In search of a top gun lawnmower Original Message Mar 26, 2013 6:16 pm
I am in search of a good lawnmower. I want a mower that will bag as well as mulch, prefer electric start, and rear wheel drive. I cant decide on a Honda, Huskavarna AWD, troy built , or toro. I have a hill that is about 30 degrees. I need it to mulch as well as bag well to suck up and multch leaves. Any suggestions. The husky has a Honda engine I'm leaning that way but Honda has the best warranty.
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined: Dec 5, 2010
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Re: In search of a top gun lawnmower Reply #11 Apr 5, 2013 9:51 pm
aa335 wrote:
One of the local repair shops mentioned about the high costs of replacing cables on Honda lawnmower. The cables seems to be a frequent problem for these mowers, not sure why. Does anybody know if this is true? Robert Coats provided some costs for transmission parts, but make sure you take into account of the labor costs for the repairs too.
It is costly because you have to take a bit of parts off to get to the cable. It is not the cost of the cable but rather the labor to replace it. I seen a few youtube videos and the job was a bit tricky and time consuming. I agree that belt drive is more than good enough and hydro is too much. 30CC increase on HRX217 is noticeably better than 160CC on HRR216 models.
