RE: I'm sick of cheap-o lawn mowers
Had a Toro self-propelled years ago. Took it in for service, was getting hard to start. Service guy looked up the serial no., found I'd owned it 17 years! Just oil changes in the spring, clean the air filter, never changed the plug. Gave it away 4 yrs later. Have my second Toro now. Two mowers in 32 years. Don't be short-sighted, quality may be the cheapest way to go.