Thanks for asking - and hope this reply isn't too late. No, it literally stopped working a couple of weeks ago. No idea what we did but the blade seemed to jam. I wonder if a stone had got up into the mechanism. We're on with the HoverVac now, and I'm preferring the smaller/lighter models. Hope this helps
Hi Nikki So sorry to hear this thanks -- the Flymos now are nearly impossible to budge, I just tried a new one! I used a squirt of WD40 to try and help and pushed down on the very very end of the lever (nearly slicing my hand). I also used an older bolt mover which seemed to grip better. There's a video here with a different model -- ruclips.net/video/wZMdZVy6LIU/видео.html Hope something here helps and good luck in getting it to turn...
@@DADDELIVERS I think we will have to return it! 2 hours also used wd40 and even a hairdryer to try heat up the bolt can't believe how impossible it is
If you buy something new and it is damaged - *don't use it* - return it as soon as possible (email immediately with photo stating it was already damaged and you are not accepting it because it is faulty) and ask for your money back or one that is not damaged.
I purchase This & When i Turn it On The Handels Vibrates Badely, & i have to keep Opening the Top Talking the Grass Box Out & Keep Cleaning the Fan part As it Clothes up with Grass , it a {NIGHT- MATE} Does AnyOne know Why This Is {Happening}
Hi Tony - sorry to hear about this Our flymo with the grass catcher also got clogged up too With the handles - I'm sure youv'e tried this, but have you tried tightening the knobs on the side as tight as they can go? Good luck and hope this helps
I have just brought one of these, but I find I have to lift it over gravel or concrete, paths, otherwise the bottom scapes along, so now put into a wheelbarrow, to move it!! Bit heavy for me to lift,so if you are a female nearly 80 year old, be warned!!
Thanks for the kind comment Maureen - I appreciate it. It's probably a bit late now but the Flymo Turbo Lite 250 would probably be better as it's much lighter (paid link) amzn.to/3KOOQt5 Thanks again
I didn't know about this model which is a shame and last June 2021 I bought a Flymo Vac 270 from a big store and just managed to assemble it, as I can no longer push my heavy petrol mower around due to health issues. I'm uncertain how to actually use the lock off button and those twin handles and also the instructions do say to walk it in lines across the grass. You didn't seem to be doing that so a bit confused here! I'm 70 and haven't ever used an electric mower before. I'm still to christen mine. My garden is long and narrow around 120 foot long and 15 foot wide, and almost all is lawn, so Im hoping my model 270 will cope nicely and effortlesly with it. Thanks for your great demo video it was eye opening xx
Hi Michelle Thanks for the kind comment, I appreciate it. A few months on and this model feels pretty heavy too - there's an even lighter one which would probably be even better for you - the Flymo Turbo Lite There's a link here (paid link) amzn.to/3NfhNPJ The button takes getting used to - I'm sure you've tried this but push down the button with one hand and grip the handles with the other, then you can let the button go and just keep gripping the twin handles. If you let go, just press the button again and grip the twin handles again... And I"m not the best expert but life's too short to be mowing in straight lines, so I just move it around the easiest for me! Hope this helps and good luck with your lawn this summer!
BUY ONE HERE - FLYMO SIMPLYGLIDE 330 - As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases (Amazon UK) amzn.to/3jqXuTk 0:00 Best Flymo mower? FLYMO SIMPLIGLIDE 330 review & unboxing! 0:52 Unboxing Flymo Simpliglide 330 for the review 1:55 How much does a Flymo Simpliglide weigh? How heavy is it? 3:10 Flymo Simpliglide 330 cutting blade and how to assemble 3:48 Flymo Simpliglide 330 assembly instructions how to 6:00 Flymo review: Simpliglide 330, demonstration round the garden 7:44 Can you use a flymo over stepping stones, flagstones, patio, edging, railway sleepers? 8:15 Can you fold down a flymo mower? How to fold down the Flymo Simpliglide 330 9:10 How to adjust cutting height of Flymo mower?
Hi Susan Thanks for the kind question - it's currently about £120 on Amazon in the UK And the smaller Simpliglides (300) are cheaper at around £100 Hope this helps
Thanks for the kind question Adele - I completely deliberately avoided doing that! Bizarre coincidence - just shot a video this afternoon all about taking off the blade and fitting the waffles - wish I'd remembered they're called waffles! Thanks again
Congrats on the Youble tubes algorithm putting you at the 'Top'. Just a question. How the fek does one get the bloomin' blade off to stick those 'Spacers' in? Where do you get any leverage? Just whacking the spanner on the nut and trying to get anything loosening isn't working so well for a *Cough* 'Mature aged' person such as m'self. Love to know how you moight have managed it. Cheers.
