Mower advice needed

I'm looking to buy a self propelled mower rather quickly. Any advice on brand, torque etc? Honda, cub cadet, john deer or a home cheapo model? the kind with the caster wheels looks easy to maneuver around.

i have always liked honda, they usually start right up, but they are on the higher price range than others. i bought a scotts brand made by john deere and it is a P.O.S

go toro, though stay away from the the kawasaki and Briggs motors.

Why don't you ask Aaron and Casey what they would prefer to use??

Honda is the best but the most expensive. Briggs makes the engines for almost everything else, and do suck. I disagree about Kawasaki, but it’s hard to find them on a push mower. John Deere’s self propel sucks. You should need anything with big HP/tq with the way your lawn is, unless you like to wait a couple of weeks between grass cuttings.

I've always liked the lawnboys. I got the commercial series self propelled and it's nice since it has a bit of a bigger tank. The other lawnboys have been 2 stroke, this is a 4 stroke and is much harder to bog down when you get in the thick stuff. It also starts much easier and more consistent than the 2 strokes.

ok so it looks like a honda or honda powered motor is what I need.
thanks for all the input.

connordanny wrote:

Why don't you ask Aaron and Casey what they would prefer to use??

doesn't matter cause if they don't get the chores done then guess who has to use it...Elva. So it has to be as easy to use as possible.

Rockn93YJ wrote:

connordanny wrote:

Why don't you ask Aaron and Casey what they would prefer to use??

doesn't matter cause if they don't get the chores done then guess who has to use it...Elva. So it has to be as easy to use as possible.

Honda all the way.

OK I bought a Honda today. I got the fancy dancy Nexite deck and got the bigger 190cc motor. Works great, can mow at full speed 3.6 mph without bogging down much. cut from 6" down to 3" and did the whole place in 40 minutes.

"i wish my grass was emo so it would cut itself"

read that on pirate the other day and almost pissed myself

Locked_N_Loaded wrote:

"i wish my grass was emo so it would cut itself"

read that on pirate the other day and almost pissed myself

I told that to a friend that was over and he almost fell down the stairs.

rockdw72 wrote:

Honda is the best but the most expensive. Briggs makes the engines for almost everything else, and do suck. I disagree about Kawasaki, but it’s hard to find them on a push mower. John Deere’s self propel sucks. You should need anything with big HP/tq with the way your lawn is, unless you like to wait a couple of weeks between grass cuttings.

hmmmm, try to start a kawasaki when its cold and you'll fully understand why they suck.

makitupthehardway wrote:

Locked_N_Loaded wrote:

"i wish my grass was emo so it would cut itself"

read that on pirate the other day and almost pissed myself

I told that to a friend that was over and he almost fell down the stairs.

Yah dude, i had a few similar reactions...including my own - that is some funny shit

md4wheelin wrote:

rockdw72 wrote:

Honda is the best but the most expensive. Briggs makes the engines for almost everything else, and do suck. I disagree about Kawasaki, but it’s hard to find them on a push mower. John Deere’s self propel sucks. You should need anything with big HP/tq with the way your lawn is, unless you like to wait a couple of weeks between grass cuttings.

hmmmm, try to start a kawasaki when its cold and you'll fully understand why they suck.

do it every day

I did see a kawasaki powered mower but felt that 50% ratings was not good.

rockdw72 wrote:

md4wheelin wrote:

rockdw72 wrote:

Honda is the best but the most expensive. Briggs makes the engines for almost everything else, and do suck. I disagree about Kawasaki, but it’s hard to find them on a push mower. John Deere’s self propel sucks. You should need anything with big HP/tq with the way your lawn is, unless you like to wait a couple of weeks between grass cuttings.

hmmmm, try to start a kawasaki when its cold and you'll fully understand why they suck.

do it every day

in a warm shop

dixie chopper???????????????

Grason wrote:

dixie chopper???????????????

score...you're not cool till you're rockin a dixie chopper

Don't forget the long lost "Snapper"

Every time I see a old guy riding one of those Forest Gump Snappers I think of the old George Carlin bit about why is was so wrong to name a lawn mower a Snapper.