Qualcast Elan 32

After having two Qualcast Concordes over 20 odd years with no problems this

is rubbish. It only has two wheels at the front, the rear frame encases the small rear roller which makes it difficult to push.

The worst feature by far is the mesh grassbox. Grass is cut and thrust forward, 70% into the small box but 30% thrown up the air !!

I will be taking the poorly made product back to the supplier tomorrow.

Do not buy !

I got this mower for my loan. So far I am really satisfied.

I have a small front garden with some lawn and needed a little electric mower. I purchased a Qualcast Elan 32 a while back and it has proved perfectly satisfactory. Cuts the grass OK and collects the clippings. Never broken down. For people with a larger garden they may require something better but I have no complaints at all.

Maybe my experience with this will improve as I get used to it.

But it started off badly because the assembly instructions, printed on a scrap of paper, are pathetic. And wrong. There are screws supplied to atttach the cable tidy, but no way of screwing them into the two halves of the bit of plastic. I was in a seriously bad mood by the time I'd got it working. Everything feels crudely made. I just hope it's because it's tough.

The cable. 15m sounds a lot, but they may as well give you a metre because most people are still going to need an extension.

There's an 'easy height adjuster' on the side of the mower. Except that it isn't, because once again, it's very crude and stiff.

The motor's nice and quiet, I'll give it that, and I guess it cuts well enough.

I didn't manage to get any stripes on my lawn and I suspect that you can't have your cake and eat it: it's a very lightweight mower. That roller probably doesn't press hard enough because of that.

Oh and when you detach the grass box, half the grass falls out.

I wish I'd bought a hover mower.

The Qualcast Elan 32 mower is the worst i have ever used, i could cut the grass quicker with a pair of scissors! dont buy one EVER - no stars on either of the above.

Had Flymo for 8 years before motor gave up; wanted a light mower that would leave stripes; thought Qualcast would be OK - but very disappointed: took ages to construct the collection box and then found that it only collects the grass if blades kept low - not practical with my rough and often damp lawn, so need to rake grass cuttings that have been spewed out!Somehow don't get the impression that this mower is going to last long - wish I had read reviews before purchase!

Purchased a Qualcast Elan 32 at the beginning of the season, have had qualcast mowers in the past but this is the worst mower ever made. It does not cut, it drops grass all over the lawn, it hasn't got the power to mow the grass if you have to miss a week. I will never buy another qualcast again I have been mowing for 30 years and owned 5 qualcasts but no more.

I think this Qualcast Elan 32 mower is not as good as it seems to be. It is quite weak and does not provide a 'clean cut'. My neighbour has an old Qualcast cylinder model, and judging by the finish her rusty one gives, her lawn looks alot better than mine and this is by using a blunt one! It is good to know I still have the good old flymo hoverlite in my shed!

P.S My Elan 32 looks alot different than this design. I bought it in 2003. But they say this one was released that same year?!

The Qualcast Elan 32 is absolutely useless

worst mower I have ever owned and I've been cutting grass for fifty years. The cutter bar was bent from new and I could not adjust the blades properly. Very awkward to assemble the grass box due to poor flimsey plastic. Cable not long enough to cut a lawn without using an extension lead..

not the quality that qualcast used to be I'll never buy another one