Lawn Mower Recommendations

[rgramjet]

My wife wont let me get a riding lawn mower for the 17' x 30' front yard.  I'm sick of paying $40 per visit for the lawn service and crap disposable lawnmowers like my last 6.5hp Craftsman with the large rear wheels.  What a POS!

So, Id like some recommendations on a decent lawnmower that's going to start on the first or second pull and doesn't sound like a top fuel dragster. Id love to get one without the "Lawyer Bar" (auto shut off bar)!  Dont know if such an animal exists anymore.  Might have to Mod it!

I'm leaning towards a Honda.

[Oldfisti]

If your yard is truly 17' x 30' why not just get an old fashioned reel mower that you push.

They actually give the best cut and it's as green as it gets!

[cyrus buelton]

If your yard is truly 17' x 30' why not just get an old fashioned reel mower that you push.

They actually give the best cut and it's as green as it gets!

You beat me to it.


My brother has a rather small yard and he grabbed our Grandfather's 50+ year old 100000 pound old school reel mower.

Took it to a hardware store to get the blades sharpened, he put some elbow grease into cleaning it up, and bam! works like a charm.


However........he finally did buy a mower.


He got a Honda.

My parents have had the same Honda push mower for 15 years and runs like a dream with basic maintenance. The oil gets changed once a year and blade sharpened when needed.

[KnightofNi]

you want green?



and besides, if the missus is ever out of town, cyrus can tell you how to make them pull double duty.

[Popeye the Sailor]

For a lawn that size, I would also consider an electric mower. No plugs, gas, nothing-just plug it in and learn to not run over the dang cord.

[zooom]

I would look for a miniature cow...there used to a be a place in Olney/Laytonsville that had em for sale...


aside from that...I might have a Murray with a 28inch( I have to double check that) that has a Briggs & Stratton motor on it for sale for cheap if Lisa and I get a place with little to no lawn....yes, it has a lawyer bar....and it has been a bulletproof mower for me for the 6 years I have owned it.

[Monster Dave]

If your yard is truly 17' x 30' why not just get an old fashioned reel mower that you push.

They actually give the best cut and it's as green as it gets!

As a previous landscaper - I really must agree that the manual mowers give the best cut. 

[RAT900]

for Lawn mowers I recommend someone here illegally who is willing to work for subsistence wages

[SacDuc]

Why wife once told me that she would much rather sit on the deck and drink a glass of wine with me than have me waste time mowing (and weeding and fertilizing and mulching and aerating, etc.) every Saturday. So we went this route:

http://www.foodnotlawns.net/

I will never in my life mow a lawn. If I'm going to put time and effort into growing a plant its going to give me something for my effort be it food or flowers or privacy or habitat for some creature I want around.

sac

[SacDuc]

Obscure?




sac

[Monster Dave]

It must be the landscaper in me, but I love the smell of fresh cut grass. I love the immediate gratification of seeing how amazing your lawn looks with stripes in it from nice sharp mower blades, and I love seeing how awesome edging looks right after someone with skill has manicured it with a string trimmer.




Wow, this thread makes me yearn to live back in the midwest where there were lawns to care for....

If you're looking for the best brand of mower, take a look at Snapper mowers.

[Oldfisti]

Obscure?




sac

Lawnmower Man!

[mitt]

I went with a Toro 6 years ago with no regreats.  Guaranteed to start 1st or 2nd pull for 5 years I think.  Plus, it is called a s4r, and is ducati red 


But, I agree with a manual or electric for such a small yard. 

mitt

[AdamX]

http://www.klippo.com/node2997.aspx 

[somegirl]

My favorite is the reel mower.