Ya take one of these little ones through grass that ain't been cut two weeks, ya goin' ta kill 'er. Happens to the best of 'em, not the fault of the machine. I assured him that housed my lawn equipment in the garage. Lots of people leave 'em out. And what ya should do, too, is turn 'er over after you finish usin' it and hose off the blades.
Helps keep 'er clean.
Clearly, this was the man for me, although obviously I will never hose off a lawn mower blade. I asked him which mower he thought would be best and, after a thoughtful pause, he suggested the 22 inch blade for an acre of lawn. Yeh, I backed it off a little because some folks get 'em runnin' too hot and it wears them out. He shut off the mower and adjusted a mysterious bolt, drawing my attention to a lever that was evidently connected in some way. That's the choke.