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Today we will review one of the most popular lawn mower not only in USA but almost throughout
the world.
This is Makita PLM 626.
Why do people like it so much?
Let’s try to find out!
Firstly I should say that this mower can be easily dissembled and in this way it can be
put into a regular car’s trunk.
The weight is about 30 kilos so it will be better to move it by two people.
Well the mower is assembled and ready for work, but firstly lets learn some details
about it.
You may know that Makita is Japan brand, but nowadays it is very well known in the United
States and Europe.
This particular model is produced in China.
At first glance the build quality is rather decent.
This Makita has been working for two seasons and we still haven’t had any problems with
it.
There are very little plastic details in construction, most of parts are made of steel, so the mower
is durable, but on the other hand it is rather heavy.
Now you see the technical stats, the main thing here is that the mower is not self propelled
and it has a petrol Briggs and Stratton engine.
Press pause to probe deeper into details.
Dimensions of any petrol mower are very important because it should be kept only in horizontal
position.
But the handle can be easily disassembled and you can save some space in this way.
But petrol lawnmowers are always more powerful than their electrical analogs, so we can see
here very good working width.
So one of the reasons why these mowers are so popular its their durability and good design.
Lets look at the main parts
The handle can unfolded and its height can be adjusted.
At the left hand we have a throttle and big red handle its a safety staple.
When you push it the engine works, as soon as you release it, the engine stops.
This mower doesn’t have any steering gears, so if you need to turn it you have to slightly
lift the mower and turn it manually.
The blade is made of high quality steel it can be disassembled and sharpened if necessary.
This mower is equipped with petrol engine Briggs and Stratton which was designed especially
for Makita lawnmowers.
The engine is very simple and reliable it stood the test of time long ago.
It is a four-stroke engine so you don’t have to mix oil with fuel and besides it works
very smoothly and quietly.
This is the handle to adjust the height of mowing.
There are seven positions.
There is a container for grass, it can be easily removed and empty.
The engine has easy start system, lets look how it works.
To start the engine push the safety staple and slightly pull the starter.
When you release the staple, engine immediately stops.
Well lets have a look how this mower works on a lawn.
We found a lawn with very thick and tough grass, besides the ground is not very flat
so it will be a very hard test for Makita.
First that we noticed it was rather difficult to push the mower on a rough terrain.
But it is matter of course because it is non self-propelled mower and its weight is about
30 kilos.
On the other hand if you have a very flat lawn it won’t be a very big problem.
As to the mowing performance we very liked it.
Steel blade mows thick grass without any efforts.
There are three ways of mowing.
The mowed grass can be remained on the lawn, then it can be put into a container, and finally
it can be mulched.
The volume of the container is 60 liters, but it is filled up rather quickly, so you
will have to stop the work rather often to empty the container.
And I should say it soon starts to irritate.
Sometimes real working width is less than it should be according to the manufacture’s
statement, so lets find out what we have here.
In fact the working width is consistent with official info – it is about 45 cm.
By the way mind than on a rough terrain working height shouldn’t be too little, otherwise
the blades of the mower can bump into the ground.
Now let’s do the test how close to the wall this mower can cut the grass.
This ability is rather important when you mow near to fences or walls.
Imagine that the wood beam is a wall and now we see how close the mower can be close to
it.
Well it remained about 7 cm of grass which wasn’t cut.
So result is not perfect but not the worst at the same time.
In this case you will have to use hand trimmer not to remain loose ends.
The main advantages of all the petrol mowers are the power, good working width and consequently
perfect efficiency.
So the lawn that you see on your screens we managed to mow within just few minutes.
As I said the container for cut grass is filled up very quickly, be ready to empty it each
five minutes, but on the other hand it is very easy to attach the container so in the
long run it’s not a big problem.
So lets sum up our review.
After all we got a very good impression of this Makita mower.
It is efficient simple and reliable, so it is clear why this machine is so popular.
Main parts are made of the good steel, the engine is very durable, so I think the service
life is rather decent.
As to the drawbacks, to my mind, the machine is non self propelled and quite heavy so it
requires much efforts to work on a rough terrain.
Also it can’t mow tightly to the wall or fence so it can be considered as another drawback.
But on the whole as I said we liked this Makita very much.
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