Please recommend a reasonably priced, but quality lawn mower?
Question:My dad already has a riding mower and just needs a push lawnmower to clean up around the edges where it's hard to maneveur the riding mower.
Ideally, looking for well designed, well built lawnmower that is reasonably priced (couple hundred dollars?)
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Here is something most people dont know. Most stamped steel lawnmowers are built by the Roper corporation (even if they have a fancy name on them). Grass clippings are very acidic and will cause the average steel mower to rust through within 3 to 5 years even if they are kept in the garage. Now the main difference is the engine. These engine manufacturers produce engines to different mowers specifications and can differ greatly even though they look identical on the outside. One Briggs and Stratten is not the same as the next. Honda makes the best mower engine hands down but can be pricey. Briggs and Stratten is second but due to demands from low budget manufacturers they will vary as well. Tecumseh has historically been the bottom of the heap with minimal adjustments and frequent need for service. Go to Home Depot and get the best steel deck mower in your range. Their version of the John Deer is a good buy. Change the oil every forty hours of operation max! Always clean around the dipstick before checking the oil so nothing falls into the motor. Replace the air filter at the beginning of every season and more if your area is exceptionally dusty.Wash the clippings out from under the deck before you put it away. Never put STP or oil additives in the oil, air cooled engines work different than your car (the oil gets hot enough to fry fish) and this stuff kills. Follow the engine manufacturers guidelines and you will be OK no matter what you buy.
I worked for Toro for five years at the distributor level as a warranty mechanic and although I like Toro, I think Snapper makes the best mower on the planet.
Go figure.
get a craftsman from sears. ive had mine for 3 years it runs great never had any kind of work done on it. and i mow about 3 or 4 lawns a week just make sure you change the oil every once in a while and change the air filter whne it gets dirty
honda,john deere
I haven't had this mower that long but, it seems okay. Its a yard man mower with a honda motor from walmart. It seems okay to me.
A Honda, that's what I've used for years, they're very durable and easy to operate. But will cost more than a couple hundred. Shop around, there are tons of mowers.
Spend the extra money and buy a John Deere. It is worth it to spend the extra money. It will last forever.
If all he needs is a push mower, buy a Wal-Mart special with a Honda engine and it'll last him 20 years. If he wants a self propelled, one with a Honda engine will be top-of-the -line. Snapper makes a quality self propelled mower at a reasonable price.
My Honda mower is now 22 years old. Original motor and I just recently had the self propel mechanism replaced. Honda mowers may cost a lot but they will give you YEARS of trouble-free service.
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