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Best lawn mowers for stripes

Stripes come from a rear roller pressing the grass flat in alternate directions. These mowers all have rear rollers — from the cheapest electric Bosch to the British-built Hayter premiums.

10 mowers, ranked

01
Honda

HRX 476 VY

Petrol ★ 4.7 (412)

Premium roller petrol with Versamow & Roto-Stop

Used Avg £550 New: £899
02
Bosch

Rotak 36 R

Electric ★ 4.5 (1,854)

Corded mower with rear roller for stripes

Used Avg £85 New: £199
03
Honda

HRX 537 HX

Petrol ★ 4.7 (198)

Premium 53cm Honda — bigger sibling to the HRX 476

Used Avg £720 New: £1,149
04
Cobra

MX46SPB

Petrol ★ 4.4 (845)

Briggs-powered budget self-propelled with rear roller

Used Avg £200 New: £399
05
Cobra

MX534SPC

Petrol ★ 4.5 (288)

53cm Cobra petrol with rear roller — premium walk-behind

Used Avg £300 New: £549
06
Hayter

Harrier 56 AD

Petrol ★ 4.7 (142)

56cm Hayter — the British flagship roller

Used Avg £780 New: £1,299
07
Hayter

Harrier 41 AD

Petrol ★ 4.6 (198)

British-built premium roller — the Land Rover of mowers

Used Avg £450 New: £799
08
Flymo

EasiMow 380R

Electric ★ 4.3 (3,200)

Iconic budget corded with rear roller

Used Avg £40 New: £99
09
Atco

Liner 16S

Petrol ★ 4.5 (288)

Heritage British roller — Marketplace classic

Used Avg £320 New: £729
10
Mountfield

SP485 HW V

Petrol ★ 4.4 (188)

48cm V-Drive SP — Mountfield's flagship walk-behind

Used Avg £340 New: £599

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