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A mower less than $300 won't last 5 years ? I have 2 el cheapos ($150
each) - identical, one from Wards and the other from Penny's (MTD I
guess) - single lever height adjustment, baggers, convertable side or rear
discharge - that I use to brush hog small sumacs, berry bushes, my
drainage
ditch, suck up leaves, volunteer mow cemetery, etc - that are doing fine.
Can't remember how old they are but Wards has been out of business that
long
and Pennys stop selling hardware long ago.


You should try a cheap mower today. There worse then evern. They dont even
come close to a cheap mower made 15 yrs ago.