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Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

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On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

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Pretty spiffy. But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

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On Aug 11, 5:49*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...4213501.html?p...

Pretty spiffy. *But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. *It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. *It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

I don't know about the picture being photoshopped. Notice the shadows
in front of the mower.

Heck, we also have a 100 some dollar Craftsman to do the areas where
our rider will not reach. It is about 10 years old and is still
running strong.

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"JimH" wrote in message
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On Aug 11, 5:49 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...4213501.html?p...

Pretty spiffy. But I think the pic was photoshopped.

Nothing runs like a Deere
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

I don't know about the picture being photoshopped. Notice the shadows
in front of the mower.

Heck, we also have a 100 some dollar Craftsman to do the areas where
our rider will not reach. It is about 10 years old and is still
running strong.

Popular Mechanics Lawn Mower of the Year
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:25 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...01.html?page=2

Pretty spiffy. But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

Hell, my Murray has been doing the same thing. Probably cost a third on
that Craftsman and a fourth of the Lawn Boy.

Mine has the Briggs and Stratton. Bullet proof.

Popular Mechanics Lawn Mower of the Year
 

On Aug 11, 6:07*pm, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:25 -0500, Vic Smith

wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...4213501.html?p....

Pretty spiffy. *But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. *It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. *It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

Hell, my Murray has been doing the same thing. Probably cost a third on
that Craftsman and a fourth of the Lawn Boy.

Mine has the Briggs and Stratton. Bullet proof.

Which string trimmer do you recommend?

Popular Mechanics Lawn Mower of the Year
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:07:42 GMT, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:25 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...01.html?page=2

Pretty spiffy. But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

Hell, my Murray has been doing the same thing. Probably cost a third on
that Craftsman and a fourth of the Lawn Boy.

Mine has the Briggs and Stratton. Bullet proof.

I think the Craftsman/Honda was about $250. 21".
I heard the Honda small engines were the best, but maybe things have
changed. My last house had a small enough yard I just used a reel
mover, then an electric I got real cheap from a guy driving by seeing
me pushing the reel. Had it in his trunk. Hope it wasn't stolen.
First mower I bought for this place was a Black and Decker battery
mower. It actually worked real good for about 4 years, then the
battery went. Think I paid $189. Biggest deficit is they're heavy.
I'll keep that Briggs and Stratton in mind for my next mower.
No sense in paying extra for a name.

--Vic

Popular Mechanics Lawn Mower of the Year
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:16:09 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

On Aug 11, 6:07?pm, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:25 -0500, Vic Smith

wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...4213501.html?p...

Pretty spiffy. ?But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. ?It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. ?It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

Hell, my Murray has been doing the same thing. Probably cost a third on
that Craftsman and a fourth of the Lawn Boy.

Mine has the Briggs and Stratton. Bullet proof.

Which string trimmer do you recommend?

For my use, which is the normal grass/weeds I can recommend the little
80-100 buck deal Sears sells. It's the one that has a latch that
flips the tube so you can use it for edging. That comes in handy.
Had it about 5 years and it still works good. Self-feeds without
tapping it. Usually takes 5 or 6 pulls to start when cold, but it's
not too noisy and it's light. 2-cycle.

--Vic

Popular Mechanics Lawn Mower of the Year
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:16:09 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote:

On Aug 11, 6:07*pm, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:25 -0500, Vic Smith

wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...4213501.html?p...

Pretty spiffy. *But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. *It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. *It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

Hell, my Murray has been doing the same thing. Probably cost a third on
that Craftsman and a fourth of the Lawn Boy.

Mine has the Briggs and Stratton. Bullet proof.

Which string trimmer do you recommend?

This one: http://tinyurl.com/55kvbu or,

this one: http://tinyurl.com/o42at

For your use the second one is probably the better deal.

Popular Mechanics Lawn Mower of the Year
 

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:23:02 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:07:42 GMT, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:25 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:11 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Lawn-Boy Insight Platinum 10797

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...01.html?page=2

Pretty spiffy. But I think the pic was photoshopped.
My Craftsman with a Honda engine has been starting first pull for
about 5 years now. It was the less than half the price, but isn't
self-propelled. It's fire-engine red.

--Vic

Hell, my Murray has been doing the same thing. Probably cost a third on
that Craftsman and a fourth of the Lawn Boy.

Mine has the Briggs and Stratton. Bullet proof.

I think the Craftsman/Honda was about $250. 21".
I heard the Honda small engines were the best, but maybe things have
changed. My last house had a small enough yard I just used a reel
mover, then an electric I got real cheap from a guy driving by seeing
me pushing the reel. Had it in his trunk. Hope it wasn't stolen.
First mower I bought for this place was a Black and Decker battery
mower. It actually worked real good for about 4 years, then the
battery went. Think I paid $189. Biggest deficit is they're heavy.
I'll keep that Briggs and Stratton in mind for my next mower.
No sense in paying extra for a name.

--Vic

I think my Murray, from Wal Mart, was about $179. I've had it for about six
years now. Soon I'll change the spark plug. Maybe 2014, when I turn 70. For
my birthday. Oh, it's a push mower. I wore the wheels out and the Murray
folks wanted $72 for a set of four. Thank goodness for the local hardware
store which had them for $5.95 each.