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Are All Lawn Mowers Alike?
One Home Enthusiast Weighs In
By Mike Ferrara
Most quality mowers have these features. One brand that I've had good experience with has all these features and more. Lawn-Boy mowers have a unique trim edge and wheel design that allows closer access to landscaping obstacles such as fences and trees. The advantage is that you'll get neat trimming and precise edging without ever having to take out your string trimmer.
What really sets a Lawn-Boy apart is its commercial grade, 6.5 horsepower, two-cycle engine. Two-cycle engines are unique because they run on a mixture of oil and gas and have fewer moving parts than a standard four-cycle engine. And two-cycle engines are constantly being lubricated by a steady stream of fresh oil. This means that a two-cycle engine is more powerful and durable than a comparable four-cycle engine.
Although most four-cycle engines need regular oil changes and tune-ups and are destined for the scrap heap without regular maintenance, my 5-year-old GoldPRo Series Lawn-Boy is still scampering across the lawn like a puppy. In five years, I haven't done anything to it except sharpen the blade and clean and inspect the air filter and spark plug.