is 125 cc's which is
an easy start or quick start engine so there's no choke assembly just hold the handle pull the
rope and it will start it comes collection with a grass box on the back and it also comes mulch
so if you want to run around your garden and just clip up the clippings and recycle those back into
lawn you can put the mulch plug in the back and you can do that obviously this is the lightest
machine in the range being push you're going to want a fairly level lawn for it to work if you've
got sloping ground then obviously self-propelled will be better for you so the height range on
this machine is anywhere from 25 mil up to 75 so all the alco range are highly engineered
in germany and they're built in austria so you've got good european production behind these machines
first things first you've obviously got a nice carry handle so if you need to get it up and
down slopes or even up and down gardens and different levels this is the machine for you
being that it's the smallest in the range this mirror is designed for about 800 square meters
of garden so not massive areas but it's just ideal for those back gardens which you can physically
get a bigger machine into the 16 inch model also comes with a handy 60 litre grass box catcher
so moving on from the 16 inch up to the 18 inch versions now you can see we've already
got a different engine on this machine now all 18 inch models can either come with the lonsin
the alco engine the briggs and stratton or the honda variants now on this model we've got the
briggs and stratton another big thing you will see between the two models is the shape and design of
the cutting decks now being this is the entry level model for smaller gardens it doesn't need
to be a massive cutting deck when you jump up to the 18 inch version you have what they call max
airflow technology so this is where the cutting deck is a lot deeper this means that the hole on
the back end of the machine is larger so that if you're cutting a lot of wet damp grass you're not
going to get that clogging like a normal machine will give you the other noticeable difference
you'll see between the 18 and the 16 inch versions is this is now what they class a four in one mower
so you've got your grass collector you've got rear discharge you've got mulch and the fourth
option is side discharge so we just lift that up like so there's a side discharge flap that goes on
the side and this means if you are cutting longer grass that you want to just chuck out the side of
the mower then you can do this so obviously slightly larger machine than the 16 inch this
is now rated up to about 1400 square meters of garden area you've got the same size grass boxes
60 liters and you've still got the same height adjustment which will adjust all four wheels
in one go and all the 18 inch models now come self-propelled so you haven't got a push version
this means it's easier to drive around your garden especially if you've got more challenging terrain
so don't you find it frustrating you filled up your grass box but you just filled it too much
you go to empty the box and you've got grass has fallen on the floor you've got to scrape
it up and chuck it into the heap well alcove come up with a design which will basically
tell you when your grass box is full so you won't have any of those issues anymore this little flap
will blow open with the wind and that's the air volume coming through the chute when it's full
it'll shut down flat and that's basically telling you there's no air getting to the back of the box
you'll be able to empty the box and not have any of those issues where the grass falls out so there
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in a chance to win let's carry on with the rest of the spec of these mowers so we're gonna move
from the 18 inch alco the 46.0 spb over to the 521 vsh now this is alco's biggest and most premium
warp behind mower they have to offer this comes with the gcvx 170 honda engine and is a 20 inch
version so on all 20-inch alco walk-behind mowers they come with a 70 litre grass box which is huge
and it's designed to cut up to about 1800 meters squared worth of garden area the other
big thing you'll probably see on these machines is you've got the extra large wheels so it does
mean if your garden area is more demanding and it's slightly rougher then you're not going to
have little tiny small wheels falling in holes so these track on the ground very very well the other
thing with this model because it is the vs model variable speed you can alter your drive speed
which you're driving at so it is literally push up and down on that lever there and that will
roll to your drive speed so if you prefer to go really really fast put it up into full gear and
you can trot behind the mower but like me if you like to take your time and enjoy mowing grass then
bring it down into a slow speed and once again on the alco 20 inch versions these can either be
fitted with a honda that you see here the brigson stratton or the alco engine so we're just going to
go back through the range quickly so you can make sure you know which machine is ideally suited for
your needs so starting with the 20 inch this is designed for your larger more demanding areas
you can either have the premium honda engine the brigson stratton or the alco comes with a four in
one some mulch collect rear discharge and side discharge and there is variable speed as well
as single speed options moving on to the 18 inch medium-sized gardens again self-repelled you can
either have this variable speed or just single speed comes with a honda briggs and stratton or
alco engine again four in one side discharge mulch rear collect and rear discharge and then you've
got the smallest one in the range the 16 inch now this either comes push or self-propelled with the
alco engine this is designed for smaller gardens or areas where you can't get a large machine to
you need something that's slightly lighter to get you to those areas so remember guys we got
the whole alco range on our website available to buy and to be shipped within the uk if you don't
find that these machines are big enough for you then we have got the alco tractors to offer if
you click on the link below you'll be able to view our video that we've compiled on these tractors