TheMacJedi

I always thought self-propelled mowers were for people with banked yards and people who had trouble pushing a mower.

With that mindset I have been avoiding self-propelled altogether. My yard is flat and small, why do I need a SPM?

Last week I needed to cut the grass for the first time this year and with that I needed a new mower.

Knowing I wanted a push mower with a Honda engine I set out to find my new mower. Several stores later I realized that the regular push mower is fading away.

I decided to get a Honda mower instead of a mower with a Honda engine, only self-propelled were available.

What did I learn from using my first SPM? Well for starters I realized half way through my yard the muscles in my back weren’t tightened.
Normally with a push mower you lean or hunch forward to push the mower through the grass. With the self-propelled mower I was able to walk upright behind the mower.

I wasn’t expecting that and I have to say it was a much better experience and I recommend self-propelled to anyone with back pain.

What else, the propelled wheels on my new mower are on the back. Being on the back I never lost traction, regardless of how often I raised the front end, I imagine a front propelled would constantly lose traction due to lifting the front end repeatedly.

The mower is very well balanced, the front end doesn’t feel heavy making it easy to turn and maneuver.