New Lawnmower Suggestions?
 

Hey,

I'm in the market for a new lawnmower, I'm edging on the side of a 4 stroke gas powered rather then an electric as I have read a lot of reviews on the mowers in my price range don't do a very good job.

Price range is around the 300$ range, my yard isn't huge by all means maybe 1000sq/ft if I had to pull a number off the top of my head.

I have been mowing with just as Scotts 20'' push mower and I could throw that P.O.S down a mountain into a River never to be found again. I'm sure this mower would be okay if you mowed your lawn once a week or more but cutting more then a few inches is impossible and not worth the effort.

Anyways I'm reaching out to all of you guys that haven't taught their grass to cut itself.



PS. I don't have children so that's out of the question haha.

Our yard is about 7000sq feet, and we pay to have it done as I got tired of fighting with wet leaves :twised: 50+ bags/year just from raking, nevermind mowing
Anyway ...

I ended up with a crappy Black and Decker 4HP electric when we bought a home
I had to lug around a very expensive extension cord, and the mower couldn't handle tall or wet grass, or thick piles of leaves
It sits in storage unused for years

I had a 3.5HP Briggs and Stratton and it handled things much better, but couldn't handle large dumps of leaves very well after a big wind, and was a huge chore if it was wet. But, it got the job done
And this is with a new blade, not used or hand sharpened

I'd say go gas and the bigger the better if you don't want to fight with it
A 4.5HP would be ideal, but I see many are rated in CCs now, not HP
And if you get a larger blade, say 21", then a bigger motor is a must or it will struggle

We just got the ryobi cordless 40v. I like not having to futz with gas, or dragging a cord and getting myself tangled up in trees. :)

I've been using a craftsman 24v cordless for 3 years now. My yard is around 3000sqf and I can usually cut the lawn 3 time before charging. If the grass gets long I have to only cut half the width of the mower or the bag discharge gets clogged and it slows down.
The only bad is the charger is not a maintainer so in the winter you have to charge it every couple of months to keep the battery good. And should bring it in the house if your garage is not heated. (got to buy it on sale like all sears items)

All I can add is to say that if you buy a gas mower make sure you empty the tank and run the engine dry at the end of the season or the fuel will freeze (unless you are lucky enough to store it in a garage). Screwed mine up over the first winter and now I have to tinker with it for hours every year to get it working. :laluot_14:

I use a 6.5 Briggs. 21" mower. Self propelled. Though I find the self propell a little fast in taller grass. But nice to have one hand free for beer.

If you do end up with self prop. Go with fwd. neibor has rwd and its terrible.

I used to use Motomaster Fuel Stabilizer in my mower, and still do in my pressure washer and our Collector Camaro
I never had any freezing fuel issues down to -11C with the small engines in the shed. Camaro is in a heated garage, of course
Could be different in colder weather

Add the recommended amount and fill the tank full, run the engine a few minutes so it's all through the system, store for winter

What u got for a camaro

I have a Craftsman and its run flawlessly for the last ten years. Self propelled as well.

Car Thread post #125 :mrgreen:

flood the backyard with saltwater and get bunch of lawnmower blennys , job done. If that's not possible get a Honda 4.5 horse of more , ive got my parents , the same one they bought new 13 years ago for me to push around there yard never misses a beat and a 1 pull start every time .

Agree that a mower with a Honda motor is a good choice.

John Deere

B&s motors are bullet proof and there's enough cup holders for 2 beer

Nvm from the sounds of it you're not looking for a ride on lol

Get a goat, it's an all in one yard machine, eats the grass, prunes the gardens, fertilizes the lawn and keeps the neighbors dogs out of the yard.

And you never have to fill it with gas

However it makes its own gas and puts even cows to shame

Thanks for the input everyone,

I don't think I could pull off a riding lawnmower Spit haha, The one mike posted would be more my budget but If it's propelled by my Mud, Sweat and Tears I'll pass.

I have a few in mind and I'm sure they'll be the trick, I do have a garage so the over winter is and won't be a problem!

I picked up a Toro Self propelled. Glad I did with a well over 5000 sq ft back yard!!