Hi Peebothuhlu - thanks for the very kind message, I had no idea my video comes out on top! Blimey wish I'd had a go at the spacers now! But I know that it would've been worrying about breaking the thing.
@@DADDELIVERS Oh the orange, plastic spanner seems quite tough. A good old whacking time was had first loosening the thing up and then (After much uhmming and ahhing about HOW many psacers to put inder there) banging it all back on again. Much cheers and thanks. Sorting out those plastic push through bolt things was another 'What the...?" moment which you cleared right up.👍
Im 70 and today just added the spare spacers to my flymo vac 270. It took the plastic wrench thing to move the bkade nut in an anti clockwise action, with one hand, whilst holding the fan with the other. So, if I can do it after reading the instructions I'm sure you can too without hitting it with a hammer, as men are stronger than us 5ft nothing old age pensioners! lol 😉 good luck hon xx
Thanks for this. I bought one and put the 3 spacers on I had to empty the box every 5 minutes. I can see that it could be used for easy grass cutting with no spacers or box.
Just bought one and was confused by the instructions on paper so found this video useful. Used the machine straight after with no problems - good little mower actually with very little mess and easy to empty.
Thanks for the very kind message Ben - really glad this helps - I was confused too! Our knob on the side of the handle fell off and we couldn't find it - don't know what happened there but it was a pricey replacement, so hope yours are on tighter than ours!
I will not be subscribing to your really poor video, firstly you should have read the manual, you have miss some parts of the assembly process out, secondly you definitely should not tip your mower on its side and start the mower....even for our benefit.
I don’t understand the irrational fear of having a metal blade underneath,and there certainly isn’t any advantage to having a plastic blade. All lawn mowers since the beginning have had metal blades. Metal is much more durable. It cuts better and holds its keen longer. Plastic cuts worse,wears down quickly and the blades crack and break. The 1964 Toro Flymo has a large metal blade like a normal mower. The air fan is made of nylon and is smaller allowing the blades to cut much better. It says something g about the quality of these new items that the air impeller is cracked right of of the box.
You can denigrate the noise the gas mowers make,but these electric models are toys compared to the gas versions. It is not practical for most people to deal with the hassle and shortcomings of being tethered to a power cord,many of us have larger yards or mow in areas where there isn’t ready access to plugs. The electric mowers also don’t have the power the gas ones do and the motors fail after a year or two. I have a 1964 Toro flymo and it’s still working. 2cycle tecumseh motor. It also looks a heck of a lot more futuristic than this modern thing
That was just what I needed after buying this flymo from Bunnings in Sydney. Great clear vision - the instructions on paper were very difficult to follow. Would have been good to see how to adjust the spacers on the video, but overall it was brilliant. Many thanks.
Thanks for the very kind comment Ian - I have a video on the spacers!!! Its probably too late now but its here ruclips.net/video/0sEMmZdfPrU/видео.html Good luck with the mower!
Just got the 360 but it doesn't hover very well at all, my old fly was so much better, not sure if it is a defect or just the way it is but it is very disappointing. If it is not a defect then it needs a much bigger fan, it does work but it is a lead brick. Also the air intake is too low and keeps blocking, the designer belongs in Gulag for a MONTH. I really wanted to but British, but this isn't good.
Thanks for the kind message - so sorry to hear this -- and yes you're right, I've had Flymo's before and they were much lighter Interesting about the air intake, that's a drag to have to keep clearing that I have a feeling it's not even British as Flymo is now owned by another big company... Good luck and thanks again
Chopped bits of grass tend to get sucked into the orange cowling through the rear vertical air slots. Once inside the cowling, the grass can't easily escape and so accumulates over time. Is there an easy way to remove the orange cowling for periodic removal of trapped dried grass clippings?
Great question thanks - I've not opened or tried to open it up. Whenever grass builds up on the grille, I've just sometimes brush it off but not gone inside. Sorry I can't be of more help!
