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The Q Garden QG38-1600 corded lawn mower comes with a rear roller intended to give your lawn a striped finish. But will it produce the effect you’re after? Read our full review to find out how well this corded lawn mower cuts the grass.
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What's included?
- What is it?
- How well does it cut and collect different types of grass?
- How easy is it to use and store?
- Is there anything else I should know?
- Should I buy it?
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| Grass cutting ability | |
|---|---|
| Grass collection | |
| Ease of use |
- Jul 2023First reviewed by Which?
- Apr 2021Released
What is it?
A corded mower from Q Garden that’s designed for small gardens. It has a 38cm cutting width and five cutting-height settings between 20 and 70mm.
It has a 40-litre grass-catcher bag, but we found that it could only fill up to 50% before needing emptying. The mower weighs 12kg, and its power cord is 10 metres long.
Its handles are adjustable and can be set from 85cm to 100cm depending on your height. It also has a rear roller, which is designed to give your lawn some aesthetically pleasing stripes as you mow.
Should I buy it?
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The overall Which? test score is made up of the following star ratings, all determined by our rigorous lab tests.
Grass cutting ability
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Standard grass | |
| Long grass | |
| Rough grass | |
| Wet grass |
How we test grass cutting ability
We test each mower's ability to cope with cutting standard, long grass, rough grass, and wet grass lawns, judging how tidily it cuts the grass and what it's like to use it in different conditions.
Handling difficult terrain
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Uneven ground | |
| Sloping ground | |
| Along lawn edges | |
| Close to walls |
How we test handling difficult terrain
Not all gardens are flat and obstacle free, so we test how the mower handles uneven ground, slopes, lawn edges, and how close to wall edges you can cut.
Grass collection
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Filling the grass collector to capacity | |
| Ease of using the grass collector |
How we test grass collection
We assess how full the grass collector becomes before it needs to be emptied and how often we have to empty it to complete our cutting tests. We also assess how easy it is to remove, carry, empty and replace the grass collector.
Ease of use
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Adjusting the cutting height | |
| Mowing around obstacles | |
| Storing the mower |
How we test ease of use
We test how easy it is to manouvre the mower, carry and empty the grass collector, clean and store away the mower, adjust the handles and cutting height, and the comfort of the handles, controls and operating position.
Quietness
How we test quietness
We monitor the noise levels when the mower is in use and give it a rating based on how quietly it runs.
Energy efficiency
How we test energy efficiency
We find out how much of an impact mowers will have on your bills by measuring how much electricity or fuel they use when mowing our test lawns.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Power | Electric |
| Lawn size suitable for | Medium lawn |
| Weight | 12kg |
| Height | 34cm |
| Width | 44cm |
| Depth | 70cm |
| Cable length | 10 m |
| Cutting width | 38cm |
| Cutting height minimum | 20 |
| Cutting height maximum | 70 |
| Number of cutting height settings | 5 |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Roller | Yes |
| Propelled | No |
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