My paw-in-law paid big bucks for an Ariens self-propelled about 17
years ago. I used it to cut his lawn for years. Then, about 5 years
ago, he decided he wanted a new Toro. He gave me the Ariens. I used
the Ariens for a few years and loved it. I had to clean the carb a
few times and sharpen the blade. He passed away a couple years ago
and we inherited the house and the Toro. Since my boys are of grass
cutting ages I let them use both and decide which mower we kept. They
wanted the Toro. So, I gave the Ariens to a friend. Now he loves the
Ariens and I've had to fix the Toro more in the last two years than
the Ariens over 17 years. I would consider the Toro a "good" mower,
better than the low level stuff at HD. But, that orange Ariens was a
great machine.
I had an old Snapper rider that was also a great machine. I'd still
have it if the yard was bigger than it is. I got it from the friend
(to whom I gave the Ariens) with a blow motor, for free. I put a 10HP
Tecumseh on it and used it for about 10 years and gave it back to the
same friend. Now he has a lawn slaying fleet and I have an OK Toro.
I reverted back to electric weed wackers because the yard isn't that
big and the gas models are a pain. The oil/fuel mix erodes the little
fuel lines over time on every one I owned.
If you really want a lawn slayer get a Graveley with Kohler power.
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