Bosch Rotak 32R Electric Rotary Lawnmower

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.

Having struggled on last summer with my old Flymo I decided enough was enough and treated myself to this Bosch. Money is tight so I was a little concerned that at this price my new mower would not be up to the job - I needn't have worried.First off I'll give you some context; I have an illness which, amongst other things, can give me symptoms similar to ME so mowing the lawn is not a job I relish. Added to that I have about an 80' square garden of which about a 3rd is full of lumps, bumps, dips and slopes and is mostly what I call "meadow grass" that grows 10 times faster than lawn grass. This same area gets very little sun and only dries out properly after 6 weeks of drought! So you get the picture - it's, for me, seriously hard work.Not any more! This little dream machine has dealt effortlessly with the first cut of this year, on long, very wet in places grass and weeds. It is so light and easy to manoeuvre and the only time it let this horrible meadow grass get the better of it and became a little clogged round the blade was when the grass box was full. The Flymo had to be unclogged every 30 secs on the first cut with an empty box!The roller leaves beautiful stripes, and it really does cut right to the fence edges making a strimmer virtually redundant.The only thing I would put on a wish list to make this machine totally perfect would be a longer lead (even with a 20 metre extension I only just reach the farthest corners). Others have said they feel the grass box is too small; it is smaller than my old Flymo but a larger box would require the machine to be heavier in order for it to not tip it backwards when full so for me smaller is just fine thank you.To address a couple of the other criticisms made, firstly regarding putting it together. I'm a 50+ female with very few brain cells and had no difficulty. Yes, the instructions could be clearer but personally I had no problems. The grass box pieces clipped together easily and once this is done it doesn't feel that flimsy - certainly for the amount of grass it's expected to carry. Again, sturdier would mean more weight so for me this is a plus point.Secondly the cutting height which is adjusted underneath. I did find this a bit awkward initially, however I would opt for this over the "tabs" on the side method as on the Flymo. It seems to me to be a much stronger and more sensible design. With the tabs method if the plastic casing warps slightly (as mine had) the tabs don't stay in place. Plus when the tabs catch on something and snap off (again, as mine had!) you have no way of raising it at all.The bottom line is this is an extremely reasonably priced mower and I don't think you could beat it on Value for Money. It's done my garden in literally half the time it took my much larger Flymo so I'm a very happy bunny!

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.

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.

I bought this mower due to the fact I didn't want to keep borrowing the neighbours...it seemed unfair despite it only being for a patch of grass 20ft by 6ft which isn't mine either it belongs to the council, but they don't mow it often enough and I have to look out onto it...Anyway, I digress.It arrived well in time of the date and once I had unpacked all the bits and pieces I set about assembly... but I was surprised that you had to do so much assembly it became a chore...I'm an engineer by trade and trying to follow the picture instructions was neigh on impossible, which surprised me more having been a Bosch yet made in Hungry. My wife and I took over 50 mins to put it together after much head scratching...the assembly of the power cord tidy was a real pain knowing which side of the handle to fit it.. Even assembling the top part of the handle was poor in design and personally washers should have been supplied to tighten them together... the idea being to undue and fold away the handle for storage... This aside I loved the cut it did on 6" grass and one pass was sufficient and did a great cut. Another gripe was adjusting the height of the cut..60/40/20 mm...you have to physically pull a bar where the front wheels are attached and drop it into the various slots... this will cause problems for some I'm sure because it's quite hard to do... This is why my rating is 3 stars ..Assembly was a pain... Changing the cut height was not ideal, but the cutting was Great... I'll, recommend it for the cutting but not for anything else...Cheers

Despite some of the negative comments, this tool works great if you know what you are doing. If you read the negative 1 and 2 star comments you see it is mainly people that don't know how to use it and/or don't have the patience to put it together. Don't totally believe them. This machine is very easy to assemble it took me 15 min to assemble it standing up. It is flimsy but not so it would break easily. Bosch trying to create a low price effective lawnmower, which I think they achieved. I used it on a relatively large area and it did the job well. I had to change the hight of the wheels as stated in the manual to be able to cut the grass not too short. After that it was perfect, no hiccups or bald spots! The fact that every bit of the cut grass was saved in the easily removable basket in the back was very impressive. I had to empty it about 5 times but our grass was about 10-14 cm when I cut it. Overall I think this is a good lawnmower for the price and if you treat it with respect it will do its job. I'm happy I bought it when was on sale for 60 pounds, but I'd say it is worth it up to 80 or 90 quid price range.

Poor instructions and difficult assembly lost a star for this productThe instructions were just images, just like IKEA.....the assembly of the handles into,the mower body was difficult.....lignin get up,the hole for the silver pointed screw, was also a problem, needed a heavy duty flat bladed screwdriver to get the screw in....make sure you fit the two sections to the mower body BEFORE assembling the handle, as it's easier to manipulate into the mower body without the handle attached.Adjusting the whelks is not easy, eventually managed the front, but the back roller was a nightmare to adjust, hope I don't have to alter the wheel or roller settings again....set it to the middle position and hoping for the best.....when adjusting the back roller, the whole thing came off in my hand and spent quite a while getting it back together.....the grass box appears very flimsy, but once clipped onto the base it seems more sturdy....the small black cable clip for the cable that runs up the handle was all a challenge.....almost decided to use a cable tie instead, then suddenly saw the small hole on the underside of the handle and the small piece of plastic fitted into the hole, presumably to stop it sliding down the handle, one cut complete and it hasn't fallen off ' yes'.......the cut was very acceptable, my wife did the whole ' medium ' size lawn, could never have managed it with the old flymo, which has been given away free.....The mower generally seems flimsy and made with a budget in mind....but it does what it's meant to do and give a very good striped cut and managed several lumps and bumps in the lawn with ease....can't wait to try it myself. .....s o o n....Still very happy with this mower, tried it today without a grass box and worked perfectly

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Does neat job, and gets the grass in one time most of the time! Definitely recommended!

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Working fine but sometimes lag