Well being that I'm just a nobody homeowner and not in the business, I have to agree with you that the neighbor was technically right but he went about it all wrong. I mean that guy is in the minority. Rarely do people flip a lid like that for going over an inch of their property line, and also how does a landscaper or lawn care provider determine where a property line is anyway? They have to rely on the homeowner to tell them when they get the yard, right? On the flip side of things, it was unprofessional for G2F to flip out on him and continue it on but I guess his deal is that he vlogs his job and life so he put it up for everyone to see because it happened, so right or wrong he still posted it as part of what he does on his channel...
As far as the mower is concerned, I think you guys are right that I should keep my Honda and cross that bridge when I get there. The thing hasn't skipped a beat in 12 years which is hard to say about any other brand of mower I've had or used in my life. I think it's hard to use G2F as an example of the life expectancy of the Troy-Bilt since he does replace his every year but at the same time explains that the others he has are still fine, just not 'perfect' and he likes for his stuff to be in perfect condition, plus he's using it daily and making a living on it so it would get a hell of a lot more use than a guy like me who mows his own yard 1-2 times a week. The reviews I've just recently read have showed some of the same bad gas symptoms clogging the carb jets. I think I was more attracted to the front wheel drive option where my Honda is rear... Aside from that, just liked the way it looked like it cut and mulched...