RetireeRon
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Back in January I bought a new Honda mower from a dealer here in Florida. Paid over $700.00 for it, though the exact number escapes me at the moment. Now that I've had the opportunity to use it 7 or 8 times(major drought here this spring) I'd like to share my thoughts on this mower. First, the good stuff.
- the mower started on the first pull out of the box, and has continued the same ever since.
- the manual is easy to understand and gives clear instructions
- the cut is first class. Very level and looks like a pro job. The dual blade system is a knockout!
- very quiet mower for 190cc. So much quieter than either of my neighbors who use a Toro and I don't know what.
- this is my first variable speed mower, which for me is the no. 1 feature of this mower.
- I absolutely love the ability to keep the mower running with the blade stopped. No more starting and stopping the engine!
- having the ability to adjust the clippings, mulcher, bagger is awesome. Still dialing it in, but shows a lot of promise.
Now for the "opportunities for improvement".
- I bought my mower from a dealer in January, brand new in an unopened box, and when I registered it found that it was a 2014 model! Not sure how this could happen, but rather than take it back kept it since it was still a new mower. I would think Honda's inventory system needs looked at(FIFO). The dealer told me he received it from Honda in December of 2016 and I bought it in January 2017. Just an odd thing, to me.
- something about the handling of this mower has never seemed quite right out of the box. For example, its always seemed hard to guide unless you used a lot of force. Sort of like having to push harder on one side of the handle,if that makes sense. I noticed today that one of the rear wheels doesn't turn when the transmission is engaged,that will affect the handling for sure, so I'll be making a trip for warranty work next week.
- finally,the rear wheels don't grip as well as I'd like. The one drive wheel that works will sometimes just spin on the grass and I have to give it a good push to nudge it along. That's hard on a bad back!
So,this is my six month review. Would I buy it again? In a heartbeat! I'm sure that after I get a few things above worked out I'll love it even more.
- the mower started on the first pull out of the box, and has continued the same ever since.
- the manual is easy to understand and gives clear instructions
- the cut is first class. Very level and looks like a pro job. The dual blade system is a knockout!
- very quiet mower for 190cc. So much quieter than either of my neighbors who use a Toro and I don't know what.
- this is my first variable speed mower, which for me is the no. 1 feature of this mower.
- I absolutely love the ability to keep the mower running with the blade stopped. No more starting and stopping the engine!
- having the ability to adjust the clippings, mulcher, bagger is awesome. Still dialing it in, but shows a lot of promise.
Now for the "opportunities for improvement".
- I bought my mower from a dealer in January, brand new in an unopened box, and when I registered it found that it was a 2014 model! Not sure how this could happen, but rather than take it back kept it since it was still a new mower. I would think Honda's inventory system needs looked at(FIFO). The dealer told me he received it from Honda in December of 2016 and I bought it in January 2017. Just an odd thing, to me.
- something about the handling of this mower has never seemed quite right out of the box. For example, its always seemed hard to guide unless you used a lot of force. Sort of like having to push harder on one side of the handle,if that makes sense. I noticed today that one of the rear wheels doesn't turn when the transmission is engaged,that will affect the handling for sure, so I'll be making a trip for warranty work next week.
- finally,the rear wheels don't grip as well as I'd like. The one drive wheel that works will sometimes just spin on the grass and I have to give it a good push to nudge it along. That's hard on a bad back!
So,this is my six month review. Would I buy it again? In a heartbeat! I'm sure that after I get a few things above worked out I'll love it even more.