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Way to, once again, evangelize for battery equipment ("the future is here"), while ignoring almost everything TobyU said. The OP provided a wishlist for his mower. A few of the key ones were: - Powerful and strong torque engine that doesn’t stall in knee high grass on a damp Saturday morning...

I have an older 3-wheel Honda ATV ("Big Red") that I've been using for light towing around my property. Dragging small felled trees, towing a small utility trailer, etc. It doesn't seem to struggle with the loads I've put on it. But... it DOES seem to struggle with staying cool. The last time I...

Quickly Unflood A Weedeater Using NO Tools

Isn't it odd that the only people who have a problem with my comments are the battery evangelists? None of the regulars have disputed any of my comments. Yes, the flipper will likely have "just what the customer needs". But... if he has a mower there for sale, then he just fixed it. Which means...

Because people are stating facts that just aren't true. The OP wanted a "forever" mower. The battery evangelists came in here with their recommendations. Battery equipment is not at the point where they have earned the "forever" label. Repairability is much better with gas equipment. Parts...

Did you really just suggest to an electrical engineer to join the 21st Century? I'd venture that I know more about the technology surrounding battery equipment than most here. I've had gas equipment, battery equipment (admittedly older equipment), riders, pushers, and even a reel mower. I've...

The objective of businesses is to make money. Full stop. If they need to have a customer focus to do that, they will. But if they don't, then they won't. The cable tv industry was (and probably still is) famous for the worst customer service of any industry. The US auto makers famously spurned...

It's foolish to think that carmakers are making EVs because they're better. They're in the business of making money. Not serving the needs of the public. With all the government subsidies, there's a lot of money to be made in EV's. Without government subsidies, there would be no EVs. Battery...

True, but... these engines are typically rated at 3600 RPMs. I used to race go-karts. We ran horizontal shaft 5HP Briggs flatheads. The governors were removed, and the stock class engines ran considerably more than 3600 RPMs. If I had to guess, I'd say around 4500RPM. But I WILL admit, running...

Um, where did you prove anyone or anything wrong? Ferrari makes an EV. Ok. Does that prove anything? I tried a battery powered trimmer years ago. I'm an electrical engineer, and I wanted to be able to "go electric". The technology was nowhere close to good enough. Now the tech IS much better...

There are Kohlers that are better than some Kawasakis. There are Kawasakis that are better than some Kohlers. There is overlap, but Kawasakis are, in general, a bit better than Kohlers, and the prices generally reflect that. A mower with a Kawasaki will cost a bit more than the same model with a...

Obviously, some people have drunk the green kool-aid. The OP asked for recommendations for a "forever mower". Which I take to be, one that will never need to be replaced. Battery mowers are currently the exact opposite of this. There are pretty much zero 5 yrs old battery powered mowers in use...

I love it. It's like just taking a walk around the yard. Almost effortless. Turning the mower around, though, takes a bit of effort.

This one. I don't know about the v8 tach.

^ This. I think this is why my riders give a better cut than my walk behinds.

I like my Toro Personal Pace, too. I like it better than anything I see in the big box stores these days. I don't know of anything that meet all the items on your checklist. If you want a long lasting mower, I'd find a local "flipper". I.e. someone who fixes junk mowers, and resells them. They...

I still have my original paper mower and engine manuals, and they don't mention RPMs at all.

I'm not worried about the grass police. But I WOULD like my mower to work as designed. It's been a reliable workhorse over the years, but I've never been particularly satisfied with the cut quality.

Same here. I almost always prefer and recommend gas equipment. But for a lawn this size, they could even use a reel mower. No gas AND no battery.

That COULD be, potentially, never. If the engine is properly maintained, primarily the air filter, the engine won't carbon up. It will probably wear out before it gets carboned up. If the air filter is allowed to get really dirty, the problems snowball. Once the air filter gets so dirty, it will...

3600 RPM on a 22" blade results in a blade speed of 20735.

Surging while cutting tall grass? Are you sure that this wasn't just the result of a heavy load on the engine. Patches of tall grass will put a load on the engine, and will cause it to slow down. If you have patches of tall grass, it could seem like a surging engine. A general recommendation...

No idea. It was clear line, at least, when new. At the end of the season, it had yellowed. As I recall, pretty much all my competitors used the same stuff.

I use the same balancer Steve does, and balance my blades the same way.

A few years ago, I bought several Toro blades. I sharpen them a few times, but I swap them out for new when they get to looking too bad.

