On 1/8/2005 9:26 PM US(ET), John Prokovich took fingers to keys, and
typed the following:

Neee a new one Lowes has a Troy-Bilt for $279 and Home Depot has a Toro
for the same price. Features are pretty close.
My honda 13 years of heavy use is too worn out to fix
Which brand should I get?
John
Saint Charles, MO


That's a tough one, John.
They are both Red, so that eliminates having to make a color choice.
Price is the same too.
Features are pretty close. Do they both have a motor, blade, wheels, and
a handle?
What other information have you provided?
Oh, the name on the decal that indicates the company that outsourced the
manufacturing of the mower.
I don't have either brand, and my 20 year old Craftsman won't die, so I
can't justify buying one with a different name to try.
I'll have to choose using some other criteria.
I'm from NY, and there is a city named Troy here, besides, Toro reminds
me of Barcelona, Spain, where the beer was salty, so I vote Troy.
Oh, and I like the wider aisles in my Lowes.

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Bill