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I had a thread last year about the lawnmower bogging down in the back yard at the new house. The recomendation was made to sharpen the mower, blade, which I did, and it got rid of the bogging problem. I now have to sharpen the blade every week.

The problem now is that the grass is so dense in the back yard, that even if it only grows an inch or two, I have to re-mow the same spot 2-3 times to grind up the mulch and not leave piles that will kill the grass.

The mowever is a Craftsman unit with a Honda engine. 5.5 HP with a 21" blade. I bought it in 2004 and it works fine. I change the oil once a year. I never had any problems mulching the grass at the old house. I recently bought a brand new, special mulching blade and it hardly made a difference.

It's funny because at my old house, we had small lots and half the people owned a riding mower. At the new house, the lots are over twice the size and none of the neighbors own a riding mower.

I just want to be able to only mow each section of lawn once and have the mulch finely cut and evenly dispersed.

Should I consider getting a mower with a higher HP rating? Do they make twin-blade push mowers that don't cost thousands of dollars?