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In reply to the discussion: I need some lawn mower advice. [View all]Kolesar
(31,182 posts)34. A Snapper "rear engine rider" is a great product
It has a turning radius of about eleven inches. The cutting deck is one blade, and just a little bigger than a push mower. They get expensive once you start adding features like an electric starter.
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My hunch is that you want to corral your planting beds with a border, so that when the creeping rhizomes climb into your yard, you can cut them off cleanly. I dunno.
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I've always loved simple reel-type push mowers. Keep the blades sharp and everything oiled.
NYC_SKP
Apr 2013
#1
I have one something like this. It was advertised back then as an 'Easy Start'.
sinkingfeeling
Apr 2013
#4
I like the older models, sometimes with other jobs, sometimes not. Self-propelled, but
jtuck004
Apr 2013
#9