A lawnmower including: a mower deck defining a volume; a driving element configured to drive a cutting implement within the volume; a plurality of wheels supporting the mower deck; and a handle extending in a rearward direction from the mower deck, wherein the mower deck defines a first radial length A.sub.1, as measured from a central vertex of the cutting implement to a front lip of the mower deck, and a second radial length A.sub.2, as measured from the central vertex to a lateral lip of the mower deck, wherein an aspect ratio of the first and second radial lengths [A.sub.1/A.sub.2] is at least 1.05, and wherein a tip distance, as measured between the front lip of the mower deck and a nearest part of the cutting implement when the cutting implement extends in a forward-rearward direction, is at least 1.5 inches.

A lawnmower including: a mower deck defining a volume; a driving element configured to drive a cutting implement within the volume; a plurality of wheels supporting the mower deck; and a handle extending in a rearward direction from the mower deck, wherein the mower deck defines a first radial length A.sub.1, as measured from a central vertex of the cutting implement to a front lip of the mower deck, and a second radial length A.sub.2, as measured from the central vertex to a lateral lip of the mower deck, wherein an aspect ratio of the first and second radial lengths [A.sub.1/A.sub.2] is at least 1.05, and wherein a tip distance, as measured between the front lip of the mower deck and a nearest part of the cutting implement when the cutting implement extends in a forward-rearward direction, is at least 1.5 inches.