What’s The Difference Between A Petrol Mower And A Rotary Petrol Mower?
A petrol mower is one that is fitted with a petrol engine, it can use several different methods to cut the grass. Alternatives are mains electric – with a long cable, and battery electric.
Rotary mowers are usually the type that has a blade rotating on a vertical shaft. They cut the grass by the speed of the blade and can be used for quite long grass.
The other type is usually called a cylinder mower. This has a horizontal shaft carrying twisted blades that cut in a scissor type action against a stationery blade. This type generally produces a finer finish.
well a standard mower has a vertical shaft motor that spins a blade to cut the grass. I think that a rotary mower is the type that has a rotating drum with twisted blades on the outside of it that then cuts the grass as the twisted blades run past a stationary blade. or it could be the other way around
looks like nothing is different, i looked up both and it sounds like its the same thing just a different name
I think petrol mowers tend to have more power than rotary mowers, but petrol mowers are a good deal noisier than other types of mower.