Hello
You may have your promised lawn tractor by now.
For the push mower, how about a battery powered. They have safety bars that you have to grip for the mower to run and the blade stops once you let go of it. No cords and no starting problems. :-)
A new one should mow about half a football field. Mine probably mows a quarter of that same field. If your lawn is too big, just plug it in for a day and go back the next day.
I bought mine at an estate sale for $80.
This mower gave me a good "feeling" right away as it has no engine noise and has no exhaust smell. For the ultimate fun, I can now recharge my electric battery push mower with a solar set up. When it is time to mow I practically "run" to the shed to get it out to mow.
Just finished citr. A very good read. Thank you for sharing your story.
RodneyJoe7777