I've contacted the local Flymo agent and they said they will get back to me. The rear vertical air slots are quite large enough to let in chopped blades of grass. The problem is the plastic lattice (much, much finer than the intake slots) stops the grass from exiting via the impeller. Over time, the amount of trapped (dried) grass builds up. This grass (if not removed) will clog off the air supply to the impeller and may also cause the motor to overheat.
@@DADDELIVERS I notified Husqvarna New Zealand of the issue and asked for how to remove accumulated dried grass from inside the orange cowl. They told me they would ask upstairs, but that it would take a while to get a response. That was a week ago. This could take a while. If I don't hear back from them by December, I will contact Husqvarna directly (although they may deflect me back to "my local Husqvarna agent"). We shall see.
I buy one today great tips 👍👍👍👍👍
Hi. Thanks for doing this review. Is the mower still working?
Thanks for asking - and hope this reply isn't too late. No, it literally stopped working a couple of weeks ago. No idea what we did but the blade seemed to jam. I wonder if a stone had got up into the mechanism. We're on with the HoverVac now, and I'm preferring the smaller/lighter models. Hope this helps
@@DADDELIVERS Thanks!
We cant get the bolt off to add the height for the blade
Hi Nikki
So sorry to hear this thanks -- the Flymos now are nearly impossible to budge, I just tried a new one!
I used a squirt of WD40 to try and help and pushed down on the very very end of the lever (nearly slicing my hand).
I also used an older bolt mover which seemed to grip better.
There's a video here with a different model -- ruclips.net/video/wZMdZVy6LIU/видео.html
Hope something here helps and good luck in getting it to turn...
@@DADDELIVERS I think we will have to return it! 2 hours also used wd40 and even a hairdryer to try heat up the bolt can't believe how impossible it is
If you buy something new and it is damaged - *don't use it* - return it as soon as possible (email immediately with photo stating it was already damaged and you are not accepting it because it is faulty) and ask for your money back or one that is not damaged.
Thanks, that is helpful
Thanks and good luck with your gardening!
Have you had to clean out dried grass stuck inside the orange cowling? The instructions have no comment on cleaning out the grass stuck inside.
Man up Get a petrol mower ya Girl, 😂
Haha
See you in the queue at the forecourt
@@DADDELIVERS don’t think so lol
I purchase This & When i Turn it On The Handels Vibrates Badely, & i have to keep Opening the Top Talking the Grass Box Out & Keep Cleaning the Fan part As it Clothes up with Grass , it a {NIGHT- MATE} Does AnyOne know Why This Is {Happening}
Hi Tony - sorry to hear about this
Our flymo with the grass catcher also got clogged up too
With the handles - I'm sure youv'e tried this, but have you tried tightening the knobs on the side as tight as they can go? Good luck and hope this helps
I have just brought one of these, but I find I have to lift it over gravel or concrete, paths, otherwise the bottom scapes along, so now put into a wheelbarrow, to move it!! Bit heavy for me to lift,so if you are a female nearly 80 year old, be warned!!
Thanks for the kind comment Maureen - I appreciate it.
It's probably a bit late now but the Flymo Turbo Lite 250 would probably be better as it's much lighter (paid link)
amzn.to/3KOOQt5
Thanks again
Thank you so much for this video.
I’m looking for something simple for my teenaged son and myself to use and this looks perfect.
Thanks for the very kind message Shana that's great to hear-- we've already lost the knob on the side so make sure yours are on tight!
Looks good for a maintenance mower but the blade assembly doesn't look suitable for long grass.
Hi Jeff - thanks for the kind comment, and great point
could you make youtube on flymo BEMWH551 please . thank you
Hi thanks for the very kind comment, I appreciate it. And thanks for the tipoff - I'll try but can't find anywhere that sells it at the moment :-(
Hey great video I decided to subscribe to you I did reviews on alsorts sometimes they send you free stuff you will get there soon iam sure
Thanks for the very kind message - that's a great idea... fingers crossed!
How much is that mower ?
Hi Susan
Thanks for asking - it's about £120 on Amazon in the UK
And the smaller Simpliglides (300) are cheaper at £100
Hope this helps
I don’t like that cracked deck at all poor quality I think 😂
Thanks - neither do I... but it's still going great.
