Poll Pick My Next Lawn Mower

[outofyourmind]

Snapper had a 36" ZTR that would get into backyard gates.
$2,999

 

[outofyourmind]

This is what I ended up getting.

Toro 42" ZTR
22.5 hp V-Twin engine
Gets delivered Thursday

Time to change the oil.

Jesus Fuk, it holds over 2 liters of oil. 81 ozs.

Got a trickle charger for the battery for the winter.

 

[Camfantasy]

I am so close to pulling the trigger on an Ego electric push mower...

but man, $550 is a lot of money for something I have used a $50 mower to do for the last 10 yrs...

but that $50 mower is on its last legs...

I'm considering getting the zero turn one in the next year or so.

 

[outofyourmind]

Honda, 100%. Best push mower you can buy

Found out a secret.
I never thought my 3rd Honda was ever quite as powerful enough.

Found on YouTube that you can take some plyers and twist the metal tab your carburetor spring is connected to, ever so slightly twist it until the RPM increases, but not over the governor limit.

I picked up 200-300 rpms easy.
It's a completely different mower now.


This works on most any mower I suspect.

 

[williewilliejuan]

 

[moxie]

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Otherwise, you’d just be williewillie.

 

[Camfantasy]

I'm considering getting the zero turn one in the next year or so.

Being delivered Saturday.

 

[PeoplesChicken]

Ryobi or gtfo

You are about 3 steps away from turning into Greta Thunberg

 

[outofyourmind]

Ryobi or gtfo

Amazon.com: Customer reviews: RYOBI 42 in. 100 Ah Battery Electric Riding Zero Turn Mower RY48ZTR100

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for RYOBI 42 in. 100 Ah Battery Electric Riding Zero Turn Mower RY48ZTR100 at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.

www.amazon.com

 

[outofyourmind]

Being delivered Saturday.

Verdict ???

 

[Camfantasy]

Verdict ???

It's great so far. The "2 acres" shit is probably a stretch under practical situations, but it has plenty of run time for me. The Ryobi one that you posted the reviews on earlier has lead acid batteries so I'd stay away from that. I don't feel like lead acid batteries are really designed to be drained and charged to the degree that will be necessary with something like a lawnmower. This Ego one has modular lithium batteries just like a big drill battery.

 

[outofyourmind]

Whoa Whoa Whoa

Honda will no longer make lawnmowers and is closing it's North Carolina plant

Honda Lawn Mowers dead, ending production and sales in the United States by 2023

A leaked internal memo and confirmed by Honda announced Honda is exiting the mower market in the United States in 2023.

tiremeetsroad.com

From the article:
“The company plans to discontinue production of lawn mowers at its North Carolina manufacturing facility in September 2023 and move all-terrain vehicle production there from its South Carolina facility. The South Carolina facility will “solely focus on Honda side-by-side production.”

I have to buy one and yard isn‘t big.

Honda 21 in. 3-in-1 Variable Speed Gas Walk Behind Self Propelled Lawn Mower with Auto Choke HRR216VKA - The Home Depot

The Honda Self-Propelled 3-in-1 Variable Speed Lawn Mower with auto choke offers a simple, adaptable and reliable design. It efficiently adapts the mowing speed to match your stride for ultimate comfort.

www.homedepot.com

Toro Recycler 22 in. Briggs & Stratton SmartStow Personal Pace High-Wheel Drive Gas Walk Behind Self Propelled Lawn Mower 21465 - The Home Depot

Introducing a mower that adjusts to you, with no knobs, no levers, no messing around. Grab the easy-to-steer handle, engage, and go - with Personal Pace Auto-Drive. Supercharge your mowing with an amped

www.homedepot.com

I think that's the exact Honda mower I bought about a year ago.

Honda, 100%. Best push mower you can buy

Here's the bad boy you want.
Looks like 200cc engine now.
Comes standard with the 5 year warranty.
Composite deck.

Honda 21 in. Nexite Deck Hydrostatic Cruise Control Gas Walk Behind Self-Propelled Mower with Blade Stop HRX217HYA - The Home Depot

With Honda's NEW GCV200 engine, the HRXHYA delivers high performance and efficiency. This self-propelled lawn mower is packed with advanced design features like Honda's exclusive 21 in. NeXite deck, Micro-Cut

www.homedepot.com

I have a $50 Briggs and Straton

Honda, always. Even if it costs $100 more.

