Snapper 675 Series 190cc 21" Briggs & Stratton 3-In-1 Rear Bag Rear Wheel Drive Lawn Mower —
I hadn't bought a walk behind mower since 1995, but my Toro finally came to the end of its road. Naturally after such a good experience I decided to buy another Toro from a Sears competitor. Brought it home, same motor as the Snapper, but was shocked by how lightly built the Toro was. I didn't like the self-propel control on the Toro and it just didn't seem like it would hold up. I returned it and began to look again. I found this model at Sears brought it home and had it out of the box and assembled in about ten minutes. The motor fired and ran on the first pull. The deck, wheels (all with bearings) blade..... everything seemed much sturdier. I decided to check out the specifications on these mowers. The new Toro weighs 80 pounds, the lowest priced Honda 83 lbs, the Lawn Boy 77 pounds. The Snapper comes in 106. This extra weight in my opinion goes into the materials that make up the deck and handles all of which are much sturdier feeling. As I said all but the Honda come with the same motor, so the weight difference has to be somewhere else. The self propel mechanism is strong and will allow you to jog if you want. Even thought this machine is heavier, it is very easy to use and almost glides along. To beat it all I got the Snapper for less than my original Toro purchase. I don't think there's a better machine on the market for the money, believe me I've looked at them all over the last week. They say they don't build anything like they used to and for the most part I'd have to agree, but the Snapper looks like its up for the next 15-16 years as it is very similar in build quality to my old Toro. To top it off the machine was made in Tennessee, so I can feel good about keeping Americans working through these difficult economic times.