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granville


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best walk behind lawnmower
Original Message   Nov 1, 2011 4:18 pm
honda ,toro or snapper.....what is the best self propelled walk behind mower?
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snowmachine


Location: Washington State
Joined: Nov 12, 2008
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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #7   Nov 3, 2011 7:57 pm
I have no regrets with my HRX217. It is the best mower I have ever had.

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slinger


Joined: Sep 22, 2010
Points: 158

Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #8   Nov 3, 2011 10:29 pm
granville wrote:
The dealer told me about the hot starting issue....what causes it? Does effect the snappers with the same engine or just toro?
What about the Snappers with the Briggs Professional 875 Series OHV engine?  Have you considered those if you like Snapper?
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samdog


Joined: Feb 9, 2010
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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #9   Nov 4, 2011 11:20 am
Honda HRX217HXA.

Five years now -- still starts on the first pull. One start per use -- the engine continues to run (but the blade stops) while you dump the bag.

Best feature: the variable selection Bag/Mulch lever.

Worst feature: the wide plastic deck molding keeps blade about 1 inch away when edging around a tree or fence. (Thin metal decks allow much closer edging.) 

aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #10   Nov 4, 2011 12:42 pm
granville wrote:
I talked to the snapper dealer today...they were at briggs training course and apparently that hard starting problem when hot affects the snapper also and there is a tech bulletin on how to adjust it....

Do you have details to this bulletin?  Please share.
granville


Joined: Oct 30, 2009
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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #11   Nov 4, 2011 5:11 pm
aa335 wrote:
Do you have details to this bulletin?  Please share.


no ..i didnt see the bulletin......I had been talking to the dealer that day about the problem and he said they hadnt experienced that problem. Then a couple hours later he called me and said his mechanic had been at a training course and several dealers had raised the issue and briggs had responded with a service bulletin
granville


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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #12   Nov 4, 2011 5:12 pm
slinger wrote:
What about the Snappers with the Briggs Professional 875 Series OHV engine?  Have you considered those if you like Snapper?


how is the 875 series different?
snowmachine


Location: Washington State
Joined: Nov 12, 2008
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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #13   Nov 4, 2011 5:19 pm
I ended up putting the deck guard kit on my HRX217HMA to protect the deck sides from the various cement edging around my yard.




samdog wrote:
Honda HRX217HXA.

Five years now -- still starts on the first pull. One start per use -- the engine continues to run (but the blade stops) while you dump the bag.

Best feature: the variable selection Bag/Mulch lever.

Worst feature: the wide plastic deck molding keeps blade about 1 inch away when edging around a tree or fence. (Thin metal decks allow much closer edging.) 

This message was modified Nov 4, 2011 by snowmachine


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samdog


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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #14   Nov 4, 2011 5:56 pm
^^^  Well, what I'm trying to say is that the Honda will not cut close enough to a tree or fence, because the deck material is about an inch wide. So it leaves an inch wide strip uncut around a tree.

My Yardman has a thinner metal deck that cuts right up against trees and fences.

slinger


Joined: Sep 22, 2010
Points: 158

Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #15   Nov 5, 2011 1:08 am
granville wrote:
how is the 875 series different?

It's an OHV engine, more modern....as opposed to the older technology L head like the particular 700 series mentioned earlier in this thread.  Also has more torque.  Some versions (like the one on some John Deere mowers) have pressurized lubrication w/spin-on oil filter.  I don't think that Snapper is using that version though.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/FQOorXrtbrQ?rel=0

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granville


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Re: best walk behind lawnmower
Reply #16   Nov 7, 2011 6:02 am
are husky mowers any good? ....Ifound some leftovers at decent prices with the 190cc engines and solid front axle.....not many reviews out there ....do they cut as well honda ,toro,snapper lines?
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