Review of lawn mowers and trimmers "Zubr"

The lawn mower is a must for bespoke mowers. And for a simple summer resident or a villager, mowing the lawn near the house or in the yard with comfort, without spending half a day on it, but working quickly and intermittently, is a common thing.

Mechanical scythe - a motor with a drive, on the head of which a cleaver knife is fixed, consisting of two or three blades with cutting edges. As a drive, both a belt and a gear (gear) mechanism are used. Sometimes there are lawn mowers in which the knife is mounted directly on the motor shaft using an adapter, without a transmission mechanism. The advantage of such an execution of electric or petrol cutters is the ability to develop high speeds at maximum engine power. The disadvantage is that the motor bearings are not protected from loosening and wear during constant vibration and shock when the mower is not working very carefully.

The moto- or electric scythe is "passable" in places where weeds with thick stems grow, which a person is not able to uproot, and the grass stand itself is thick and tall. Even a bush is removed with a mechanical scythe - for example, a brushcutter with a capacity of 7-16 horsepower will easily cut it off.

At the trimmer, the knives are replaced by a drum with line or cord. The purpose of the trimmer is to remove grass near trees, a fence, where the brushcutter would damage thin structures like the mesh in the fence, or cause deep cuts to the trees. There are often cases when cultural plantings were accidentally cut off: an inexperienced summer resident who had just bought a brushcutter came too close with a working mower to a young tree, rose bush or grapevine. The trimmer helps to avoid such cases: the fishing line cuts out the grass at high speeds, its strength is enough to cut off the grass stems with directed blows, while sparing the bushes and trees that are nearby. It is better to have both a braid and a trimmer on the farm.

Like other suppliers, Zubr lawn mowers are available in two types of engines, either petrol or electricity. By the type of cutter - knives or fishing line (or cord) - the range of devices from this manufacturer includes mechanical braids and trimmers.

The starter for gas mowers is mostly manual, it is started by successive jerks of a special cord. The gasoline unit requires regular refueling with gasoline and oil. Modern four-stroke lawn mower engines are gradually replacing uneconomical and environmentally unfriendly two-stroke engines - they do not burn out the fuel to the end and require oil to be mixed into gasoline even before refueling.

• ZGKB-460ST (3.3 kW / 4.2 hp). Engine with a volume of 135 cm³. 60 l grass collector. Stroke width - 46 cm. Mowing height - 2.5 - 7.5 cm, 10 positions. Weight - 33 kg. Designed for mowing 10 acres at a time. Gasoline is poured in an amount of 1.2 liters. Moves on four wheels. A disc coulter and a replacement grass catcher are supplied with the device.

• ZGKB-510 (3.3 kW / 4.2 hp). Gas cutter with side discharge of cut grass.Designed for mowing 8 acres at a time. There is engine overload protection, which makes it possible to save the knife if it accidentally hits debris, stones and pieces of wood. The device weighs 2.6 kg. The rest of the characteristics do not differ from the 460 ST model.

• ZGKB-510ST (4.3 kW / 5.4 hp). The volume of the engine is 173 cm³. The cut and chopped grass is discharged from the side into a 65 liter grass catcher. Designed for mowing 10 acres of territory in one session. 2 liters of gasoline are poured into the tank. Weight - 37 kg, disc cutter included.

• GKB-400 (2.9 kW / 4 hp). The volume of the motor is 141 cubic meters. cm3. The motor accelerates to 3000 rpm. Mowing width - 46 cm. Grass collector for 50 liters. Mowing height - 2.5… 7.5 cm, 5 positions. The tank will hold 800 ml of gasoline. Weight - 26.6 kg. Funnel and clamp included.

• ZGKB-510 3.3kW - a petrol mower with an engine volume of 135 cm³, the engine accelerates to 2800 rpm. The width of the bevel is 51 cm, the height of the grass remaining after mowing is 2.5 - 7 cm. It weighs 26 kg.

"Z" - "Zubr", previously the manufacturer did not always put this letter in the marking of their devices. GKB - gasoline lawn mower. This is followed by an alphanumeric model marker. Engine power is indicated in horsepower, but some manufacturers convert it to watts. 1 l. with. equal to 746 watts. Self-propelled models differ from conventional rolling ones in that part of the energy generated by the engine is spent on independent movement of the mower - the user does not need to push it forward or backward.

When choosing a petrol cutter, pay attention to the engine power, width and level of mowing, the volume of the fuel and oil tanks, the diameter and patency of the wheels, as well as the area that it is capable of mowing at a time.

• KRB-250 - benzotrimmer for 1 liter. sec., 7000 rpm, engine volume - 25 cm³. One filling - 800 ml of gasoline. Cuts the grass with both a fishing line and a knife. Dismountable bar, P-shaped handle. Vibration protection. Mowing with a knife - 25.5 cm wide. The fishing line mows 44 cm. There is a primer, the weight of the device is 7.8 kg. The motor is located on top.

• TB-250 is able to develop revolutions up to 8500 per minute, works with a line no thicker than 2 mm. D-shaped handle. Flexible drive shaft, primer, weight of the whole product - 5.3 kg. One of the lightest models. The rest of the parameters are the same as the previous trimmer.

When choosing a trimmer, pay attention to its weight, fuel consumption, gas tank capacity, engine speed, width and level of grass mowing and the thickness of the line with which it is able to work.

• BISON ZGKE-32-1000 - electric mower with 1 kW motor. The special knife creates an upward flow of air, which facilitates easy collection of grass in the grass catcher. Mowing height - 2 - 6 cm. Lightweight wheels allow you to move faster. Control buttons on the handle. Protection against accidental start. It processes a strip of 32 cm. Equipped with a 25 liter grass catcher. Weight - 14 kg.

• ZGKE-34-1100 - rotary electric mower for 1100 W with a mowing width of 34 cm, a mowing height of 2-7 cm, a grass collector for 25 liters. Weight - 13.1 kg.

• ZGKE-38-1400 - rotary electric mower for 1400 W, width of grass cut - 38 cm, leaves grass 2-7 cm high. 17.3 kg of weight. 35 l grass collector.

• ZGKE-43-1600 - a rotary electric mower for 1600 W. Cuts grass in a row 42 cm wide, at a height of 2-7 cm. Equipped with the function of mulching (chopping) the grass, which allows you to cut 3 times more grass in one bag filling. 45 l grass collector.

GKE - electric lawn mower. It is easy to identify the type of motor by the marking. Power (consumed) is indicated in watts. When choosing an electric mower, check the motor power, width and level of mowing.

In general, consumers are satisfied with these lines of garden equipment, they show themselves well in their work. They mark a long service life, an affordable price. The advantages include the fact that, if necessary, you can always find spare parts, which is not always possible when using imported lawn mowers.

Owner reviews indicate that there are minor disadvantages in some models. For example, the grass catcher is too small or it spreads the grass unnecessarily.

For an overview of the ZUBR GKB-400P gasoline lawn mower, see the video below.