Lawn Boy 10640 Gas Powered Lawn Mower Review
Lawn Boy 10640 20-Inch 6.75 GT Briggs and Stratton Gas Powered Lawn Mower
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The Lawn Boy is a perfect compromise. No, it’s not as well-built as a mower costing twice as much, but it is much nicer than what you’d find at a big box store. Excellent engine — the B&S Ready Start is just that: no priming, no choke, just pull and go. The wheel assembly is also excellent, with the same wide, easy turn wheels found on the higher end Lawn Boys. That is especially nice in a push mower since you’re doing all the pushing!
The bag is not as nice as the higher end Lawn Boys that have a larger opening and a one-hand design. Still, this works well. The bag is of decent quality, but on the small side. That’s not a bad thing in a push mower, however, since again, you’re doing all the pushing!
Cut height goes up to 4 inches. Rare to see that in a mower in this price range. The one-piece handle is sturdy, but you may want to add a piece of foam if you’re using the mower for a long period of time since that will cut down or eliminate “numb hand” from the vibration.
Performance is great. No problems getting through tall grass – mulched right through it with no visible clumps. I don’t use the bag attachment unless I’m picking up leaves in the fall, so I can’t comment on how well it bags yet. I’ll update this in the fall after I have some experience. I can say that this is one of the best mulching mowers I’ve used. The “Consumer” magazine gives this a very high rating, and I concur – performs like a champ.
Pros-
- Jointless, one-piece handle. Past push mowers have screws halfway up that loosen and make the mower harder to maneuver. The one piece handle makes this nice.
- two pull start guarantee, or they say they’ll fix it.
- Briggs and Stratton engine.
Cons-
- Jointless handle really transmits vibration. I’d buy the “Good Vibrations” anti-vibration grip. Your hands may not tingle as much.
Great mower, and I’d recommend it to anyone!