RE: I'm sick of cheap-o lawn mowers
I have a Walmart mower too, I think it was like $99, bought it last year. I've had the blade fall off two times while it was running, two more times than I would've liked. Granted, it starts up every time despite never having the oil changed, never cleaned,air filter cleaned once. As of now it starts up fine, but i wouldn't be surprised if one day it doesn't. But the design of it is stupid in my opinion. Why would the spark plug be in the front? Every time I try to cut underneath or around a bush it just pops off. Then again, what would you expect.
It seems like this for anything nowadays. We have gone through a few Walmart-grade weed-eaters, while my grandmother bought a $400 Stihl 10 years ago and it still works flawlessly. It's just a shame quality is optional.