Nice mowers and great video! Gonna have to live through you using them at those prices.

 

Making this the official Allett mower topic. I added a link to it in the sticky. :thumbup:

 

I enjoyed your video, well done.
I'm trying to decide on which mower to buy to take things a step further than what
my Caltrimmer is capable of. The Allett C20 is currently at the top of that list.
@wardconnor How would you compare the C24 you tried against
GM1000 as far as maneuverability is concerned? My lawn is 2000 sq. ft. and has a few tight curves and I'm close to the shrubs in the flowerbeds when I make my turns.
Thanks

 

My big test for what a mower is worth is hardness of bedknife and reel. Are those as soft as a McLane reel and bedknife? Or are they as tempered as a Toro reel and bedknife? Toro blades cause files to slide. Softer blades are grabbed by files.

 

I enjoyed your video, well done.
I'm trying to decide on which mower to buy to take things a step further than what
my Caltrimmer is capable of. The Allett C20 is currently at the top of that list.
@wardconnor How would you compare the C24 you tried against
GM1000 as far as maneuverability is concerned? My lawn is 2000 sq. ft. and has a few tight curves and I'm close to the shrubs in the flowerbeds when I make my turns.
Thanks

Fantastic maneuverability. Great machine. Compared to my Toro? About the same.

 

Is this list or net pricing?

 

Here in the States, the Infinicut from Cub Cadet is in the same vein as the Allet. Great build and quality plus the cassette system makes the unit incredibly versatile.

https://www.cubcadetturf.com/infinicut/

http://www.advancedtt.com/

 

I like that the replacement batteries for this unit can be purchased just about anywhere!

https://youtu.be/wMJ8qakC8KE

 

Picked up the Kennsington 17K that came with an additional scarifier from Ebay, I plan on buying the verticutter attachment soon and starting my own lawn journal to document my progress. The Allett's are very simplistic in design, not a lot of moving parts and being able to change out the cassettes easily is a huge advantage.

 

I was just wondering if there is an online store in the US for these and / or a retailer that can ship. On the Allett site it says there are a few retailers but all close to a 1000miles from me. Thanks!

 

I was just wondering if there is an online store in the US for these and / or a retailer that can ship. On the Allett site it says there are a few retailers but all close to a 1000miles from me. Thanks!

+1 can't find any online been trying to decide on this or an Electra I'm heavily leaning towards this one just wish their was more info online

 

I was just wondering if there is an online store in the US for these and / or a retailer that can ship. On the Allett site it says there are a few retailers but all close to a 1000miles from me. Thanks!

+1 can't find any online been trying to decide on this or an Electra I'm heavily leaning towards this one just wish their was more info online

The Allett's are really nice. We have a dealer right in Mass too. Sports Turf Specialities in Wrentham.

 

Hi Folks,

James From Allett Canada here. I won't ship to the USA, but if there are any Canadians looking I am bringing Kensington's in for Spring 2021.

Cheers,

 

Anyone know where to get replacement parts at? I went spent some time last fall trying to get some pullies and gears I need to fix my mower but called it off when I struck out. Horizon is dropped Allett as a supplier and I haven't been able to reach Roland Hall.

 

@ALLETTMOWERS see above.

 

As soon as I posted this Roland called me. I'm good now! Thanks

 

Im in! I just ordered the same mower @JayGo has. Can't wait to use it. I'll keep the liberty for brushing, dethatching and verticutting.

 

Love my Kensington 20H here!

 

Im in! I just ordered the same mower @JayGo has. Can't wait to use it. I'll keep the liberty for brushing, dethatching and verticutting.

👍🏼

 

Any Liberty 43 owners having any severe grinding noises with their machines?

I think i've narrowed it down to either the greenworks motor itself, or where it interfaces with the top drive belt/ pulley.

I removed the top cover that protects the driveshaft/ top drive belt and found that 2 of the 3 bolts that go into the side plate near the motor were missing. Well, 1 of them is missing, the other was just rolling around underneath the cover.

At this point (without digging too much further yet) my assumption is that these 2 bolts backed out and allowed some sort of play and allowed the sprocket inside the motor to weaken.

I have tried reaching out to Allett-USA via phone, email and instagram with no luck yet. I am in a hurry to get in touch because i am very close to my mower being out of its 1st year warranty.

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything like what im describing. It sounds like eventually something is going to permanently let go if i continue to use it.

See photos below. Only 1 of these screws was in its respective location. 1 is completely gone (the 3rd underneath the belt) and i found 1 of them rolling around under the cover and put it back.

 

Did Allett ever get back to you on your issue?

I submitted a support ticket a couple days ago about another issue. My Liberty 43 just stops after a couple seconds. Its not overheating, cylinder isn't too tight, and the its not the battery. I'm patiently waiting for a response, but thought I'd see if anyone has any thoughts. I just got the mower, and nothing seems out of place when i take the side panel off.

 

Did Allett ever get back to you on your issue?

I submitted a support ticket a couple days ago about another issue. My Liberty 43 just stops after a couple seconds. Its not overheating, cylinder isn't too tight, and the its not the battery. I'm patiently waiting for a response, but thought I'd see if anyone has any thoughts. I just got the mower, and nothing seems out of place when i take the side panel off.

I have had ZERO luck with online support. They simply do not respond. It's like a fake form or something, lol. I would contact your local rep.

 

Did Allett ever get back to you on your issue?

I submitted a support ticket a couple days ago about another issue. My Liberty 43 just stops after a couple seconds. Its not overheating, cylinder isn't too tight, and the its not the battery. I'm patiently waiting for a response, but thought I'd see if anyone has any thoughts. I just got the mower, and nothing seems out of place when i take the side panel off.

Yes Call Chrissy @ 912-414-1129 . She helped me out and sent me some new belts and that fixed my grinding issue.

 

Just circling back on this - I did in fact call support and got a hold of Chrissy! Maybe she's a one-woman support team there? She was initially super responsive and asked me to take videos of everything.

At the end of our communication, she was going to submit my info for a warranty submission for a new part. BUT - she never got around to doing it and never responded to my follow up.

But - while waiting, one thing I did try was to replace the battery. I don't have any other tools that take that kind of battery so I couldn't try it on a different machine. And it was brand new, so I really didn't have high hopes, but that was totally the problem. So in the end, I didn't get help from Allett directly, but I did get to back to using my Liberty 43 after dropping $100 on a new battery.

 

I think I'm like a lot of people on here. I was looking at a swardman but it seems like there are a lot of issues reading about those. I am looking for a reel mower but I don't want to be a mechanic. I don't mind doing maintenance but I don't want a mower I'm working on all the time. I'm not overly impressed with the cartridge system but having a dethather not attached by a cord would be great. I was looking at a tru cut but I think I want to have rollers on both the front and the back. Should I just get a good used toro greens mower or a new tru cut/Allett. My concerns are the reliability and easy of getting it working and fixed. I just think a greens mower is over kill for what I need.