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| I have a 1988 20622 Toro 3spd self-propelled 21" mower which i've cleaned the carb, adjusted the RPM and kept the blade sharp.
I have really liked this mower, but as i've gotten my lawn much thicker and dense it's not up to par to effectively mulch the grass... I get clumps exiting the deck as I make passes down the lawn. I cut at 3" and mow twice a week, the engine will bog down some and it just doesn't have enough power to do it... it has a 5.5hp Suzuki engine. What can I go buy right now that will far supercede the mulching performance of this mower? I do not want a riding mower as walking around the yard's good free exercise. |
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| Years ago, I lived in South Florida and the St Augustine grass needed mowing twice a week during the rainy seasons. It probably shot up 1 1/2 - 2 inches per day. Many of the lawns ended up elevated 6 inches above the sidewalk with all the buildup. I doubt if any other mower would handle mulching better than your Toro. Clean the wet grass from underneath the deck and install a new blade. Use the exact blade specified for your mower. You will need to cut more frequently or consider bagging.
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| so what's the best economical mulching mower right now? i'm not going to spend $1000 on a honda, i'll buy a professional mower for $3k before I spend $1k on a push, however I like the exercise I get walking around the yard so what now? |
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| You have conflicting goals. You want a mower that far exceeds the mulching performance of your old mower but you want an economically priced mower at the same time. Just get a new model Toro Super Recycler 20092. It will mulch or bag much better than your older machine and it uses the Personal Pace drive system which is a much better drive system than the old multi speed geared transmssion. Please realize that a new mower no matter the brand will feel and operate differently than the old machine so there will be a learning curve.
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