Thread: Our mower died - what's people's experience with mulching mowers?

HONDA!!!!!
Ive been wanting a Buffalo self propelled for a couple of years,bit the $1300 pricetag put me off.
Just bought a secondhand Honda non selfpropelled yesterday for$100!!! and a sthil whipper for $50.No there not hot,the guy who owned the Shell roadhouse sold up and dosent need them in his new place.Bonus is he is a perfectionist,so they are well looked after.
Rover 4 strokes are rubbish,my first did a motor(3.5hp),my fault I "tickeled it up a bit" had it putting out more HP than the 5hp motor I replaced it with,lasted 2 years with the "power upgrade" I got a 5hp mower from work with a worn out deck,put the 5hp motor on my good deck.Now my deck is stuffed too,the 5hp thats done heaps of shire mowing plus 2 years for me is chewing the oil and has a hell of a knock in the bottom end.Free to good home before it goes to the tip!!!
Andrew

Send it to the tip andy, Upping the govner setting will stuff em every time.

It will go to the tip.
But not before we get on the homebrew one nite,open the governor and see how many revs she pulls before it bangs!!!
Might even remove the cutting disc for safety and more revs
Andrew

Naa just take the swing backs of as the disc wont do to much damage.

They are great when they let go in a big way just be standing back a bit and do it at night.

Who needs fire works

If you have a look around on building sites (housing industry Perth WA) you will see more often than not, Honda generators, cement mixers. Robin motors also seem to have a good run.

We also used to use Honda generators on the FFR Land Rovers.
Farmers would be another good example of people that need small motors to run trouble free, any farmers here?

I've always found Honda's start/run well, parts easy to get and reasonably cheap and more tollerant if you do have to do a bodge job repair.

My mower is about 7-8 years old, my generator is 11 years old, both still start first time and don't stop until I am finished, I'd hardley call that throw away.

Best regards
DarrenR

HONDA
Done plenty of years working for farmers.
Honda is the only small motor that cuts it,Robin/subaru are no good,Bang and Stop not much good and there is one other brand thats fairly common but not very good but doesnt come to mind at the moment.
The honda is the only motor that keeps going with little or no maintence.
My mate had a hobby block,he had a soak that he pumped up to the house with a honda firefighter pump.That pump fell in the soak 3 times over 6 years he had the place,WHILST RUNNING!!!!!
All that was needed was a pull the plug out get the water out and change the oil.It was a longstanding joke that he had the only honda powered submersible pump.
Andrew

Go the Honda!
Ihave been a gardener/lawn mowing contrator 4 over 20 years &it is the best most reliable piece of equiptment i have ever owned.
The average person mows his lawn maybe once a fortnight/26 times a year.
Most contractors will mow at least that per week.1 week commercial equals 1 year domestic.Our mowers generally last us 3-5 years with little maintenance and its usually the other components of the mower that let us down not the motor.
But they aint cheap.
Cheers Dean

Just read this post. We only have 1/2 an acre but bit the bullet and got a mulching mower and love the thing. We went with a victa 4 stroke but 2 years on and it still starts first go and does a great job.