If you bought a mid level one or it was gas power, they would have the same bog down issues as well I am the best my work gas. You could buy the Honda HR. X. They're top of wine and I side by side compared it to my ego when I bought it. I have Kentucky bluegrass straight Kentucky. Bluegrass, it's thick like a soft carpet and I. Keep it over 5 inches tall. I'm mowing to 4 and a 1/2 to 5 inches. So it gets to about 789 easily. My ego Moore has never bogged down. My brother has ryobi's top online. He has all sorts of wild grasses and his grass gets at least 8 sign. And just tall