OT - Lawnmower Recommendation
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get a couple of these - your neighbors will think you are a genius
Saves on the cost of fertilizer too.
OK, so we took care of this guy on what lawn mower buy cutting .36 of an acre.
I am pushing a 22 Crafstman on a full acre. The mower is an animal. But I am due for a rider. I have a craftsman snow blower that is just ok. Looking for a high quality tank of a rider.
They don't make Wheel Horse's anymore which were tougher than nails.
What do I buy? Also, I want a bagger to suck up leaves in the fall and dump it the back. Do I just use a grass bagger for leaves or should I buy one of these? So two questions here.
Thanks for the help.
I am pushing a 22 Crafstman on a full acre. The mower is an animal. But I am due for a rider. I have a craftsman snow blower that is just ok. Looking for a high quality tank of a rider.
They don't make Wheel Horse's anymore which were tougher than nails.
What do I buy? Also, I want a bagger to suck up leaves in the fall and dump it the back. Do I just use a grass bagger for leaves or should I buy one of these? So two questions here.
Thanks for the help.
Don't bag your leaves mulch them int the lawn have not raked in 5 + yearsOK, so we took care of this guy on what lawn mower buy cutting .36 of an acre.
I am pushing a 22 Crafstman on a full acre. The mower is an animal. But I am due for a rider. I have a craftsman snow blower that is just ok. Looking for a high quality tank of a rider.
They don't make Wheel Horse's anymore which were tougher than nails.
What do I buy? Also, I want a bagger to suck up leaves in the fall and dump it the back. Do I just use a grass bagger for leaves or should I buy one of these? So two questions here.
Thanks for the help.
That works fine as long as you do not have tons of leaves. Could never mulch the amount of leaves that falls onto our back yard.
I am in your typical New England town (Wayalnd). Massive maples and oaks all over. No way I could grind them up enough. No way.
The model numbers are the exact same numbers as the ones sold at Honda dealers for $100 more, & the exact same numbers that Consumer Reports rated.
Bought a Husqvarna self propelled at Lowes several years ago. VERY DISSAPPOINTED. Had to repair front wheel assembly twice--once under warranty and once for $100+. Not sure how many 'impediments' in mowing (trees, swings, pools, tables, etc), but if you have to mow around a lot of stuff, I would suggest a 360 degree self propelled.
Don't like Hursvarna products. Bought their leaf blower/vaccuum. Most idiotic setup was the fuel line and filter that draws the gas to the carburetor was too long, and when the tank was less than 3/4 full of gas, the engine would cut out. I had to take apart the carburetor/gas tank assembly and shorten the fuel line. It works now, but what a stupid thing to do them.
Sorry to hear. My Hursvarna chain saw is an animal. Starts on the first pull even after sitting for a year.
Ha ha. Yep, that's the way it works.
I didn't mention that that my current mower, which I bought to replace the aforementioned one, is a self-propelled Toro, was between $400 and $500 I think. Had done some research before buying and it was well-reviewed, highly rated and had the features I thought I wanted.
It worked as advertised for two years, I and my kid did all the good maintenance stuff we're supposed to do. But early in the third season, just out of warranty, it stopped moving. Would still start okay, the blade would still spin, but the drive motor or something had seized up and the wheels wouldn't turn.
Took it to a shop and they said some thing or the other was broken and they could fix it for like $120 or $140, I forget exactly how much. So I asked what it would cost to just disengage the self-propelling feature; turn it into a manually propelled mower. That was covered by the diagnostic fee already - so basically it was free. So that's what is what I did.
Basically, it's a tale of how we don't ALWAYS get what what we pay for. I was going to reply to this thread with this second story except I'm not sure how valuable such anecdotal stories are - I'd still recommend going to Consumer Reports, and Amazon, and other places and finding out how thousands of reviewers fared.
I have a 1995 Lawn Boy. Changed the spark plug once, new throttle cable, and self propel cable which all three ran me about $30. Never use fuel stabilizer ect. The thing starts right up in the spring. It will billow smoke for a few minutes as it burns off all the oil but runs like a charm.Are they the ones with off set front wheel and the chute on the side that goes up?
A BEAST!
Look at the DR leaf vacuums. I have one that shreds the leaves and catches them in a large container I pull behind with a JD lawn tractor. The model with the Subaru engine is better than the B&S, in my view. Having said that I generally try to just mulch them as another poster suggested--free organic matter. I know a guy in the Hudson Valley with 1.4 acre wooded lot with tons of oak and he mulches everything with a Honda 217. He is a lawn nut and guru.OK, so we took care of this guy on what lawn mower buy cutting .36 of an acre.
I am pushing a 22 Crafstman on a full acre. The mower is an animal. But I am due for a rider. I have a craftsman snow blower that is just ok. Looking for a high quality tank of a rider.
They don't make Wheel Horse's anymore which were tougher than nails.
