Hayter Spirit 41 16

The mower itself is probably fine - if a) you can start it, and b) you can make it continue running. Briggs and Stratton 450e 125cc has never started or run the way old B&S engines did. Dealer didn't seem interested, service centre couldn't fix it, just made excuses. Used to run unevenly and erratically, now just won't start and just out of guarantee. Worst machine I have ever had.

I have had Hayter lawnmowers before that lasted and performed well over 20 years. However after buying this one would steer well clear. Problems with the autodrive detaching from the body if you only connect something by one bolt there are going to be problems. Priced for casing that was damaged £160 that was the cue for cutting my losses.

The mower was bought from an independent shop. Three quarters of the way through the first mowing season it conked out after spluttering and sneezing. The supplier told me we were using poor quality fuel, but he'd try to get it going again. All fine until middle of season two, splutter cough, black smoke.....then a sod to start ....then wouldn't start so I wrote in disgust to the manufacturer...they, surprisingly, took it away and had it rebuilt, stating it wasn't set up correctly in the beginning ...

Just four years old, it has now wheezed and coughed again....the starter pulley system is playing up...again...the engine runs poorly..again....

I thought I'd bought into a strong brand and quality product, not this mower...it is now for the scrap heap !

Very poor build quality mower. It is what it feels when you first inspect . Handle is very flimsy and we had to replace within two years. The mechanism to change height failed. The rear wheel has just sheered off - plastic components fixing to axle not up to the job. A shameful product for on a supposedly trusted British name

I HAD A MASPORT MOWER FOR 23 YEARS. IT EVENTUALLY GAVE UP THE GHOST. I REPLACED IT WITH A HAYTER SPIRIT 41. WHAT A MISTAKE! AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE 2 FRONT WHEELS AT A COST TO MYSELF.IT CUTS THE LAWN POORLY. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS HERALDED AS BRITISH MADE. NEVER AGAIN!!!

3 breakdowns in 15 months - there is nothing to recommend on this product. Hayter don't even have the courtesy to reply to e-mails when asked for solutions.

After my 14 year old Lawnflite started to show its age we decided to look at a Hayter. Good name, renowned for quality, carries the "by appointment" logo.

What a mistake. The drive mechanism fell apart inside a month, a wheel fell off, it struggles to collect the cuttings, leaving a trail of uncollected grass. Constantly cuts out and is completely unreliable. The exhaust guard fell off and the whole thing is generally of a poor quality. Our local dealer has been exemplary but Hayter have left a lot to be desired. To be fair they did eventually authorise warranty repairs but only after arguing the case.

I can say with complete confidence this is the worst piece of equipment I've ever bought. It has wrecked the reputation of Hayter as far as I'm concerned and I won't be considering another one ever. I'm also going out of my way to spread the word. Steer clear! This is an expensive pile of junk.

This is the second Hayter we have purchase, we purchased this based on the previous Hayter which lasted for years.

This one is dreadful expensive brand made of cheap components.

This is only just 18 months old, it has had 3 pull strings which start the mower, the rest snapped, the mower has started rusting badly despite it being kept indoors, now the screw thread for collapsing the push arm just spins and wont undo, which meant the nut is spinning inside the plastic screw handle. The only way of getting this part now is with a hacksaw.

If your looking for a petrol mower, dont even consider the halter brand, I would look at a. Honda mower.

I AM SELECTING 1 STAR AS I CANT SELECT ZERO STARS WHICH IS THE TRUE RATING.

It has a small engine and it only suitable for small lawns. It will struggle with long grass and not recommended if there is a lot of moss in the lawn. My Hayter lasted for less than a year. It seemed to be doing the job last year and I was pleased with it, but when cutting the lawn for the first time this year the engine was struggling even though the grass was about one inches high. I took it to a lawn maintenance engineer who informed me the engine had burnt out and it was a write off.

They don't make lawn mowers like they used to. I'm going to buy a manual push mower! A very expensive lesson learned, so be warned.

I had ha a Hayter harrier 19inch lawnmover circa 1970 something with a solid cast aluminium body and variable speed drive...served me well, built like a tank,thought i"d treat myself to brand new model because of the name I went with a Hayter Spirit 41 16.............Big mistake....muffler bolt snapped due being poor quality steel or bad heat treatment.....the auto drive is not up to the job even on two inch long dry grass, I currently rough cut the grass with a 15 year old McCulloch cheapo push motor mower before being able to use the £300 plus Hayter which clogs and stutters..........Stop Press.. the drives just gone completely!.....could be the shear pin ,but I can"t be bothered to even look at.

I ain't"t one bit happy....3 years of lawn mower hell.

KW