Lawn Mower Choice - Need Help

[DEEKER]

I would definitely go for a gas powered, mulching, bagless lawnmower (IMO). As for the poll, never tried a Murray (so can't comment) Never had a problem with my MTD snowblower though...

[Rehan]

FYI, many 'experts' recommend bagging/raking the first cut in the spring and then the last cut in the fall...and mulching at all other times. So that may be enough to get a bagger.

[akito925]

i'd picked up a sears branded lawn mower, with a honda engine.. it was the same price as a briggs engine.. so Id went with the honda. more of a branded name for me. lol.

[me!]

I would get neither of them. I would go with a push reel mower, preferably a Gardena, for 229$ expensive yes, but I think it is the best consumer push reel mower brand on the market.

it gives you a way way better cut then any rotary mower can ever give you.

[gman]

FYI, many 'experts' recommend bagging/raking the first cut in the spring and then the last cut in the fall...and mulching at all other times. So that may be enough to get a bagger.

It also makes sense when the grass is too long and "heavy". Says, you went for a trip and did not mow for a month. The mulch clipping will be too much and covers the whole lawn. Good enough to kill your part of your lawn. That's the time you should bag it and dump to composter. Also, I use the bag as vaccum to collect leaves in fall.

[ZeeTX]

And you got to agree that - (There's a 14" - 9A Yardworks electric mower at CdnTire for $129.99 that does mulching as well as has a rear bag) is like a toy if you have weeds and mowing both front and backyards.

A "toy"? Why would you call it that? Have you tried it out?

NO, I haven't but based on its specifications (9A - 14") I feel that it is a little small though might be very convinient around the corners.

I have used a 4-4.5HP - 22" MTD lawn mower for my front and back yards and it took about 30-40 min to mow it completely. I agree that I hadn't mowed for about 45 days but still with a 14" mower I need to mow very often and will take much longer time..

[Rehan]

I agree that I hadn't mowed for about 45 days but still with a 14" mower I need to mow very often and will take much longer time..

Well, yeah, if lawn maintenance means mowing every 30 or 45 days, then that changes the question.

[ZeeTX]

Well, yeah, if lawn maintenance means mowing every 30 or 45 days, then that changes the question.

Well, that is why I am looking for a mower so that I can mow more often. If I had been mowing every week, I wouldn't have bothered in buying one or starting a thread like this unless the mower dies up all of a sudden..

[ZeeTX]

People partcipating/voting in this Poll... are making my decision much easier..

[smurfy71]

I have a question. Does you guy really want to keep a mower for that long? 20 years?

Mine is 11 years old. 0 maintainous except changing oil once per year (and I might do that in 2 years; bad, I know). It has a "junk" B&S engine. It is still going. But, do I really want to keep that for another 10 years? Mine is damn dirty now. Never change air filter. I am waiting for it to die so that I can buy a new one.

I think if you look after the mower and maintain it why would you not want to keep it. It's not like a car where you want a nice sweet ride every few years. Lets face it mowing the lawn is a chore, why spend anymore money on it then you need too.

[peterbrowne]

Hmmm... how about this http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortmen...=1118200018868

$200 off plus another $60 off if you are a member of AtHome (see Hot Deals)

Plus, no gas or electric cord. BATTERY POWER.

[gman]

I think if you look after the mower and maintain it why would you not want to keep it. It's not like a car where you want a nice sweet ride every few years. Lets face it mowing the lawn is a chore, why spend anymore money on it then you need too.

Because of that. That takes time and effort and sad part is it still may break. I don't know how much more a 'good' one will cost. If it cost double of the 'cheap' one that already lasted 11 years (and going strong and I am not exactly maintaining it), should I just buy another one when the first one die? Hey! By that time, the mower may run on its own without me. Do I really need a mower that lives longer than me?

[gman]

Hmmm... how about this http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortmen...=1118200018868

$200 off plus another $60 off if you are a member of AtHome (see Hot Deals)

Plus, no gas or electric cord. BATTERY POWER.

I don't trust rechargable battery which always dies on me sooner than I expect.

[peterbrowne]

I don't trust rechargable battery which always dies on me sooner than I expect.

at least your lawn mower wont live longer than you

[blackhawk]

"low end John Deere" available where John Deere's are sold, check the yellow pages

I paid about 450 for it quite a few years back but its lasted longer than any other mower I've had