"S. Barker" wrote in message
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You must be on a different planet then. I'm only 50 and i've never seen a
mower that didn't have a manual choke.


That's about all that's available now, at least for walk-behind mowers. Not
having a choke/throttle is a positive thing IMO, because there's no control
wire to get snagged on trees or plants. They're pretty much unnecessary
anyhow, since you usually run the mower at whatever speed and leave it there
until it's time to shut down.