Lawn Boy 10647 20-Inch 6.75-Gross Torque Briggs & Stratton Gas-Powered Variable Speed RWD Self Propelled Lawn Mower with Electric Start (CARB Compliant)

This is one great lawn mower! Very simple, turn the key it starts immediately no pulling on a rope. The self drive bar is very controllable, the drive speed ranges from creep along to run behind. The mower is the same as the Lawn-Boy 10642 except for us folks in CA we pay an extra $20 for CARB Compliant. This lawn mower makes cutting the grass a very easy and quick process. Since TORO is the product of choice for professionals, and Lawn-Boy is made by TORO, you are getting a very well constructed and reliable consumer product with this mower. Also the 6.5 GT Briggs & Stratton engine is really a much better product than the Honda engines on many consumer mowers. The Honda engines on consumer products isn't the same as the commercial Honda Engines that earned Honda a high reputation. The only problem I experienced was that FedEx damaged the box in transit, not Amazon's fault. The oil container broke open on the damaged corner and the box and mower was covered in oil when it arrived...Read more

I had a lawnboy before and loved it. Needed a new one so I decided on this. The
electric start is great. The self propel needs improvement. The wheel adjustment
is primative at best.Right front wheel would not stay in place.Had to find a repair station before I could finish cutting my yard for the first time.Had to order a part.It is too heavy and hard to turn.Cut my hand twice on the ragged bottom edge of the of the case loading this 85 lb. mower in my trunk.This is not a returnable item so I dislike this lawnmower even before I use it. Go to Home Depot and buy it
for 20.00 less.They also repair them.

My happiness with this lawn mower began when I found instructions, on the shipping cart, showing how to take the mower out of the carton. Mine was purchased at Home Depot where it was loaded into my SUV, although that meant unloading it at my home, by myself.
In about 20 to 30 minutes I had the mower unpacked while still in the SUV, wheeled down to the garage floor, and assembled for use.
Instructions helped tremendously and shortened the setup time.

My first outing with the mower was on tall grass that had been waiting for a new mower. I cut the lawn and found it to be a tiring exercise for me, now and old 74 yo guy. What happened, I feel, is I had the cutting set too low. Between high grass, low cutting, and bagging, I was plenty tired, although the lawn looked really great.

The next three mowings were easier and I knew that this is one good purchase and recommend it to all with medium sized lawns.
The clippings bag is a little hard to...Read more