What do I buy? Also, I want a bagger to suck up leaves in the fall and dump it the back. Do I just use a grass bagger for leaves or should I buy one of these? So two questions here.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the response. I will take it into consideration. I have an Areins splitter with a Subaru engine. Strong engine. Great machine.
I bought the Honda HRX217VYA last month and very pleased with the quality and performance. The mower mulches and bags clippings or you can do both. It has plenty of power and not too noisy. Had a Toro 22 self propel mower (20333) that lasted only 4 years. The self propel/transmission failed.
http://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/models/hrx217vya
This is the first year in over 40 I haven't had to cut in Bridgewater. Had half an acre on hilly and rocky ground. Always look at Consumer Reports . Cut 2-3 times a week (3 in fall for leaves).
First I recommend a self -propelled and getting a blade break clutch if you can afford. The latter allows you to stop the mower and pick up sticks-or the phone without stopping the mower.
Moreover, ***you need to follow the maintenance checklist exactly (buy parts ahead of time so you have-esp air filters). Else you can ruin a mower real quick. Did that two years ago and got ripped off in repairs by both independent and home depot (really a bad job vs cost).
I highly recommend a self propelled Toro or Honda. I recommend checking out both Home Depot and independent dealers for vthe exact model. I also believe there are some Toro motors in Hondas or vice versa. Homndas really run about $100 more for a similar machine so a Toro or the best CR recommendation is probably yoiur best bet. IK have had both and the nice thing about Hondas is that even if totally dead you czan still sell a Honda for $50-$75 for the parts.
I recommend a back up mower as I have had bad repair experience with both independents and home depot. The later is cheaper though. If you used 2 times a week after 2-3 years the mowers Ive hasd start to go because I had tree roots, stones, mude and hills.
Though much fastrer wen leavesd I think ;paying for a tractor is ovrerkill unless you cut 1-1 /12+ acres. To me a Toro orHonda with a fresh blade cuts much nicer. Plus you get more exercise.
First I recommend a self -propelled and getting a blade break clutch if you can afford. The latter allows you to stop the mower and pick up sticks-or the phone without stopping the mower.
Moreover, ***you need to follow the maintenance checklist exactly (buy parts ahead of time so you have-esp air filters). Else you can ruin a mower real quick. Did that two years ago and got ripped off in repairs by both independent and home depot (really a bad job vs cost).
I highly recommend a self propelled Toro or Honda. I recommend checking out both Home Depot and independent dealers for vthe exact model. I also believe there are some Toro motors in Hondas or vice versa. Homndas really run about $100 more for a similar machine so a Toro or the best CR recommendation is probably yoiur best bet. IK have had both and the nice thing about Hondas is that even if totally dead you czan still sell a Honda for $50-$75 for the parts.
I recommend a back up mower as I have had bad repair experience with both independents and home depot. The later is cheaper though. If you used 2 times a week after 2-3 years the mowers Ive hasd start to go because I had tree roots, stones, mude and hills.
Though much fastrer wen leavesd I think ;paying for a tractor is ovrerkill unless you cut 1-1 /12+ acres. To me a Toro orHonda with a fresh blade cuts much nicer. Plus you get more exercise.
had three craftsman mowers, which never lasted, purchased a Honda, which has lasted longer and cut better than the others, for me its a simple choice, over time the quality of a Honda pays for itself
Riding mowers are for lazy fatties. I see my obese neighbor riding one with his big belly hanging out I LOL.
It wouldn't surprise me if the age range on this site was 9 to 90; the land owned and cut by the poster from .25 acres to 25+ acres; the hours worked per week from zero if retired to 70 hours; commute from none to 4 hours per day; no kids, to kids out of the house, to kids just entering the sports/activities age; net worth from a negative to tens of millions; etc. Therefore, I personally wouldn't be judgemental on anyone's preference with respect to any discretionary spending or interests. Diversity manifests itself in many ways, I suppose.
Sorry, but that's not true. Have had my Honda Snowblower 7 years now, and it starts effortlessly under 25 degrees, with the electric start.
I said my Craftsman's electric start never works under 25 degrees. i don't own a Honda
My wife and I bought our house in August of '96 (we are old). We have about 1.2 acres, at the time I was all set to buy a riding mower. My wife suggested that we wait until spring and have a friend with a landscape business handle the grass for the rest of that summer. Well...still have not bought a mower, so my advice on what to buy is useless.
When I was a kid my dad had 2 snapper walk behinds that I put about millions miles each on. Hard to beat those.
Agreed. My grandfathers used them for everything. Same with my old man. All my tools are Craftsman since I am home owner so they are fine. But for heavy work, I will no longer go with them.
They are the lost cost provider, but they sacrificed way too much quality to be the cheapest out there.
My Husqvauna chainsaw and riding lawn mowers are tanks. Worth paying up.
Lol, and was he saying your experience was lies?
Wtf, al? You're a bigger Honda nut than an RU one.
I've had good luck with a Craftsman with B&S motor, too, fwiw. Had planned to go Honda but didn't feel like shopping around and just walked home with that one. Seven years in still mowing strong and I'm very lax with maintenance.