I didn't know about this model which is a shame and last June 2021 I bought a Flymo Vac 270 from a big store and just managed to assemble it, as I can no longer push my heavy petrol mower around due to health issues. I'm uncertain how to actually use the lock off button and those twin handles and also the instructions do say to walk it in lines across the grass. You didn't seem to be doing that so a bit confused here! I'm 70 and haven't ever used an electric mower before. I'm still to christen mine. My garden is long and narrow around 120 foot long and 15 foot wide, and almost all is lawn, so Im hoping my model 270 will cope nicely and effortlesly with it. Thanks for your great demo video it was eye opening xx
Hi Michelle
Thanks for the kind comment, I appreciate it.
A few months on and this model feels pretty heavy too - there's an even lighter one which would probably be even better for you - the Flymo Turbo Lite
There's a link here (paid link)
amzn.to/3NfhNPJ
The button takes getting used to - I'm sure you've tried this but push down the button with one hand and grip the handles with the other, then you can let the button go and just keep gripping the twin handles.
If you let go, just press the button again and grip the twin handles again...
And I"m not the best expert but life's too short to be mowing in straight lines, so I just move it around the easiest for me!
Hope this helps and good luck with your lawn this summer!
BUY ONE HERE - FLYMO SIMPLYGLIDE 330 - As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
(Amazon UK) amzn.to/3jqXuTk
0:00 Best Flymo mower? FLYMO SIMPLIGLIDE 330 review & unboxing!
0:52 Unboxing Flymo Simpliglide 330 for the review
1:55 How much does a Flymo Simpliglide weigh? How heavy is it?
3:10 Flymo Simpliglide 330 cutting blade and how to assemble
3:48 Flymo Simpliglide 330 assembly instructions how to
6:00 Flymo review: Simpliglide 330, demonstration round the garden
7:44 Can you use a flymo over stepping stones, flagstones, patio, edging, railway sleepers?
8:15 Can you fold down a flymo mower? How to fold down the Flymo Simpliglide 330
9:10 How to adjust cutting height of Flymo mower?
How much?
Hi Susan
Thanks for the kind question - it's currently about £120 on Amazon in the UK
And the smaller Simpliglides (300) are cheaper at around £100
Hope this helps
Did you miss the bit about loosening the blade and fitting the circular waffles pieces in the accessory bag???
Thanks for the kind question Adele - I completely deliberately avoided doing that!
Bizarre coincidence - just shot a video this afternoon all about taking off the blade and fitting the waffles - wish I'd remembered they're called waffles! Thanks again
I love waffles
do not waste money on a collect flymo, they do not collect
Thanks for the kind message Mick - too true!
Hi How do u put the blade on ? many thanks
Hello - and thanks for the kind question:
I made a video all about this! It's here if it helps:
ruclips.net/video/0sEMmZdfPrU/видео.html
Best of luck!
Thank you for doing this great video,so helpful,I don’t do instructions 😵💫
Thanks for the kind message Chris - me too!
Congrats on the Youble tubes algorithm putting you at the 'Top'. Just a question. How the fek does one get the bloomin' blade off to stick those 'Spacers' in? Where do you get any leverage? Just whacking the spanner on the nut and trying to get anything loosening isn't working so well for a *Cough* 'Mature aged' person such as m'self. Love to know how you moight have managed it. Cheers.
Heh. Never mind. Sorted it out a tad. Applied liberal use of "Ya hit it with a hammer!" 🤣
Hi Peebothuhlu - thanks for the very kind message, I had no idea my video comes out on top! Blimey wish I'd had a go at the spacers now! But I know that it would've been worrying about breaking the thing.
@@DADDELIVERS Oh the orange, plastic spanner seems quite tough. A good old whacking time was had first loosening the thing up and then (After much uhmming and ahhing about HOW many psacers to put inder there) banging it all back on again. Much cheers and thanks. Sorting out those plastic push through bolt things was another 'What the...?" moment which you cleared right up.👍
Im 70 and today just added the spare spacers to my flymo vac 270. It took the plastic wrench thing to move the bkade nut in an anti clockwise action, with one hand, whilst holding the fan with the other. So, if I can do it after reading the instructions I'm sure you can too without hitting it with a hammer, as men are stronger than us 5ft nothing old age pensioners! lol 😉 good luck hon xx
Just after buy one that show how good and easty Channel like a great give you heads up own stuff😊
Thanks for the kind message Carol
Thank you for your in-depth review of this machine. I look forward to seeing what else you have on your channel 😊
Thanks for the kind comment!
Thanks for this. I bought one and put the 3 spacers on I had to empty the box every 5 minutes. I can see that it could be used for easy grass cutting with no spacers or box.
