Are cheaper push mowers with electric-start reliable? Is there such a thing?

[LyleH]

You might want to look at the Toro Personal Pace line of gas mowers. It's a little hard to describe, but many Toro mowers have an infinite variable speed drive. You just put your hands on the "drive handle" and when you start to walk it will only go as fast as you push it. Walk faster, it goes faster, walk slower, it goes slower.

I'm sure Toro has mowers with battery starters. And Consumer Reports rates many of the Toro's quite highly. Mine worked great for 4 years, then I moved and didn't need a mower any longer.

Here's a link to one of the Toro electric start mowers - but not cheap…..

http://www.toro.com/en-us/homeowner/mowe...tric-start

LyleH