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I heard this rule from an old gravely salesman. He has been selling mowers for over 30 years and he said it holds true to most equipment. But like anything else, it depends on the maintenance and the operator. One guy will get 5 years out of a honda push mower while the next guy will have it worn out after 2. I have a friend that bought 3 toro mowers 4 years ago and they all died this year within a 2 week period. ( consistant ?, strange! ) When I was growing up back in the 1970's my Dad bought a silver/grey craftsman push mower, he still has it and it still starts on the second pull everytime.?.?!! I think if you buy a machine and you are happy with it (controls, weight, ease of operation, purchase price, etc.) you will take good care of it. If you end up buying a piece of equipment that (you are unsure of, got a great deal, think you might have got screwed on the deal, not what you wanted or needed but all you could afford, etc.) you will rarely be happy with it and you wont maintain it like "its your baby" and you will continuosly push the machine harder and harder trying test the limits and trying to convince yourself that you did the right thing. I bought a hustler fasttrac this year to mow my yard ( I dont do commercial mowing, I have an acre and a half of grass at home.) I treat it a lot better than I did my Craftsman tractor.
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