[madokie]

for a usual riding mower i would recomemd a rear engine model, the front engine ones tend to overheat the driver, the rear engine ones dont.also have more weight on the rear tires for steep hills and such.. i have a snapper rear engine 8hp and it works great, got it free and after 2 years of use it only needed a new clutch drum(20$) easy to install...snapper has made these things for 50 years or so, very reliable and easy to fix..not cheap new, but used ones are fairly priced..at least 2 different sizes, and hp engines..nothing to break u cant fix..dealer repair NOT required..