You can get some cheap Murray at Home Depot for $99 or a weekeater at walmart for about $120. Though you will be bringing it in for repairs in about 2 years.

i had sticker shock last week looking at the ones on sale. I remember when i first strting working for my parents we bought a new mower every couple years for the shop. things brand new were 50.00 back then. and that was just the early '90's!

In your situation I would ask the repair shops what kind of guarantee they will offer on their $50 mowers. If you take one home and it starts well and mows effectively, you're set. If not, and he'll let you return it and trade for another, what do you have to lose? You'd be asking him for a one-day warranty.

I always liked the mulcher type decks for trimming. No discharge chute ! Craigslist?

Do like I do and go to the county landfill metal pile. I've gotten a couple good mowers and a heck of a tiller out of that pile. "One mans trash is another mans treasure".

Thats cheap isn't it?

About 3 weeks from now, the "uninformed on starting stored lawn mowers", will be trying to start "that old mower out back", and after pulling the rope 72 times, they'll set it out for the trash man! (Or me, old Rusty Jones, the mower man) Who picks them up, makes them run, cleans them up, and sells them to guys like you, for $35-50!)And, with a 20 day guarantee(Except for stupid stuff!)

Rusty, I'm with ya every step of the way. Nothing like getting a perfectly good lawnmower that someone set out and it had a little water in the gas tank.

Neal

Rusty, you're a hoot. I agree, there are a lot of perfectly serviceable mowers turfed out and replaced this time of year. Last year I got a beautiful Toro electric start Super Recycler that was scrapped because of a seized motor and the drive did not work. I replaced the jammed starter drive and adjusted the cables.

Just want one to do the trim!!Can't believe how high they are. A used one that I can start!! Myself!! Everywhere I look they are over $100 Dollars.Even at the Pawn shops. All my lawn equipment Burned in a fire. Got a little insurance money!But everything is alot more exspensive to buy Now!!Hoping someone will have some ideas Thank!