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Toro or Lawn Boy... Which is a better lawn Mower?

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Video by Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek

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This project provides a comparative analysis of self-propelled lawnmower engagement systems, specifically highlighting the limitations of the Toro 30-inch 'grab and go' clutch and praising the intuitive variable-speed control of the Lawn Boy. It advises DIYers on critical features to consider when purchasing a self-propelled lawnmower for various landscaping tasks, emphasizing control, maneuverability, and power.

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It is definitely true that some things just get better with time. Cheese, wine, but not this Toro 30-in lawn mower. I'll I was hoping this thing would grow on me. I actually took the time to adjust it over and over again. We thought we had it finally at its sweet spot. Ho ho ho, now stop right there. Before you jump on me that I don't know how to adjust a lawn mower. I had the factory adjust it. I had the shop adjust it and then we adjusted it. Now, back to your regularly scheduled program. What I want to show you is what it's got what I call a grab and go clutch. It's got a simple lever on the back and when you pull that up, the clutch automatically engages. It doesn't give you the ability to fine-tune the speed at which it goes. It's either all in or all out. It's like jumping into the deep end of a swimming pool. Soon as you hit it, it goes. It doesn't allow you to adjust on the fly. Next, what I want to show you is this Lawn Boy. It's not a direct comparison, but what I want you to look at is the drive engagement system. This has what I consider to be a fairly intuitive engage system where you push down on that handle and the more you push, the faster the mower goes. And when you let up on the mower, the mower slows down. It's a very intuitive, easy-to-handle system. The Toro could benefit from something like that. This is not an all-in system, which makes it easier to handle and manipulate around trees, on hills, and just gives you more general control of the lawn mower. And when you have a really heavy lawn mower like this Toro commercial 30-in lawn mower, you need control. Otherwise, you're going to get worn out. Have you had any problems? No. Like anything at all? The little little lawn mower had the adjustment malfunction. Oh, the Toro? Yeah. Oh, yeah, that was Toro. Yeah. The Toro, this lawn mower right here? I don't know. I'm not a big fan of that the Toro 30-in push mower. Are you? Nope, not at all. No, no. I mean the Toro 52 has been amazing. Awesome. Awesome. Absolutely two probably the best lawnmowers I've ever had my hands on. There's a lot of things that they could do better on this thing and they didn't. So if you're looking at buying a Toro 30-in lawnmower, I would definitely take a look around and see what else is out there on the market. Now this review does not have anything to do with any of the other Toro brands of lawnmowers, which I absolutely love. I've been running them nonstop for a year now. We've never had a single issue with any other lawnmower Toro makes. They have all been phenomenal. Performance, power, reliability, absolutely rock solid. For all the good points the Toro lawnmowers have, none of them went into the Toro 30-in lawnmower. So if you're looking at buying yourself a self-propelled lawnmower to do cleanups, [music] I would not buy this lawnmower. I would definitely look and see what else is available out there. [music] Hope this has helped you guys and gals out there. Tell me what is your favorite push lawnmower. What I want to know is what's the good ones and why. Love you guys. Love [music] you gals. God bless. Hope for the very best from each and every one of you. Go get them. Homeowner special lawnmower than this turdy turtle. Turtle, it is a turtle. It's a freaking turtle of a lawnmower. It is For all the good points that these Toro lawnmowers have, this Toro 30-in [music] got skipped over. I think it's a little like the red-headed stepchild. Maybe I shouldn't put that in there.

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