I'm not a mod - but hijacking a thread does 2 things...
1. It's unfair to the OP because it takes steam away from his thread.
2. It's unfair to yourself because you will get more eyes on your specific question (even if it is related to OP) and therefore get more answers.
Thus, please start...
Yeah I don't know for sure what exactly takes them so long to mow their lawns alI know is that it takes them forever but I don;t examine them closely when they do it. I'm pretty sure the one guy with the fairly new craftsman riding mower has it because of a psychological testosterone issue...
How big of a lawn are we talking here? I have 3 neighbors that have lawns about 50'x75' and they use riding mowers. It takes them longer to mow than it would on foot lol. But I guess it makes them feel like "a man"? That's the only reason I can figure.
I think you need to step back and think a little more clearly.
1. Your current push mower worked fine for your purposes (presumably),
2. until you let your lawn get overgrown, then it gave you problems,
3. leading you to believe that the mower engine is anemic,
4. now you want to replace the...