The Toro 'Super Bagger' makes use of designs that were tested on various Lawn-Boy models no longer available, like the aluminum-deck 'Insight' models and the 22271 commercial. This hi-dome deck bags and mulches great without any 'disruptors' in the airstream in the housing. This mower is a completely different design from the Super Recycler. Both Toros have the Personal Pace drive which is very reliable and requires basically no operator input. If I were looking for a new one I would be sure to go see in person any mower I was interested in before buying.

OTOH, the LB is a smaller (20"), lighter mower with a guarantee and parts availability for many years. It seems to be a perfect fit for a small yard. I agree about the blade clutch. How hard is it to pull the starter cord once or twice during a cutting if you need to stop to empty a bag or pick up a stick. Just go by one cardinal rule - never mess around with any mower with a running engine. Do you know for certain that the clutch has worked and stopped the blade? Not without picking it up and looking, after which they'll call you 'Stumpy'.:) Plus, you want self-propel rear wheel drive for those hills, and the 10604 has the 'Variable-Speed' RWD drive which is my personal favorite. Same as Personal Pace except you control it manually - squeeze the bail tight for max speed, feather it for slower. When you drop the bail, it's instantly a push-pull mower for those cut-ins. Plus, the OHV Kohler engine is no slouch either. And no blade clutch on the 10604 - that's the 10605.

What about Snapper, they have 2 different walk behind mower lines now. Their top of the line seems nearly identical to mowers they were making decades ago. Everything seems old time heavy duty. Which leads to a few big positives. Reliable proven design, dependable, and when yo do need a part chances are it will be available. (A problem I had with a 10 yr old Murray, sure those generic parts are available at big retailers, as well as some parts for more recent models, but they like to keep you buying new equipment every few years.) Plus they are mostly sold at dealers who are also service shops. When you need your mower serviced, the big retailer wont be the one you bring it to. Look at many of the mowers they have discounted in their discount area. Usually the ones returned for one reason or another often with the sticker of the local repair shop that serviced the machine. Snappers other line is new and designed and priced to compete with mowers sold at the big retailers. Im not sure about the dependability, but if you are using them with different teen operators and on Camp sized property with hills and such with enough area needed mow that two mowers would be needed to cut it quickly then it may be wise to purchase from an authorized service / dealer like Snapper. And the prices online at Snapper are suggested list only. When I got my new Snapper I had moved from a flat 7000 sq ft lawn to a sloped 20,000 sq ft lawn. Considering I had 3 times the amount of lawn, I definetly wanted self propelled, mulching, and a high quality motor. So I picked the old style Snapper mulching deck with the 6hp Kawasaki engine that is used on many commercial models for $599 , $100 under list without bargaining. If I had gone with the standard B&S engine it probably would have been closer to the price of the Deere yout mentioning since the mulch only B&S Snapper is listed at $499 and your planning to get two so you could probably get a nice deal. Ariens also makes a nice mower I was considering, but the Ariens dealer wasnt as close as my local Snapper dealer. Also considering the other equpiment you have it would be even more of a reason for me to buy from a Dealer / Service shop as opposed to a big retailer.

They list some manuals here for your mower. Enjoy! Here is a link that might be useful: Deere