How Do You Buy A Gas-Powered Rotary Mower?
Sure, a push mower offers great exercise, but when it’s 85 degrees out, your lawn is looking woolly, and you just want to get it done and over with, a self-propelled mower might make you a little happier. Use a self-propelled mower if your lawn is steep or falls into the half-acre range. Note that the least expensive mowers have one drive speed, which may be too fast for very thick lawns. Decide whether you want a bagging, side-discharge or mulching mower. Bags can be on the side or at the rear. Side-discharge means just as it says: The grass clippings are shot out the side and onto the lawn. Mulching mowers chop the grass clippings up and force them back into the lawn; this is a natural fertilizer and eliminates dealing with a bag of clippings. Look at grass-catcher bag capacity and how easy it is to remove and put on the bag. Remember that a full bag of clippings can be pretty heavy. Also find out how easy the bag is to empty. Consider that rear-bagging mowers cost more, but they tak
