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Lawnmower..front vs. rear drive
"NickySantoro" wrote in message ... I have to get a new mower soon and have been seeing a lot of rear drive types advertised. Are there any significant advantages or disadvantages to the rear drive as opposed to the front drive I am used to? I bought a troy built about a 2 years ago Front wheel drive before I had a snapper rear wheel drive. They both do the job I see no real dereference in drive systems. As for lawn mowing they cut the grass but seem weak on sucking up the cuttings, The troy built IMO is a little better, but I would not buy ether brand again ( neither of them were cheap) next time I will buy a cheap piece of crap so when I toss I won't care kinda like the VCR theory. |
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Lawnmower..front vs. rear drive
"Sacramento Dave" wrote in message . com... "NickySantoro" wrote in message ... I have to get a new mower soon and have been seeing a lot of rear drive types advertised. Are there any significant advantages or disadvantages to the rear drive as opposed to the front drive I am used to? I bought a troy built about a 2 years ago Front wheel drive before I had a snapper rear wheel drive. They both do the job I see no real dereference in drive systems. As for lawn mowing they cut the grass but seem weak on sucking up the cuttings, The troy built IMO is a little better, but I would not buy ether brand again ( neither of them were cheap) next time I will buy a cheap piece of crap so when I toss I won't care kinda like the VCR theory. Gosh! For anything less than say an acre of grass is it not better (and healthier) just to use a regular, $120/$160 4 stroke 3.5 to 5 HP walking type mower? If you insist on collecting the clippings a 'bagger type' probably works fine for few extra bucks. I can't quite hang up our gasoline mower, as my neighbour does with his electric. He only has a total of about 4000 to 5000 sq. feet. And occasionally he will do part of our backyard, I returning the favour on occasion with the gas mower. Gas mower doesn't take much space to store wintertime in the shed. Most of them you can detach (unclip) the handle if you want to. Front yard approx, 160 x 50 = 8,000 plus back yard (at max) 80 x 60 = say 5,000. Total 13,000 sq feet. Takes a couple of hours with tea-breaks for this slightly wobbly knee-ed pensioner. But thank goodness grass grows slowly in this cool climate! |
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Lawnmower.. now VCR theory
Know what you mean. I have three dead VCR, and one that works.
-- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Sacramento Dave" wrote in message . com... next time I will buy a cheap piece of crap so when I toss I won't care kinda like the VCR theory. |
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