Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

honda ,toro or snapper.....what is the best self propelled walk behind mower?

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.) 

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

aa335 wrote:

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

slinger wrote:

how is the 875 series different?

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:

^^^  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.

granville wrote:

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

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?