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re: Recommend me a good self-propelled mower UPDATE on page 4 - used husqvarna question
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:26 pm to NYCAuburn
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:26 pm to NYCAuburn
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A walk behind 36" or bigger would really be the best solution.
see my comments above. the last 36" belt-driven walk behind i had almost killed me.
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:56 pm to CAD703X
Get your hands on one of the greatest lawn mowers ever made.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 2:07 pm to CAD703X
I’ve beat the hell out of my Craftsman for 8+ years with zero issues.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 2:51 pm to SSpaniel
The reel mowers aren't bad, I had a Scott's, they just don't cut worth a shite, leave too many stragglers and I had to mow 2-3 times. I enjoyed the quietness though.
I have a snapper commercial 21" hi vac and it's a bad mofo.
I have a snapper commercial 21" hi vac and it's a bad mofo.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 10/20/20 at 2:59 pm to White Bear
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I have a snapper commercial 21" hi vac and it's a bad mofo.
what do you primarily use it for? side discharge, bag or mulching?
i'm team-mulching all the way. i've owned homes with lawns since 1996 and i'm gonna say i've used a bag less than 6 times in 24 years.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 10/20/20 at 3:14 pm to SSpaniel
I logged many an hour on a couple of those in the 70s/80s
Posted on 10/20/20 at 3:25 pm to AlxTgr
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I logged many an hour on a couple of those in the 70s/80s
My grandfather used to have one. 10 year old me sure thought it was a weird lawn mower. Until I used it.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 4:42 pm to CAD703X
quote:I have a bagging system but only use that for leaves in the fall. Install mulch plug in bagger chute and run a Snapper 2049 Ninja mulching blade cutting grass.
what do you primarily use it for? side discharge, bag or mulching?
The commercial mower is heavy (thicker deck) vs. the consumer model but has metal wheels which I prefer.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 7:34 pm to CAD703X
Whatever you buy just please remember to drain the carb before you store it for the winter.
Come to think of it wait until next April when everyone is selling their mower on Facebook cause it’s “running rough”. That how I bought my recycler this year. New plug and clean out the carb bowl and jet and it runs like new.
Come to think of it wait until next April when everyone is selling their mower on Facebook cause it’s “running rough”. That how I bought my recycler this year. New plug and clean out the carb bowl and jet and it runs like new.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 9:24 pm to CAD703X
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what do you primarily use it for? side discharge, bag or mulching?
Another snapper professional hivac owner here. My last snapper lasted 20 years and this one is on its third season. I mow a lot, twice a week usually. So mostly mulching. But I will use the bag when I really want a clean cut or leaves to pick up.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:28 am to CAD703X
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:31 am to jmtigers
Good looking yard!
Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:20 am to tilco
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Whatever you buy just please remember to drain the carb before you store it for the winter.
The only time I have had issues with a dirty carb was when I stored the mower dry. I have found filling the tank to the very top of the tank with fuel treated with anything (i use startron) works the best. Wet carb doesn't seem to have issues. It is water in the gas that can be problematic.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 10:02 am to notsince98
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Whatever you buy just please remember to drain the carb before you store it for the winter.
I just keep seafoam in all my gas cans. never drained. never had a problem.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 10:41 am to CAD703X
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wrong time of year but recommend me a good self-propelled mower
Actually close to the best time of year to go mower shopping, I picked up my Honda 21" RWD for well under $300 during Fall sales. If I ever get another it will be a Nexite decked Honda with a GX motor or a DR SP-series. Most important feature on whatever you get is to have a manual fuel cutoff valve, run the motor dry after every use and you'll never have starting issues.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 11:03 am to Clames
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Most important feature on whatever you get is to have a manual fuel cutoff valve, run the motor dry after every use and you'll never have starting issues.
Unless you forget to turn the valve before trying to start it. Then spend an hour trying to figure out why your mower won't start.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 2:05 pm to CAD703X
Doing more research on the Snappers, some do like the ninja blades but all the snappers without the ninja blades look awesome.
I would pull the trigger on any of the snappers that have the deck design of the ninja. There are 3 of them. You can get different blades if you need a change.
I would pull the trigger on any of the snappers that have the deck design of the ninja. There are 3 of them. You can get different blades if you need a change.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 2:18 pm to CAD703X
I just replaced a Snapper commercial 21" last summer that I bought new 16 years ago.. aside from just the routine maintenance, it has never given me any issues and are built like a tank.. I replaced it with a Honda Hrx and can tell you that the Honda is a more refined machine with a better quality of cut. They both rear wheel drive, the honda took some getting used to but its flt out awesome. The honda has a 200cc motor that is noticably quieter than my older 190cc.
The wheel adjustment on the Honda is quite good, the snapper was fine as well..The Honda has a blade brake clutch to stop the blade but not the engine and holy shite I would have never believed that feature could be so convienient. The deck on the snapper was steel and was still in good shape after 16 years, the Honda is made of heavy plastic/polymer. The price of the Honda was ~$800 and I think I paid around $600 for my old snapper, the new ones are a little more.. so costs are what and what.
They are both great machines but the snapper does not cut and mulch as good as the Honda. Cant go wrong either way, the new snappers can be had with a Honda GX motor for a little more coin..which if you lean snapper, that GX motor is a beast
The wheel adjustment on the Honda is quite good, the snapper was fine as well..The Honda has a blade brake clutch to stop the blade but not the engine and holy shite I would have never believed that feature could be so convienient. The deck on the snapper was steel and was still in good shape after 16 years, the Honda is made of heavy plastic/polymer. The price of the Honda was ~$800 and I think I paid around $600 for my old snapper, the new ones are a little more.. so costs are what and what.
They are both great machines but the snapper does not cut and mulch as good as the Honda. Cant go wrong either way, the new snappers can be had with a Honda GX motor for a little more coin..which if you lean snapper, that GX motor is a beast
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:04 pm to Megasaurus
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The price of the Honda was ~$800 and I think I paid around $600 for my old snapper, the new ones are a little more.. so costs are what and what.
$800 is my upper limit so i may look at the honda.
my biggest concern is how well this travels at sideways angles & up and down hills because i tend to slip down and don't need the lawnmower coming after me.
the troy bilt has been great for mowing but it fell apart with the quickness so who cares how well it mows if you have to replace it after a year.
i put a new timing key in back in the summer (my fault for trying to mow a rock) and the screws fell out of the frame meaning the drive gears disengaged and the deck dropped and scalped the grass and putting self-tapping screws in lasted about 3 more mows until it happened again with those and i had to drill a hole through the plastic & metal and run a bolt through it.
ghetto as hell and i can't understand how lawnmower manufacturers get away with making something as critical as the level adjuster and drive gears this crappy.
This post was edited on 10/23/20 at 4:06 pm
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