I can't find more than a few tidbits of info on this anywhere. You guys are smart, so maybe this will be the one thread on the entire internet with the answer.
I'm looking at the variable speed self-propelled MTD and rebranded mowers that can have a slow walking speed. I know people who like to cut grass with a self-propel mower, but for various reasons they can't keep up with typical single-speed ones.
How variable is the variable speed self-propelled on MTD (and its rebrands like Troy Bilt) walk-behind push mowers? Lots of MTD and its rebrands have variable speed with one or two trigger levers, and supposedly the more or less you pull on the trigger is how fast the drive wheels move. Here's one with one trigger lever: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Troy-Bilt-TB230...Engine/50328175
Troy-Bilt TB230. Front-wheel-drive. "Variable speed front wheel drive allows you to mow at your own pace." Does that mean the speed is infinitely variable? On some of the MTD brands with variable speeds, I've seen comments about a "variable" model having four speeds. And then some comments talk about adjusting those four speeds somewhat. Confusing. The PDFs of the user manuals don't help.
How slow can the TB230 go?
I'm looking at the variable speed self-propelled MTD and rebranded mowers that can have a slow walking speed. I know people who like to cut grass with a self-propel mower, but for various reasons they can't keep up with typical single-speed ones.
How variable is the variable speed self-propelled on MTD (and its rebrands like Troy Bilt) walk-behind push mowers? Lots of MTD and its rebrands have variable speed with one or two trigger levers, and supposedly the more or less you pull on the trigger is how fast the drive wheels move. Here's one with one trigger lever: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Troy-Bilt-TB230...Engine/50328175
Troy-Bilt TB230. Front-wheel-drive. "Variable speed front wheel drive allows you to mow at your own pace." Does that mean the speed is infinitely variable? On some of the MTD brands with variable speeds, I've seen comments about a "variable" model having four speeds. And then some comments talk about adjusting those four speeds somewhat. Confusing. The PDFs of the user manuals don't help.
How slow can the TB230 go?