I enjoyed your video. I didn't think that they still made these hovering mowers. Cheers!
haha - thanks for the kind comment kevin - really appreciate it
So 1 year on. Maybe an update video ?
That's a great idea - thanks Sparkmeister!
Nice video 😊
Thanks!
Can't get them here in the U.S.
Just bought one and was confused by the instructions on paper so found this video useful.
Used the machine straight after with no problems - good little mower actually with very little mess and easy to empty.
Thanks for the very kind message Ben - really glad this helps - I was confused too!
Our knob on the side of the handle fell off and we couldn't find it
- don't know what happened there but it was a pricey replacement, so hope yours are on tighter than ours!
What on earth does he mean when he says the instructions are 'oblique'? (= Slanting, diverging from vertical).
He?
I will not be subscribing to your really poor video, firstly you should have read the manual, you have miss some parts of the assembly process out, secondly you definitely should not tip your mower on its side and start the mower....even for our benefit.
Thank you for letting me know that this video is not for you.
I don’t understand the irrational fear of having a metal blade underneath,and there certainly isn’t any advantage to having a plastic blade. All lawn mowers since the beginning have had metal blades. Metal is much more durable. It cuts better and holds its keen longer. Plastic cuts worse,wears down quickly and the blades crack and break. The 1964 Toro Flymo has a large metal blade like a normal mower. The air fan is made of nylon and is smaller allowing the blades to cut much better. It says something g about the quality of these new items that the air impeller is cracked right of of the box.
Thank you for your kind comment Suddenly its 1960
You can denigrate the noise the gas mowers make,but these electric models are toys compared to the gas versions. It is not practical for most people to deal with the hassle and shortcomings of being tethered to a power cord,many of us have larger yards or mow in areas where there isn’t ready access to plugs. The electric mowers also don’t have the power the gas ones do and the motors fail after a year or two. I have a 1964 Toro flymo and it’s still working. 2cycle tecumseh motor. It also looks a heck of a lot more futuristic than this modern thing
Thank you for this kind message too Suddenly its 1960
That was just what I needed after buying this flymo from Bunnings in Sydney. Great clear vision - the instructions on paper were very difficult to follow. Would have been good to see how to adjust the spacers on the video, but overall it was brilliant. Many thanks.
Thanks for the very kind comment Ian - I have a video on the spacers!!!
Its probably too late now but its here
ruclips.net/video/0sEMmZdfPrU/видео.html
Good luck with the mower!
Just got the 360 but it doesn't hover very well at all, my old fly was so much better, not sure if it is a defect or just the way it is but it is very disappointing.
If it is not a defect then it needs a much bigger fan, it does work but it is a lead brick.
Also the air intake is too low and keeps blocking, the designer belongs in Gulag for a MONTH.
I really wanted to but British, but this isn't good.
Thanks for the kind message - so sorry to hear this -- and yes you're right, I've had Flymo's before and they were much lighter
Interesting about the air intake, that's a drag to have to keep clearing that
I have a feeling it's not even British as Flymo is now owned by another big company...
Good luck and thanks again
Chopped bits of grass tend to get sucked into the orange cowling through the rear vertical air slots. Once inside the cowling, the grass can't easily escape and so accumulates over time. Is there an easy way to remove the orange cowling for periodic removal of trapped dried grass clippings?
Great question thanks - I've not opened or tried to open it up. Whenever grass builds up on the grille, I've just sometimes brush it off but not gone inside.
Sorry I can't be of more help!
@@DADDELIVERS I am using a bent bit of wire to hook out tufts of dried grass from inside the cowling.
Apart from that, I really like this mower.
I've contacted the local Flymo agent and they said they will get back to me. The rear vertical air slots are quite large enough to let in chopped blades of grass. The problem is the plastic lattice (much, much finer than the intake slots) stops the grass from exiting via the impeller. Over time, the amount of trapped (dried) grass builds up. This grass (if not removed) will clog off the air supply to the impeller and may also cause the motor to overheat.
@@Fleeglebutt That's really great, thanks for the update - fascinated to know what happens next. Thanks again
@@DADDELIVERS I notified Husqvarna New Zealand of the issue and asked for how to remove accumulated dried grass from inside the orange cowl. They told me they would ask upstairs, but that it would take a while to get a response. That was a week ago. This could take a while. If I don't hear back from them by December, I will contact Husqvarna directly (although they may deflect me back to "my local Husqvarna agent"). We shall see.