Glad to hear it! We're biased, but we think they're pretty good too!

No, it has a Chinese engine and many other Chinese parts. And these are not parts made by Stihl in China, there are off the shelf parts made by Chinese companies.

Thank you for the feedback. We’ll pass this onto our HQ and development team for them to consider. Thanks again, STIHL GB

Hi, thanks for your comment. The RT 5097 Z has a twin cylinder engine, so it has more horsepower than the RT 5097. We would recommend the RT 5097 Z if you have a particularly hilly area to mow or you are regularly cutting longer grass. I hope this helps. Thanks, STIHL GB

@@STIHLGB perfect. Thanks for the reply, 3 acres of grass so the Z model is the way forward.

Hi Kevin, thanks for your comment. You’re correct - there is a safety switch that prevents the machine from running without the grass box fitted. Unfortunately it’s not possible to mulch and discharge from the back, as the mulch plug blocks the grass chute opening. Cutting roughly a 1/3rd of the grass blade when mulching will make the cut grass much less visible on the lawn surface, meaning there’s no need to spray the grass over a wider area. Alternatively, we do have a deflector that can be fitted, which won't spray it but will just leave the cut grass in a line behind the mower. It’s good for meadows or rough grass where you don’t really care what it looks like and you just want it cut as quick as possible! It’s the closest you’ll get to turning it into a side-discharge model. The deflector also presses the safety switch, meaning that you can turn the ignition on etc, and from a safety angle stops anyone reaching down the chute while the blades are turning. I hope that helps, but let me know if you need any further information. Thanks, STIHL GB

You need the defection box also they are around £60

That safety switch was the first think I by-passed in the very first time I us3d the garbage. The collector was filled after 20 metres or so, and it's annoying to constantly empty it.

Hi, thanks for your question. I'm afraid we can't ship STIHL products directly to the US. We only sell our product range within Great Britain. STIHL USA are responsible for the sale of all STIHL products in the US. Thanks, STIHL GB

Hi, thanks for your comment. The RT 4082 mower is 10.95 horsepower at 2700 RPM working speed. Thanks, STIHL GB

@@STIHLGB thanks for the reply. I see a lot of advertising across all brands where they say 2 different horse power figures in the same advert.

@@DamageItYourselfsome manufacturers do show the peak hp as well as the hp at the working speed the machine operates, for example at 2700 RPM for the RT 4082. We show the hp at the working speed of the machine as this is what you actually get from the machine. It's probably also worth mentioning that other European countries sometimes use a slight different measure of horsepower. Thanks, STIHL GB

Hi Henry, thanks for your comment. Most of our ride-ons can be fitted either with a deflector, so that you can cut and drop the grass cuttings (the deflector stops the cuttings from flying all over the place!) or can also be fitted with a mulching kit, so that you can mulch the grass instead. You can find the details of all of the accessories here: www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Products/STIHL-Ride-on-Lawn-Mowers/0112269/Ride-on-Mower-Accessories.aspx But let us know if you have any queries relating to a specific model of ride-on mower. Thanks, STIHL GB

@@STIHLGB awesome thanks a lot just ordered a deflector for my 509 love it

@@henryr8524 you're welcome!

Hi Philip, thanks for your comment. At 53 seconds in, Lee explains that the cutting width is 110cm. Thanks, STIHL GB

How does this goes upptill think of 4097,and what Power hp, has that motor got? Thaks 4 answer