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Fuxtec FX-RM5196 review

A 196 cm³ rear-wheel-drive machine at 51 cm, with a 60-litre box and a central height range — the most completely specified listing in this family.

The bottom line The listing that answers the most questions: 51 cm, 196 cm³, 6 PS, rear-wheel drive, 60 L, 25–75 mm central adjustment, four functions, and a stated warranty split between the machine and its wear parts. Only the weight and the sound power level are absent, and the second of those is absent from all seven.

What the maker prints on its own page

A four-stroke petrol mower with a 196 cm³ engine rated 6 PS and a 51 cm cutting width. The deck offers four functions — mowing, collecting, mulching and side discharge — and feeds a 60-litre grass box. Drive is to the rear wheels. The cutting height is adjusted centrally between 25 and 75 mm.

The maker states a three-year warranty on the product and one year on wear parts, with the conditions in the product documents on its page.

Why this listing reads better than its neighbours

Because every question a buyer asks is answered in it. Width, displacement, power, drive, catcher volume and height range are all there, in units, in the feature list rather than in the title.

That is not a claim about the machine. It is a claim about the listing, and on this shelf the two are frequently confused: a well-described machine is easier to compare, not necessarily better.

The one figure that changes the job

51 cm. That is a wide deck for a walk-behind machine, and it is why the drive is there rather than optional. A machine of this width without driven wheels would be hard work on anything but a flat lawn.

It is also the figure to check against your gate and your shed before ordering.

What is not stated

The weight, which at this width and with a steel-bodied engine will be substantial. And the guaranteed sound power level, absent here as it is from the whole family.

Availability

From 265 € to 344 €, that being the spread across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores on the day of the survey.

Listed and unsold: the British Amazon catalogue holds the reference with nobody behind it.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store at all; the buy button there runs a search rather than opening an empty page.

Taken from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and prices move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 26 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The declared figures, and the point they stop at

Strengths

  • The most complete specification in the family — width, displacement, drive, catcher and height range all stated
  • Rear-wheel drive, which holds better on a slope than front drive
  • The warranty terms are split between the machine and wear parts rather than quoted as one number

Compromises

  • No weight published, on a 51 cm machine that will be heavy
  • No guaranteed sound power level, as with the rest of the family
  • Direct-sold, with no spare blade or catcher on this site’s parts shelves

Specifications

Cutting width51 cm, as stated
EngineFour-stroke, 6 PS as stated
Displacement196 cm³, as stated
Cutting heights25–75 mm, central adjustment
Catcher volume60 L, as stated
DriveRear-wheel drive, as stated
Functions4-in-1: mow, collect, mulch, side discharge
Guaranteed noiseNot published
WeightNot published
Amazon referenceB07BB26NLP (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN4260449127942

What this machine usually gets asked

Why does rear-wheel drive matter?

It holds better on a slope and on wet grass, because the weight of the machine and the catcher sits over the driven axle. Front drive is easier to turn at the end of a pass, since lifting the handle disengages it. Neither is a tested characteristic and both are stated by makers rather than measured.

Is 51 cm too wide for a normal garden?

It is at the wide end of what a push-assisted domestic machine offers. On open ground it is faster; in a garden with beds, a path and a corner it turns in a wider arc and leaves more edge for the shears. Storage is the other constraint people meet after delivery.

What does the 4-in-1 count mean?

It counts discharge options: mow and collect, mulch, and side discharge. It describes what the deck can be configured to do and says nothing about how well it does any of them — the word mulching has no definition behind it, and it has its own page here.

Who this one is for

A large lawn where the width is wanted and the specification needs to be readable before buying

Guides that feature it

Price and availability

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 26, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.

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