Bought a new push mower

[Tom King]

For the dog yards.

We've gotten by with cheap bagging mowers for the dog yards for over a decade.  They had to be followed by a Billygoat blower to keep the dogs from tracking cut grass into the house.

The last one of those played out this morning.  Pam said to get one that would be easy for her to use, and to get a good one.

After a little shopping online, I decided on a Snapper, after reading some comments on a couple of landscaping forums.

I wasn't going to get the electric start model, but it was the only one the closest dealer (an hour away had), and Pam said she'd like to have that.

Long story shortened, this thing is worth every dollar.  The blower will no longer be needed.  It cleans the yard better than a lot of time with the blower behind the other mowers.  It has such good suction, that it pulls the grass up, and leaves it like a clean carpet.

The last one had a variable speed handle.  This one is a little more complicated to operate, but it will be worth learning to deal with the controls.

If you want clean yards, I can't believe there would be one better than this.

https://www.snapper.com/na/en_us/product-catalog/residential/push-mowers/hi-vac-series-lawn-mowers.html

[Jonathan McCully]

Looks really nice Tom. Will have to keep that in mind if and when I need a new one. Never have liked how clippings get left behind even when bagging

[Chip Sawdust]

I bought a new mower last year and it leaves some grass on the lawn, even when bagging. Kind of typical. I like to leave grass on the lawn though, adds mulch. I only bag when I'm mowing over weeds and mushrooms, in hopes that I'll suck up seeds and spores rather than spreading them into parts of my lawn. This one is a "personal pace" Toro, and if I run it at top speeds I get the lawn done pretty fast, although it does work me to do it, and I have long legs!

Snapper makes a great mower, but I've never owned one. I think this Toro is the first new mower I've bought, maybe ever? Always got them used from one place or another, but the last one, a Scotts John Deere, finally gave up the ghost, I was tired of using ether to start it, even after a tune up and new carb.

[sjeff70]

Me thinks it's too early to invest in those battery powered lawnmowers but when my Honda dies I shall give them a try.   

[Tom King]

We were real tempted to buy one of the new Oregon cordless models, but they were several times more expensive than even this one was.  They have a whole line of cordless equipment for pro's.  It's pretty impressive, but very expensive.  I think they are already used a lot in California.

We don't need just a lawnmower.  My Wife is a dog breeder.  We have 11 long haired dogs in the house, so most important to us was how clean it leaves the two grass dog yards, so they don't track stuff in the house.  This one does a Fine job of that.  That's the only space we use a push mower on.

[Chestnut]

 might be waiting a while. My dad's honda is going on 25 years.

[sjeff70]

13 hours ago, Chestnut said:

 might be waiting a while. My dad's honda is going on 25 years.

Yea that's what I was hoping for when I got it.  I'm on year 5 or 6.    

The technology is new.  I don't recall Oregon being around then but I was reviews driven.