Hayter Allen 450 Professional Hover Lawn Mower

With its 160cc Honda GCV160 engine developing an impressive 5.5hp, the Hayter Allen 450 offers the sort of power and performance required by the professional gardener. The engine is a four-stroke unit, so not only is there no fuel and oil mixture to prepare, but also noise, emissions and running-costs are all kept to a minimum. As with all Honda engines, the GCV160 is easy to start and will require little maintenance.

The Hayter Allen 450 Professional Hover Lawn Mower glides effortlessly on a cushion of air and weighs just 19kg, so you can move it in all directions with minimal effort expended. The optimised under-deck airflow causes cut grass to be swirled under the deck, where it’s repeatedly chopped before being forced back into the lawn. At this point, the clippings will quickly rot and vanish, furnishing the turf with vital nutrients as they do so.

Thanks to its 51cm metal bar-blade, the Hayter Allen 450 performs brilliantly over large areas and will cope easily with the most adverse grass-conditions. Its robust ABS polymer deck and solid build-quality work to ensure it will easily stand-up to the demands placed on it by the commercial operator; while its extra-long handlebar will enable you to mow right down into ditches and under low-hanging trees, saving on work with a brushcutter.

Other features worth noting include and OPC (Operator Presence Control); a safety mechanism that cuts the engine when the main handle is released; and a variable height-of-cut (16 – 34mm), so you can deal effectively with different grass-lengths and weather conditions.