Lawn Boy 10646 20-Inch 6.75-Gross-Torque Briggs & Stratton Gas-Powered Self-Propelled Lawn Mower (CARB Compliant)

The first reviewer must be inexperienced when using a self propelled lawnmower. The mower IS variable speed and will go as slowly as you want it to. I own this mower and have used many mowers over the past 30 plus years. The speed is controlled by how much you depress/squeeze the bail, which activates the drive system. The bail is like the accelerator on your car or truck. You can press on the gas pedal a little and barely move the vehicle, or you can stomp the pedal and really move on. For the price, this lawnmower can't be beat.

I have used this mower a few times now and love it. I don't mow my lawns on a regular basis. I usually wait for it to get about 6 inches high first. I used this mower without the bag utilizing it's mulching capabilities. It was able to digest the tall grass as well as all the leaves I neglected to rake up first. I had no trouble starting it even after it had been sitting for a while without fuel additives. The self propelling action took a bit of time for me to get used to(Dad always bought the crappy push mowers)but works great. I actually don't mind mowing the lawn now. Well yeah, I guess I still hate it.

Relatively quiet, pretty fair power. Does not bog down too badly on thick grass. The speed if the drive is variable, and works over a pretty wide range of speeds. My wheel level adjusts were damaged in shipping, but bent them back into place and ready to go. Looks like the enamel finish on the body of the mower is a pretty fair coat, and will hopefully fend of rust for a while. Rest of the covers are the standard platic used everywhere nowadays. Now just to see how well it wears.