Walk behind advice ?

[Digger 66 3,478]

It's time for a new mower for Mom .

The Toro Personal Pace lasted 11 seasons but there are things that will keep me from buying another one .

1 ) The absolutely asinine procedure to change the oil . ( flip MOWER upside down and drain   ) 

2) ) The electric starting system always  seemed  weak and was sub-par .

 

The essentials :

Must be electric start ( she's 77 years young )

Must be side discharge .

 

What I'd like to see :

Front caster type wheels .

I'd also like to see if any electric start mowers have charging systems rather than plugging a battery into the wall when finished . Probably not one on the market but I haven't shopped around yet .

Money isn't an issue either within reason . 

 

[CasualObserver 3,408]

Tractor supply?

 

shorter link

 

[Digger 66 3,478]

Yep , I did see that one . 

 

[Tractor boy 239]

2018 Husqvarna LE 221R (967 82 05-01)

I saw this at the store the other day. It might fit your needs. 

[Digger 66 3,478]

Never-mind fellas , just had the mower apart and discovered the air-gap was nearly  non-existent .

Scuffed clean the magnets , reset the air gap to the thickness of a business card and she purrs like a kitten .

[stevasaurus 22,706]

Digger...dang TORO stuff just runs forever.  Take the wife out for dinner.   One more thought...if you never change the oil, you will not have to turn the mower upside down.   

[Digger 66 3,478]

2 hours ago, stevasaurus said:

Digger...dang TORO stuff just runs forever.  Take the wife out for dinner.  

 

One more thought...if you never change the oil, you will not have to turn the mower upside down.   

 

Not married .

I bought one of those manual transfer sucker thingies .

It actually gets most of the crap out of it .