What to look for when buying a lawnmower?

[Mr Ontario]

Any experts out there? looking for spiffy/sleak looking lawnmower...Pictures are welcomed :)

[natenator]

starts with ease and cuts with ease?

wtf more do you need?

[Mr Ontario]

I need for you to come over and cut it for me with ease :) When you time of course...

motor size/best quality lawnmower that may be out there etc


starts with ease and cuts with ease?

wtf more do you need?

[cdnsoldier]

I need for you to come over and cut it for me with ease :) When you time of course...

motor size/best quality lawnmower that may be out there etc

Depends on yard size, yard type and terrain.

[champcar99]

6hp honda lawnmower you get what you pay for

[cdnsoldier]

6hp honda lawnmower you get what you pay for

I have a Honda dual blade 21" lawn mower, it's small but tough as hell. I have had it over 4 years and still cuts like new.

[waderow]

toro is always the best but $$$ spendy

big swathe and big bag. power assisted drive, and high HP motor, preferably honda. Mulch and bag capable.

You will have great success with Toro, and look like a pimp when mowing.

[champcar99]

got to love the BLING

[Houstonbc]

the power assisted drive is a very nice feature

[Mr Ontario]

Who sells them?


toro is always the best but $$$ spendy

big swathe and big bag. power assisted drive, and high HP motor, preferably honda. Mulch and bag capable.

You will have great success with Toro, and look like a pimp when mowing.

[waderow]

the lawnmower store

[natenator]

the lawnmower store
lol

[waderow]

lol okay, go to http://www.toro.ca/intl/ca_en/index.html and select dealer locator

[Mr Ontario]

i knew you come through for me Wadd :)


lol okay, go to http://www.toro.ca/intl/ca_en/index.html and select dealer locator

[Dk]

something along the lines of this

[Ongeau]

don't know how to take the thread, if your seriously looking for help or sarcasm. lol

but when picking your mower you need to do so relative to the size of your yard, for example, I have three acres and a 5hp push mower isn't going to cut it. I got a 22hp rider and it's still probably to small, Murray is the same as John Deer and made from the same machines(huge difference in price too), MTD, White & Yardworks are all the same manufacturor with different labels on them.

so you need to buy the mower to suit your application, rule of thumb seems to be $120. per hp. so a 22hp mower is $2400.00

[Mr Ontario]

I usually get both sarcasm help from these guys lol :)


don't know how to take the thread, if your seriously looking for help or sarcasm. lol

but when picking your mower you need to do so relative to the size of your yard, for example, I have three acres and a 5hp push mower isn't going to cut it. I got a 22hp rider and it's still probably to small, Murray is the same as John Deer and made from the same machines(huge difference in price too), MTD, White & Yardworks are all the same manufacturor with different labels on them.

so you need to buy the mower to suit your application, rule of thumb seems to be $120. per hp. so a 22hp mower is $2400.00

[HoliTheCat]

dp

[HoliTheCat]

Popular Mechanics rated this number one Lawnmower out of the top 6. And its ****en sick pimp lime green. Lime green is often referred to as the pantyremover color

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797 (BRAND)

WINNER: Best Performance

PRICE: $650

POWER/NOISE: 5.5 hp/85 dBA

DRIVE: Rear wheel, multispeed

WHAT WE LIKED: Extremely easy to start; easy to run. Just push forward on the handle to activate drive system and adjust speed. Setup takes only 5 minutes: Slit the box end, wheel out mower, add gas and oil, and start. Excellent cut quality and extremely effective high-vacuum bagging performance. Rust-free aluminum deck. Handle tilts forward for quick, easy storage. Optional blade brake clutch makes mower a good fit for debris-crowded yards.

DISLIKES: Cheesy deck-height adjustment levers. Mulch plate could fit more firmly.

[Mr Ontario]

I dunno about those toros. Red lawnmowers are boring, unless you trick it out with some ghost flames. Get a chrome or a black one. Then make sure you mow the law with no shirt. Automatic win.

Of course shirts off....ask Bana...I'm I shirts off kind of guy :)
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[Mr Ontario]

Where is the actual read up on that?


Popular Mechanics rated this number one Lawnmower out of the top 6. And its ****en sick pimp lime green. Lime green is often referred to as the pantyremover color

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797 (BRAND)

WINNER: Best Performance

PRICE: $650

POWER/NOISE: 5.5 hp/85 dBA

DRIVE: Rear wheel, multispeed

WHAT WE LIKED: Extremely easy to start; easy to run. Just push forward on the handle to activate drive system and adjust speed. Setup takes only 5 minutes: Slit the box end, wheel out mower, add gas and oil, and start. Excellent cut quality and extremely effective high-vacuum bagging performance. Rust-free aluminum deck. Handle tilts forward for quick, easy storage. Optional blade brake clutch makes mower a good fit for debris-crowded yards.

