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Posted on 3/21/26 at 8:00 pm
Posted by Roy Curado
Member since Jul 2021
1526 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 8:00 pm
Any of yall have any strong recs for a push mower?

My Toro is on its last leg.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
15143 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 8:23 pm to
How big of a plot are you trying to mow?
Posted by Roy Curado
Member since Jul 2021
1526 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 8:29 pm to
.25 acre
Posted by dragginass
Member since Jan 2013
3192 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:55 pm to
My new favorite, since Honda left the market, is the Stihl brand of walk behinds. Built well, cut nice.
Posted by Roy Curado
Member since Jul 2021
1526 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:19 pm to
How long have you had it and which model?
Posted by crewdepoo
Hogwarts
Member since Jan 2015
10990 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:44 pm to
quote:

.25 acre
go electric. Should be fine with just one battery. They're not as powerful as gas so don't try chopping up trees, but not having to deal with gas or oil is worth it.
This post was edited on 3/21/26 at 10:53 pm
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
8878 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:32 pm to
You mean self-propelled.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51432 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:52 pm to
quote:

25 acre
How much of your .25 acre is covered by house, driveway, trees, landscaping, pool, patio, storage and sidewalks?

I have a .32 acre lot, but after subtracting out everything I only mow about 4000 square feet. I purchased an 80v Kobalt self-propelled mower five years ago. The battery is good for three mowings. No problems. No oil. No gas. No spark plug, stuck float, gummed up carburetor, crank, or filter. All my tools like leaf blower, hedge trimmer, weed eater, they all work great. The only gas tools I have now are a pressure washer, chainsaw and generator,cans frankly, some of the portable power bricks look pretty damn promising.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
42465 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:42 am to
Greenworks 60v (or 80v) push mower Powerful and light (no need for self propel). Never have to fool with engine maintenance again. Stores vertically. LINK
Posted by Randall Savauge
Member since Aug 2021
671 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:11 am to
build time machine
go back 10 years and buy a honda

or

find a used honda
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
19389 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:18 am to
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find a used honda



I have an HRN and would like to find a clean, non-running HRX to fix up. I also have an $80 Craftman pawnshop pick for my fiancée to use, just the most basic kind of push mower but it's been a reliable little POS.
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
16496 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:36 am to
Used Honda
Posted by dblwall
Member since Jul 2017
1467 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 11:18 am to


Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
4832 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 11:51 am to
after my craftsman gas mower with a Briggs & Stratton engine finally died a couple years ago, I got the Lowes Kobalt 40v battery powered mower for our 1/4 acre lot and it was great. We now live on several acres but only ~1/2 acre of that has lawn and it's still enough but barely on one battery.
Posted by ELLSSUU
Member since Jan 2005
8033 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 1:35 pm to
Used Honda HRX217.
Posted by prestigeworldwide
Member since May 2018
429 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 1:51 pm to
Find a used Honda HRX on Facebook marketplace and get it "fixed up."

Or if you have OT money, get a commercial Toro with a Honda engine. Model 22296 or Kawasaki engine Model 22298 and never buy another mower.
Posted by dragginass
Member since Jan 2013
3192 posts
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:32 pm to
I have had it over a year now.

Here is the original thread I made. I've since moved and bought a ZYR, but I still use the Stihl on part of my property.


LINK
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51432 posts
Posted on 3/23/26 at 2:32 pm to
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Powerful and light
They are too light. I have four small canvas bags of lead shot that I lay on top of the deck around the motor. This helps keep it down on the grass, resulting in a better cut without stragglers. Before I added the weight it was so light that it bounced around too much and caused uneven cuts and lots of stragglers.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40476 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 9:21 am to
Toro 21 or 22" self propelled . Mine is 6yrs old running ethanol gas and starts every time.
Posted by jasonbr1975
Lafayette, LA
Member since Sep 2024
1786 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 11:49 am to
Troy Built. I bought mine about 5 years ago. It has a 160 cc Honda engine. 22" cut. Front wheel self propel. Works great for what I have (small yard). The only issue is that the self propel is not that strong, but it's really not a big deal. Most of the newer self propels are rear wheel drive which I would assume would work better.
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