Well…after I tried to repair my 25 year old Toro mower, I came to to the realization that it was beyond repair this time so I went out and bought a new mower today… a DeWalt with rear wheel drive, aluminum deck 21 inches, and a Briggs and Stratton engine…and it only cost me 388 bucks which I think is a deal…I was going to buy an electric one but none of them had enough run time to do the entire yard and everyone bitched about going through long grass…so, they are supposed to deliver it today since the carton wouldn’t fit in my car..I am looking forward to having only the 3rd new mower in my life and not having to worry about the drive breaking all the time… this one has a huge bag, too so I’ll be able to do more than 15 feet of leaves before it needs to be emptied…and it is pretty cool to just be able to buy something I need without worrying about if I could afford it or not…