Looking for recommendations as far as a good push mower goes. After buying 2 walmart murrays in the past year and a half and having the engine go on both, there's gotta be a better way. My yard is on a slope mostly, with a few steeper areas but nothing too bad.
I had the first one for 6 hours until i hit a golfball sized rock i didnt see and it busted the engine case from the deck which is unfortunate. So the second one, i've had since last october. Been a good one, until yesterday when i noticed a repeated clunk (crank bearing?) when i hit a patch of grass, checked the blade to make sure it hadn't backed off and it was still good and tight. Seems to have some play in the crank as suspected....it seems as though Murray has really went downhill. Plastic clip on chute, plastic wheels, the whole 9.
My grandparents had a 5 horse, high wheel push mower that they used until the deck rusted and it still ran. And it wasnt like mine was neglected, it got an oil change every 2-3 uses. Anyway...seems like a lot of the mowers you find in big box stores, lowes, hd, walmart, etc, use either the same deck or the same style motor as this thing...are they all made this cheap nowadays or is there somewhere i can go to find a quality piece?
Any suggestions or experience with a good mower is greatly appreciated!