# Help

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/35029>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 13, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/35029 "2009-08-13T23:52:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/35029/1 "2009-08-13T23:52:42Z")

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hey guys,what is the best self propelled,push lawnmow to buy,a front wheel drive or a rear wheel drive.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/35029/2 "2009-08-13T23:57:31Z")

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A lawn tractor.

Seriously, a front wheel drive allows you to just push the handle down and tilt the mower onto its rear wheels to turn it around. A rear wheel drive doesn’t. However, having never owned a rear wheel drive walk-behind mower I’m not really qualified to comment.

Perhaps a lawn care forum would net better anawers?

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/35029/3 "2009-08-13T23:59:53Z")

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Rear drive has significantly better traction up grades. Front drive is easy to stop power simply by lifting front wheels.

The best I have seen is my parents old Honda, four wheel drive lawnmower.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/35029/4 "2009-08-14T00:01:43Z")

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“Self propelled, push” is a contradiction in terms. You’re either buying a self propelled mower or you’re buying a push mower. Which is it?

If you’re talking about self propelled, RWD goes up hills better. I’ve had FWD mowers and I’ve had RWD mowers. I live on a hill. I’ll take RWD any day.

If your yard is flat it probably doesn’t matter.