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ghouse78 · 06-01-2005, 04:21 PM

i got a bohens from lowes.....i have it for 4+ years w/o any problems

Snake-eater 1 · 06-01-2005, 06:33 PM

I recently bought a Bolens from Lowes, the $159 model. I've used it twice, I really like it. It has a mulching blade, also comes with a bag if you wish to use it. Not a big wheel, but easy to deal with.

retired · 06-01-2005, 06:55 PM

Go to the local library, go to the magazine section and find the Cosumer Reports Magazine. They have a report on lawnmowers. If you find the yearly guide which looks like a paperback book, it will tell you the date of the issue they last tested it in. Read the article and buy.

They usually post survey results from consumers just like everyone here. They show the reliablity of each brand; you know, which one needs the most repairs over a period of time. FYI, you can't go too wrong if the mower has a Honda engine, they are generally rated the best. Of course, you pay for it.

Personally, if I could still mow, I'd pay a little more and get a rear wheel self propelled. The last 2 I had were and they were bought used from a dealer. Each lasted 5yrs. 1 was a Toro, 1 a Honda.

one-eyed-fatman · 06-01-2005, 06:56 PM

Snapper riding mower.

Lumberjack98 · 06-01-2005, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bd

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Originally Posted by Lumberjack98

Oh yeah, congrats on "converting" your wife. Man, if mine asked for a lawn mower for her b-day, I'd be looking for the lightening strike!!

That's the scary part.....I can't figure out what I did (or didn't).

bd

One of those "who cares how it got that way, just be glad that's how it is" kind of things!!

one-eyed-fatman · 06-01-2005, 07:47 PM

Wait till she does the convert. She will say " You bought it, you use the dam thing". Get the rider.

Don · 06-02-2005, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bd

My wife wants a new lawnmower for her birthday!

I am thinking you are not getting the whole story. She want's a new lawnmower, and his name is Manuel or Ronaldo or Rico or something like that. Tell her she can have her's when you get a new dishwasher named Maria!

bd · 06-03-2005, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Don

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Originally Posted by bd

My wife wants a new lawnmower for her birthday!

I am thinking you are not getting the whole story. She want's a new lawnmower, and his name is Manuel or Ronaldo or Rico or something like that. Tell her she can have her's when you get a new dishwasher named Maria!

Don,

You are a thinkin' man's thinkin' man!

bd

SLCDave · 06-03-2005, 08:35 AM

Who let Evil Don out again???

Brickboy240 · 06-03-2005, 02:52 PM

Husqvarna.

I have one. 22 inch cut, rear bagger, mulching blade (I added later on) and a 6.5hp engine.

Built like my 1991 240 Volvo...Swedish...built like a brick ****house...and you absolutely cannot kill the thing!

I have owned this Husky for 6 years and it has been no trouble at all. I live on a corner lot and the grass grows thick and tall in Houston. We also mow for 8 months of the year. I also have a Husky gas trimmer and gas blower...again, more expensive than the others but damn tough and trouble free.

-Brickboy240

06-01-2005, 04:21 PM	#11
ghouse78 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SC Posts: 104	i got a bohens from lowes.....i have it for 4+ years w/o any problems __________________ XD-40 SOLD Desert Eagle (baby eagle) 9MM Chinese (Norinco) SKS w/ Drag. stock Savage MarkII Hi Point 9mm Carbine w/ATI stock Ruger 10/22

06-01-2005, 06:33 PM	#12
Snake-eater 1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Quinque, VA Posts: 2,653	I recently bought a Bolens from Lowes, the $159 model. I've used it twice, I really like it. It has a mulching blade, also comes with a bag if you wish to use it. Not a big wheel, but easy to deal with. __________________ ----------------------------------------------- "Too soon, old. Too late, smart" anon

06-01-2005, 06:56 PM	#14
one-eyed-fatman XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10,537	Snapper riding mower. __________________ "I’d rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle." http://home.houston.rr.com/gunpics/images/one%20eye.wav This link no longer works due to a corporate buyout.

06-01-2005, 07:47 PM	#16
one-eyed-fatman XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10,537	Wait till she does the convert. She will say " You bought it, you use the dam thing". Get the rider. __________________ "I’d rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle." http://home.houston.rr.com/gunpics/images/one%20eye.wav This link no longer works due to a corporate buyout.

06-03-2005, 08:35 AM	#19
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,980	Who let Evil Don out again??? __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

06-01-2005, 06:55 PM	#13
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,582	Go to the local library, go to the magazine section and find the Cosumer Reports Magazine. They have a report on lawnmowers. If you find the yearly guide which looks like a paperback book, it will tell you the date of the issue they last tested it in. Read the article and buy. They usually post survey results from consumers just like everyone here. They show the reliablity of each brand; you know, which one needs the most repairs over a period of time. FYI, you can't go too wrong if the mower has a Honda engine, they are generally rated the best. Of course, you pay for it. Personally, if I could still mow, I'd pay a little more and get a rear wheel self propelled. The last 2 I had were and they were bought used from a dealer. Each lasted 5yrs. 1 was a Toro, 1 a Honda.

06-03-2005, 02:52 PM	#20
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,965	Husqvarna. I have one. 22 inch cut, rear bagger, mulching blade (I added later on) and a 6.5hp engine. Built like my 1991 240 Volvo...Swedish...built like a brick ***house...and you absolutely cannot kill the thing! I have owned this Husky for 6 years and it has been no trouble at all. I live on a corner lot and the grass grows thick and tall in Houston. We also mow for 8 months of the year. I also have a Husky gas trimmer and gas blower...again, more expensive than the others but damn tough and trouble free. -Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado* Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

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