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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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granville

Joined: Oct 30, 2009
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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
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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.)

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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

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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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