Which New Walk Behind Mower You Would Buy Today?

[Lawnman23]

I picked up a 21” 140cc walk behind for free. Cut fine when side discharging but wasn’t able to mulch without bogging.

Due to a cracked crank journal on the bottom causing a slow drip, I repowered the unit with a 173cc unit from Amazon. Cuts way better with the extra cc’s.

 

[Lockasiam]

Due to a cracked crank journal on the bottom causing a slow drip

Picture? Maybe that poor engine can be helped with a thicker oil

 

[Oldwolf]

I bought one of these about 5 years ago. The price was less though at that time.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Honda-2...h-Select-Drive-Control-HRX217K6VKAD/327853930

 

[Silverado12]

I would get this MOWER because parts will be cheap and available (MTD product). If I wanted to spend more money then I would get a Toro aluminum deck SUPER Recycler.

 

[super20dan]

there is none i would buy-spoiled by fleet of commercial 21 mowers

 

[PeterGreen]

Just bought a TORO Model no 21472 which is branded as a 22 inch walk behind self-propelled super recycler with a Briggs and Stratton engine. They don't tell you which Briggs and Stratton engine, and I am having a hard time figuring out which one it is, but from what I can find online it has the EXi 163 engine for which they only tell you the torque, not the horsepower. It is billed as a guaranteed to start, but quite honestly my five year old Craftsman with a Honda engine and an NGK platinum plug starts up more readily. Having a devil of a time trying to find out what spark plug it takes to see if I can upgrade to platinum plug. The Super Recyler part seems to work okay as does the personal pace. I would have gotten one that was not self-propelled, but my new house is on a hill and I am getting a bit old.

update NGK makes the BCPR5ES for this mower and the Iridium equivalent is the BCPR5ESIX but the platinum is discontinued.

Another thing is that nowhere can I verify 100% what the gap is supposed to be. It usually starts but sometimes takes two or three pulls to get going.

 

[Silverado12]

^^^the default gap should be around .030" on your spark plug.

 

[andyd]

None of my mowers was made in this century. All of them are resurrected freebies. I have enough Lawnboy F series mowers to play with should the present one expire. Ditto with the Suzuki 4 stroke powered Toro. I have a 2000 Craftsman 1750 with a 42'' deck that mows 95% of the lawn. Plot is about 3/4 acre.

 

[loneryder]

Husqvarna all wheel drive with a Honda engine. The 4 wheel drive will pull you up hills. I have a Jonesred which were discontinued since owned by Husqvarna.