DISLIKES: Cheesy deck-height adjustment levers. Mulch plate could fit more firmly.

[HoliTheCat]

Where is the actual read up on that?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/gardening/4213501.html

[Mr Ontario]

Thanks :)


http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/gardening/4213501.html

[natenator]

what the ****. Has this become home and garden now?

[HoliTheCat]

what the ****. Has this become home and garden now?

Occasionaly. Sometimes it is lavalife and sometimes it is queer as folk too! Very rarely is it worlds strongest man. weird kinda.

[O-Train]

Occasionaly. Sometimes it is lavalife and sometimes it is queer as folk too! Very rarely is it worlds strongest man. weird kinda.

LMAO!

[HoliTheCat]

hey bro - just came from costco. i was buying a new mixmaster.

anyways.

they have what appears to be a kickass lawnmower on sale fro 200 or 300 - i forget. but its ****en man black though with orange. not homo red. check it out.

[shithead]

Best mower on the market hands down.

http://www.ferrisindustries.com/pages/mower.php?product_id=26

[waderow]

Best mower on the market hands down.

http://www.ferrisindustries.com/pages/mower.php?product_id=26

thats pretty hardcore...

but if you want to compare commercial mowers, I would go Exmark with a valkrie

http://www.exmark.com/metro.htm


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[Mr Ontario]

Shit! We have one here but I don't have a membership and by the sounds of it....it's like fort knocks to get in and out unless your RagingRandyand whatever you want :)


hey bro - just came from costco. i was buying a new mixmaster.

anyways.

they have what appears to be a kickass lawnmower on sale fro 200 or 300 - i forget. but its ****en man black though with orange. not homo red. check it out.

[Mr Ontario]

you need a license to drive that on the road :)


thats pretty hardcore...

but if you want to compare commercial mowers, I would go Exmark with a valkrie

http://www.exmark.com/metro.htm


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[HoliTheCat]

Shit! We have one here but I don't have a membership and by the sounds of it....it's like fort knocks to get in and out unless your RagingRandyand whatever you want :)

Do you have any friends? Maybe one of your (if you have any) friends would happen to have one of the $60 membership cards...

Or you could pull a RagingRandy

[Mr Ontario]

Sometimes I think I have some friends. But they are unreliable at most.

Actually Randy goes to mine I think here in my city!?


Do you have any friends? Maybe one of your (if you have any) friends would happen to have one of the $60 membership cards...

Or you could pull a RagingRandy

[waderow]

i used to work at an equipment dealer and demo'd exmark all the time

sold toro
lawnboy
exmark
cub cadet
husqvarna
ariens
encore
and sport utility vehicles

these exmarks were ****ing hardcore, but the most hardcore mower i ever had the luxury to ride was the 72" prowler.

[Mr Ontario]

Ya..Im not cutting a gold course lol 60 foot lot is all. :)


i used to work at an equipment dealer and demo'd exmark all the time

sold toro
lawnboy
exmark
cub cadet
husqvarna
ariens
encore
and sport utility vehicles

these exmarks were ****ing hardcore, but the most hardcore mower i ever had the luxury to ride was the 72" prowler.

[faller]

This is what we use, the honda commercial, 20 to 25 lawns a day. Self propelled, easy start, very reliable...

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o113/faller11/random&#37;20shit/hrc216hxa.jpg

[shithead]

Ferris has the best deck for cutting, I believe this to be the best on the market.

This has a 33hp CAT diesel engine.

http://www.ferrisindustries.com/pages/mower.php?product_id=18

[shithead]

Snapper has the best service here in Canada, they have a two year unconditional warranty.

http://www.snapperpro.com/images/s800x_main.jpg

[shithead]

For a home owner anything will do the job, just remember these things:

Never use stale gas.

Change oil every 12 cuts for a standard home lawn.

Clean air filter after every cut.

Balance blade twice a season.

Sharpen every month.

Change spark plug once a year.

Mower will last years, like 10.

[waderow]

bro, with that maintainance schedule i would expect it to last 100 years... like pass that shit on to the grand kids... lol

me, my lawnmower get fuel everytime it runs out and i leave the gas in over winter lol. prime it 30 times in spring, and then brooooom away we go to cut the lawn.... it will last me 10 years minimum :)

[Mr Ontario]

Someone obviously has time on his hands :)


For a home owner anything will do the job, just remember these things:

Never use stale gas.

Change oil every 12 cuts for a standard home lawn.

Clean air filter after every cut.

Balance blade twice a season.

Sharpen every month.

Change spark plug once a year.

Mower will last years, like 10.