I have had a Toro Recycler with a 190cc engine and personal pace for about 8 years. I loved the way this lawnmower cut. It started on the first pull every time during the summer and the first or the second during the winter. I've had some issues with belts\cables, etc due to wear and tear, but nothing major. The thing that really bothered me though was that starting about 3 or 4 years after I got it, the deck started to rust underneath the much\bag lever. I keep it in the shed, but I rinse it after every use and let it dry outside for an hour or so. Recently, it's gotten worse and now I can see there is a small hole where it is completely rusted through. About a year ago I started cutting my in-laws St Augustine weekly that is some of the thickest St Aug I have ever seen. At least 5-6 times every cut, the lawnmower would bog down and stall. It got to be a real pain. The last couple of times, the mower hydro locked. The only way to unseize it was to take the recoil off and turn the fly wheel with my hand. I checked oil and spark plug and everything was fine. It got to be too much.
This week I splurged and got a Honda HRX217K6VYA. Hands down, the nicest lawnmower I've owned. Very solid and much quieter than my Toro. Hopefully the Nexite deck will hold up for a long time. So far, the only thing I don't like is the clippings that get past the mulch chute. I'm still looking into solutions for that. It has tons of power. My grass is easy to cut. I cut the grass at my in-laws and was amazed. With my Toro, I could at most cut half the width of that grass, the Honda breezed through cutting almost the width of the lawnmower, never stalling one time. I loved the personal pace on the Toro, until I had to cut thick grass. I had to put a little effort into the Toro to get it through that grass. I love the "paddle" style on the Honda. I put 0 effort into cutting that grass.
I would highly recommend that 200cc engine to anyone. The cut was just as nice, maybe a little nicer than the Toro. The larger wheels make the "ride" a little nicer. It was much more expensive than the Toro, but I'm hoping it is worth it.
This week I splurged and got a Honda HRX217K6VYA. Hands down, the nicest lawnmower I've owned. Very solid and much quieter than my Toro. Hopefully the Nexite deck will hold up for a long time. So far, the only thing I don't like is the clippings that get past the mulch chute. I'm still looking into solutions for that. It has tons of power. My grass is easy to cut. I cut the grass at my in-laws and was amazed. With my Toro, I could at most cut half the width of that grass, the Honda breezed through cutting almost the width of the lawnmower, never stalling one time. I loved the personal pace on the Toro, until I had to cut thick grass. I had to put a little effort into the Toro to get it through that grass. I love the "paddle" style on the Honda. I put 0 effort into cutting that grass.
I would highly recommend that 200cc engine to anyone. The cut was just as nice, maybe a little nicer than the Toro. The larger wheels make the "ride" a little nicer. It was much more expensive than the Toro, but I'm hoping it is worth it.