I've had a Flymo Turbo Compact 300 for eight years. At the end of last summer I clipped a brick in the garden when mowing. There was a crunch and the machine cut out.
I turned the mower upside down and checked if I could see any bits of the now broken brick stuck in it but there was nothing visible. I then tried to start up the machine up again and there was a screeching sound. It sounded similar to the sound you get momentarily when starting the machine before the blade begins to spin in normal operation. However, now the machine just continued to make the noise at a higher pitch and the blade never started.
Since it was the last mow of the summer I thought I'd put it away and deal with it in next year. Now it's become time to start cutting the lawn again so a couple of days ago I took the blade and impeller off and had a look. There was indeed a small piece of brick stuck against the impeller. I took it out, put the parts back on and tried the machine again. I just got the same results as before though, the screeching sound and no blade movement.
I took the machine apart, this time taking the motor and base plate/pully assy out and had a look. I don't know anything about electronics but from what I could see there is nothing mechanically wrong with any of it.
The grass is getting a bit long now so I want to do something in the next few days. Unless it's a simple fix/part replacement I can do myself I'll probably just replace the machine. I don't see the point in getting someone to work on it since I can get a slightly improved, more recent version for about £40/50 (graded stock) and paying someone can't be much less than that
I know from checking out some reviews on Amazon/Dooyoo and previous posts on this forum that people seem to dislike Flymo's. Please don't tell me to get a petrol mower as I really don't want to spend more money than necessary and I need something light and fairly compact as the machine is stored in the house.
Does anyone have any ideas what the problem is and what I can do to solve it?
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.