Thanks for the video. His 2700 sounded a LOT like my 2750, so I'm pretty sure my tach is good.

A few years ago, my mom, who was fairly knowledgeable on fuel and power equipment, had a trimmer that wouldn't start. I told her that it was probably bad fuel, but she assured me that it wasn't. The problem for her was that she and my dad used to run a gas station, and she was fairly...

I used to race go-karts, and we used 100% methanol. I had to replace fuel lines every season, as they would get rock hard by the end of the season.

Thanks for the balancer idea. The perception of high RPMs.... Yeah, I thought of that. The thing that causes me to think otherwise is the repair videos I watch. They all run the engines at about what mine is running now. 3200 is much faster than what those engines are running. Unless the video...

Doubtful on this engine. Yes, it's 13 yrs old, but it's never been stored outside. As far as I can remember, it's never even been rained on.

Is there a balancer out there that is better than the cones, but doesn't cost a fortune? I'm just a homeowner. I have several blades to maintain each year, but I don't have a need to balance hundreds of blades like a shop would, so I can't justify a top of the line balancer. It's definitely NOT...

My equipment fires up every Spring. I'm happy with my current practices. I can't say the same when I was using E10.

I've only recently acquired a small engine tach, and I never trusted the dealer who sold the mower to me, so I wanted to adjust it "per spec". But I really couldn't find the spec. The only spec I could find is the 19000 FPM spec. Is it cutting well enough? Tough to say. I have a riding mower...

Ok. My balance is one of those cheap cone things. So if blade balance is the problem, I may be limited to 2900 until I get something better. However, 2950 still just seemed to be fast. I watch small engine repair videos every so often, and 2950 seems faster than any of the engines I hear on the...

I know that the blade tip speed is limited by ANSI to 19000 FPM. Which, on a 22" blade, equates to 3299RPM according to my calculator. I recently bought a tachometer, and found that my residential push mower, with a 22" blade, is running at 2750 RPM. So I started increasing it. When I got to...

Ethanol will not destroy the engine, but it will affect the carb. The diaphragms and gaskets will become brittle over time, and if ethanol fuel is left in a carb over the off-season, there's a good chance the carb will need a cleaning or rebuild. It's good practice to use ethanol-free fuel. I...

Echo 2-stroke oil already has fuel stabilizer.

Hondas are known to surge when the pilot jet gets clogged. Watch this video to see how to fix that.

Thanks for keeping me from wasting my time on this.

I'm brand loyal on 2-cycle equipment. It's Echo or nothing. For 4-cycle equipment, it's a case-by-case situation. I won't buy single cylinder Briggs or Kohlers any more. I'm not wild about MTD products, but I own a Cub Cadet Pro Z. It's commercial, so it has better parts than the residential MTD...

Agreed. I bought a Cub Cadet Pro Z with a Kohler EZT engine. It had been used commercially, and was bought from an auction. No known history. It ran fine, so I just changed oil, filters and plugs. I used it for a half season. During the off season, I found that the cylinder cooling fins were...

:unsure: How the heck was that even installed?

That was kinda included in my comment. Children, neighbors, in-laws... all fail to treat your equipment as you do.

The secret to equipment longevity is to not let people who don't own it operate it.

I would 2nd (or 3rd or whatever) the recommendation for a Toro Recycler. I had an MTD riding mower with a 36" deck, I think, and I bought a Recycler to replace it when I moved to a property (around 1/3 acre, as I recall) with hills that were marginal for the MTD. I couldn't mow across the hills...

I have a Pro-Z 154S. There is a Z-Force LZ60 for sale nearby with a bagger. CC calls both of these commercial, and both have fabricated decks. Will this bagger fit my Pro-Z? If so, I'd be willing to buy the Z-Force, take the bagger, and sell the mower. The bagger for my Pro-Z is more than I paid...

Check compression with a tester. Check spark with a tester. Double check your fuel lines to make sure they're not reversed. If it's flooding, try this: Quickly Unflood A Weedeater Using NO Tools

Get a battery tender for every lead-acid battery that you don't use over the Winter. Also, mower batteries don't need to be disconnected for storage. Most cars are never totally "off". I.e. they always draw some current. If storing a car, then yes, disconnect the negative battery terminal. If...

Same here. Or... I'll opt for a solder terminals. Soldering doesn't require that I have an expensive crimper and the exact correct jaws. If soldered properly, solder is just as good as crimping. It was the airline manufacturing industry that started making connections with crimping. They found...

Geez! If I had all those snakes around here, I'd have several barn cats.