Nothing wrong with Honda mower! Its been the best we've ever had (besides Craftsmans pre 1990) We've had most all the major brands and everyone is right Briggs and Stratton is hit or miss and Tecumseh well there aren't really words good enough to describe how awful this hunk of rusted metal is, I've yet to see one live past 6 months.. NO reason to hate on the Honda GC engine. Ours has run strong for years and infact due to a communication error, or the lack of, the original oil stayed in that engine for the first 9 years of its life. On its second oil change (spring 2013) i put in Texaco Havoline and after a few months i realized this was oil from 2000, so i changed it out to pennzoil ultra needless to say that honda didn't care that I had put in 13 year old already opened conventional oil, it chugged right on. I have also used this mower commercially and its the bomb to say the least. The double blades, which btw can be found at home depot for relatively cheap the 2 blades come in one box!), and it leaves the cleanest cut, in-fact zoysia grass looks like a golf course after the honda has had its way. The twin blades cut AND fine mulch all at once and it takes a while to fill up that bag on a properly maintained yard. Heck, i even hit a big metal stake from a street sign that was no longer there I didn't see it in the grass and i mowed right into it, and let me tell you it made the most God awful sound when the blades hit it and it killed the engine instantly. I never want to hear that sound again, yet that Honda GC engine fired right back up first pull didn't miss a beat like nothing ever happened. Use your honda mower with confidence there is no reason you cant see 30 solid years out of that mower if not more
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