My first experience of a manual lawn mower was in 1968 when I bought a Qualcast Super Panther with a large roller at the back. This type of lawn mower was ideal for me as I had lots of grass to cut and no electric cable to bother about. Also this type of lawn mower was low maintenance (self-sharpening plus oil points).

I had many trouble-free years of use from this lawn mower, eventually donating it to a neighbour when I moved house 10 years ago. Due to only having a smallish amount of grass at my new house I bought an electric lawn mower which I did not particularly like, however, it did the job, and Qualcast no longer made a manual mower with a large rear roller.

In the spring of 2012 I was made aware of a manual lawn mower with a large rear roller and a 12" cylindrical cutter blade, this lawn mower was called "The Handy Tribute". This mower had every attribute of a Qualcast Super Panther, but was lighter in weight making it easier for a 70 year old to push.

A weakness of the Qualcast Super Panther was the weld on the handle. The Manufacturer of "The Handy Tribute" has taken this into consideration and included a spare section of handle just in case of an "accident" with the handle.

Full marks for "The Handy Tribute" in this class of lawn mower which has given me everything I had from my Qualcast Super Panther plus more. Well done "The Handy Tribute".

Ron Pearson, Torksey, Lincs