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#354111 - 09/05/11 12:44 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
Hey guys,
I'm looking for a good lawnmower under $500. I've got a backyard and a front yard to mow now. What's the general opinion on electric vs gas? Any specific recommendations? Thanks!
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#354113 - 09/05/11 01:33 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11445 Loc: Central NH |
CR recommended Toros when I bought a new one last year. I absolutely love it.
I was considering teasing you in another thread that now you'll need a lawnmower....
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#354115 - 09/05/11 01:35 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
Just bought a Craftsman. Hope I didn't make a horrible mistake, but there we are.
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#354118 - 09/05/11 02:20 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 4872 Loc: Tulsa, Oklahoma |
I'm thinking about getting a push reel mower for my next house. They are supposed to give a better cut, plus they are quite, no exhaust, etc. I have no idea if I will like it or not. Currently I use a cheap gas mower (yard machine) that I bought used and it gets the job done.
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#354119 - 09/05/11 02:21 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11445 Loc: Central NH |
Oh, Jeeeez, not a Craftsman?
Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.
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#354122 - 09/05/11 06:38 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
Well, he waited almost an HOUR for advice, Mark. I mean, really, we failed him, don't you think?
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#354125 - 09/05/11 08:14 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 01/29/04 Posts: 13636 Loc: Iowa |
YOu can buy a nice power a lot less than $500, but then again I get a Deere discount.
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#354128 - 09/05/11 08:42 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 09/16/04 Posts: 5382 Loc: Marion, IA |
We have a 16 year old Lawnboy that has done us well. With fall knocking on our door, this should be a good time to buy one I would think. It is definitely a BAD time to be thinking about buying something like a snowblower (yup. We are going to FINALLY get one this year.)
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#354131 - 09/05/11 09:38 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 06/22/03 Posts: 6790 Loc: The Peoples Republic of Il. |
I bought one a couple years back, a Toro. It was a bit more than $500 but it was worth it imo. Haven't had a bit of trouble with it. Before this I had a ....................Craftsman. Had trouble with it from after about the first season.
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#354132 - 09/05/11 10:43 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 08/05/09 Posts: 6015 Loc: Milky Way Galaxy |
I will never buy anything from Sears again. I've had a lot of duds. One of them was a Craftsman lawnmower. Perhaps they've improved them. I bought the most expensive push, self start, front wheel drive one they had back in 2000. It lasted 3 years before the metal broke that held the big rear wheels in place. Then they couldn't fix it. The parts mfg didn't supply those particular parts anymore.
I then bought a Snapper for about half the price. I've been happy with it ever since.
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