Not another chainsaw thread... mowers this time!

[dickyjoe]

Ok

now for my 2 cents worth

My folks live on a 200acre property and have a bit of grass to cut. Its up hill and down dale and their Honda cops a flogging. Now the thing is starting to give trouble after a few years. When we were looking I thought Honda as it was the mower for the Pros. It cost them a pretty penny too...

Now as a kid I used to mow the grass on the same farm. Back then I used to use a "Rover" mower with a Briggs and Stratton (briggs and struggling?) engine on it. I tell you something, I prefer the Rover and guess what? I still use it today for my 1/4 acre and it starts first pull. Now it doesn't have the fancy options but runs so reliably I wouldn't hesitate in getting another.

At the end of the day its what you prefer. My old Rover is my weapon of choice and I actually like the B&S motors, they are simply, kind of under engineered but give hundreds of hours of service at a lower cost if looked after (check the oil and change it once a year)

Cheers

Rich

[Celtoid]

Enjoy it !

Which model did you get ?

Hey Fluids,

Tried to get one of the commercially engined push jobs but the local didn't have one in stock....so I would have had to wait for a few weeks. I couldn't wait as I'd just laid the new lawn and it was at the needing cut stage. Landscape guy had warned against letting it grow too long when young (root rot or something)....and to not cut it too low either. Mower shop didn't actually have the one I ended up buying either but sourced it from another store. He offered the best price by far, specially when I bought a Still blower as well. So I rewarded his competativeness.

I wouldn't have used my old mower as it was cutting so badly. It was and Aerovac or something like that, with a B&S 5 or 5.5 horse donk. Engine was actually brilliant and started first kick, even after years of use. The chasis set up was terrible though.....would have to stop after the catcher had filled only a third of the way, always left clumps and hacked the lawn on an angle.

I know I would have got more life out of the other Honda and the extra $ wasn't really an issue for me......but I may not have lasted the 25 years that it's engine would have......LOL!!! This way I get to enjoy a new one in a decades time....maybe.

Thanks again for your advice though.

Kev.

[daniberry]

If someone highly recommends Masport morrison 490 and share their experience with me then I will surely buy this one I hope its the best electric chainsaw. As makita's product are a bit costly.