Originally Posted by
narabdela
Those early Flymos were brilliant. Dead simple and easy to maintain. Much better than the present models.
True. The last one I had was a rattly lump that was a real effort to use because it barely hovered.
On the other hand, when I was young, my father had one - it was so old, it was before they made them all orange - it was dark blue. It hovered so perfectly you could hold the handle between forefinger and thumb and guide it where you wanted it to go. It also didn’t have the ‘dead mans handle’ power switch of the current models, just a chunky on/off rocker, so it was easier on your hands and you could accidentally mow your feet if the urge took you.
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