If you don't want to spring for the Honda brand mower, at least pick a brand of mower that uses the Honda engine.

I'm currently using a 21 year old Honda

I like this Honda better, prob what I will be getting

My Mom has a Honda walk behind that has to be 20 years old.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Mine is still going strong. The last mower I will require.

Started first pull yesterday after the winter.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Whoa Whoa Whoa

Honda will no longer make lawnmowers and is closing it's North Carolina plant

Honda Lawn Mowers dead, ending production and sales in the United States by 2023

A leaked internal memo and confirmed by Honda announced Honda is exiting the mower market in the United States in 2023.

tiremeetsroad.com

From the article:
“The company plans to discontinue production of lawn mowers at its North Carolina manufacturing facility in September 2023 and move all-terrain vehicle production there from its South Carolina facility. The South Carolina facility will “solely focus on Honda side-by-side production.”

Looks like it’s a profitability move as they’re moving all production to ATVs. If you do a labor analysis it’s a no brainer.

 

[outofyourmind]

I wonder if they'll go battery only.

 

[oh-jay-bee eighty-one]

Whoa Whoa Whoa

Honda will no longer make lawnmowers and is closing it's North Carolina plant

Honda Lawn Mowers dead, ending production and sales in the United States by 2023

A leaked internal memo and confirmed by Honda announced Honda is exiting the mower market in the United States in 2023.

tiremeetsroad.com

From the article:
“The company plans to discontinue production of lawn mowers at its North Carolina manufacturing facility in September 2023 and move all-terrain vehicle production there from its South Carolina facility. The South Carolina facility will “solely focus on Honda side-by-side production.”

 

[RoyMunson]

Whoa Whoa Whoa

Honda will no longer make lawnmowers and is closing it's North Carolina plant

Honda Lawn Mowers dead, ending production and sales in the United States by 2023

A leaked internal memo and confirmed by Honda announced Honda is exiting the mower market in the United States in 2023.

tiremeetsroad.com

From the article:
“The company plans to discontinue production of lawn mowers at its North Carolina manufacturing facility in September 2023 and move all-terrain vehicle production there from its South Carolina facility. The South Carolina facility will “solely focus on Honda side-by-side production.”

I bought a used Honda mower from some old guy last year for $50 when my POS EGO quit on me. The self-propelled functionality is useless, but I have to atleast engage it or the handle bangs my knees. Then it just makes pulling the mower backwards more difficult. Still... $50 for a mower that'll last longer and any battery powered POS.

 

[ill]

Whoa Whoa Whoa

Honda will no longer make lawnmowers and is closing it's North Carolina plant

Honda Lawn Mowers dead, ending production and sales in the United States by 2023

A leaked internal memo and confirmed by Honda announced Honda is exiting the mower market in the United States in 2023.

tiremeetsroad.com

From the article:
“The company plans to discontinue production of lawn mowers at its North Carolina manufacturing facility in September 2023 and move all-terrain vehicle production there from its South Carolina facility. The South Carolina facility will “solely focus on Honda side-by-side production.”

I never pulled the trigger. My B&S is still running strong, baby!

 

[ill]

Looks like it’s a profitability move as they’re moving all production to ATVs. If you do a labor analysis it’s a no brainer.

Is it?
I'd say more people use mowers than ATVs, so there's a bigger market.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Is it?
I'd say more people use mowers than ATVs, so there's a bigger market.

We are in a skilled labor shortage and when you look at the profitability of an ATV over a lawnmower there really is no comparison so what they are doing is consolidating the labor force they can find and maximizing the profit per labor hour.

This isn't rocket science and has nothing to do with which market is bigger and everything to do with how much capacity they have and how they maximize that. It's ridiculous to assume you make more by selling more of a lower price point product than you do a higher price product when they are selling all that they make.

All you dumbass liberals need to take an economics choice and not be allowed to vote until you can pass a test because this is the kind of thinking that comes up with idiotic policy.