On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:51:36 -0400, "Cabot" wrote:

I have about 1/2 acre, but the house takes up a decent portion of the land.

I will be looking for a decent walk behind mower next year....not a rider.

I've had John Deere 22" cut, a Honda 21" (which I really liked, but the
motor blew up), back to John Deere (which was horrible), then 2 years ago I
bought a Snapper 26", which is absolutely the worst mower I've owned. The
Snapper has broken down so many times, I wish they had a lemon law on
lawnmowers.

I don't think my lot is too big for a walk behind, some neighbors have
riders, some landscapers, and some walk behinds.

My neighbors which mow their own, complain they have junk, but I see a lot
of the Murray brand.

If you have a lawnmower, which you're proud of, and don't mind sharing the
name. What brand is it?

Thanks!

I have had good luck with my current Ariens. I am not sure I would
claim I am proud of it, but it has been doing the job for seven years.
I have the Ariens 21 with the swivel front wheels. My previous Ariens
died after ten years, but I had a hand in that; I overfilled the
crankcase. Now I did have a couple of issues with that one. It blew a
headgasket after nine years and the muffer threads on the body
stripped out so that I had to wire the muffler on after about two
years.