Your Ideal Lawn Mower
To
be pleased with your lawn mower, you have to be happy - the best
decision is based on getting a lawn mower that gives you the lawn
results you want. Some people want to bag and see no grass
clippings on their lawn. Others see bagging as a hassle but want a mulcher to insure they see no grass clippings on their lawn. Still
other people don't want to bag, could care less if they mulch but would
still like to see the clippings discharged evenly. A fundamental
issue is this - ease of use, i.e., will my lawn mower start -
easily. Another buying decision is whether my lawn mower gently
pulls me along or do I have to push it as a form of exercise. With
people's various values in mind, here's some of the best mower that meet
the various values.
Best Mulching Lawn Mowers
Self-propelled gas powered walk behind:
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The Honda HRX217HXA for $800.
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The
Toro Recycler 20333
for $470.
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The Honda HRX2172VKA for $700.
Automatic Drive Riding Lawn Mowers (Tractors):
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The zero turn Toro TimeCutter ZX440 for $4200.
Best Bagging Lawn Mowers
Self-propelled gas powered walk behind:
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The Honda HRX217HXA for $800.
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The Honda HRX2172VKA for $700.
Automatic Drive Riding Lawn Mowers (Tractors):
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The John Deere X304 for $3600.
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The Craftsman Revolution 28933 for $3000.
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The Cub Cadet LTX1040 13RX90AR for $1500.
Best Grass Clip Discharging Lawn Mowers
Self-propelled gas powered walk behind:
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The
Toro Recycler 20333
for $470.
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The
Lawn-Boy 10641
for $269.
Automatic Drive Riding Lawn Mowers (Tractors):
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The John Deere X300 for $3000.
Best Ease of Use Lawn Mowers
Self-propelled gas powered walk behind:
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The Honda HRX217HXA for $800.
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The Craftsman 37104 FOR $400.
The Lawn Boy 10697 for $492
Automatic Drive Riding Lawn Mowers (Tractors):
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The John Deere X304 for $3600.
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The John Deere X300 for $3000.
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The Craftsman 28990 for $2000.
Where's My Gas Powered Push Mower?
Frankly, the self-propelled walk behinds and the powerful
riding lawn mowers (lawn tractors) are superior performers. But if
you are willing to take 1or 2 steps down in performance, these gas powered
push mowers are the best combination of mulching, bagging, discharging and
ease of use:
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The
Lawn-Boy 10640
for $239.-
Cub Cadet 11A-18MC for $230.
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Bolens 11A-414A for $180.
Just keep in mind you save some money, but the drop in
performance may frustrate you. And the concept of lawn mowers
cordless only works on the smallest of lawn where convenience outweighs
the need for performance. You will want to may sure you have thought
long and hard about your decision and done enough research so you won't be
unhappy with your purchase.
Overall Review
From the data above you can see a pattern forming - in
walk behind lawn mowers, Honda cost a lot of money and deliver a lot of
performance. Lawn Boy delivers a lot of performance for a lower cost. In riding lawn mowers (lawn tractors) John Deere and Toro are
frequent winners. But look at Cub Cadet and Craftsman - they perform
well against John Deere and Toro and can save you some money. Also
keep in mind the higher numbers you'll see in zero turn mower
prices. Take a
look at what we think are the Best Performers for the Least Money.
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