I think it will be awhile before they do away with parts. It is a big market for them, lots of commercial applications out there using Honda engines especially the GX series.
New Mower To Replace Honda ?
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Yes, in the scope of this topic (lawn mowers) that seems to be the case for now. Although I'm seeing some battery zero turns come online you can still go down to Lowe's & buy a residential riding mower to mow a bigger yard with. When that will end will depend on regulation, buyer preference, etc. It's all a transition that takes time but that process has begun.
I think you made a good choice for what works for you. The top mowers in my experience have always been the Super Recycler and the Honda. You have to look at the replacement cost, especially if you want a comparable machine. Sure, you could go buy a $40 mower on Marketplace, but that is comparing apples to oranges if you want the same features and quality. I recently sold my Super Recycler with the Honda engine. I wish I had kept it, but now I mow more grass and a 48" walk-behind zero turn just makes too much sense over a 21" mower.One of our members (who is known for questionable decision making) just hoarded a deck for his HRX.
And to be fair to my statement, although I did claim a flat out end, we don't really know how much or how little Honda will support parts. Will it be the GX & some popular residential products? Will it be all parts support? As you already know it seems from my experience that it's a dwindling of parts supply here & there. After a while all the needed rebuild parts & some common breakage parts are NLA. Just enough to part out the machine or scrap it.
I'll buy a Briggs deck if I can get it for cheap or free. Seems like not mowing wet grass and spraying down the deck with WD-40 after mowing would be a better option.One of our members (who is known for questionable decision making) just hoarded a deck for his HRX.
Honda.
Thanks. I’ve really enjoyed owning the mower. I can see this new deck last another 20 years with the original engine likely still running fine.
I’ll be keeping a keen eye out for parts to start drying up, so I can hoard (and likely overpay for) semi-consumables like wheels and carbs and such, to keep my then 30+ year old mower running, while griping about these new-fangled electric mowers they’ll be trying to force me into.
They can pry my smoke puffing, dinosaur burning mower from my cold dead hands.
Man, I can’t wait to get old and have no more F’s to give.
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my HRX 217 is prolly 30 + YO + i used to mow 4 lawns weekly in season + it still runs Great, bags + you only need to walk behind it being hydro drive + rear bagging, but age 76 YO + a recent knee issue prompted a cub cadet CC30H that i am very pleased with + it goes up hills better than advertised!!! only issue it it costs almost the same as a bigger rider $$$$, love the mowing in reverse with just pushing on a different pedal after activation!!
Good idea to check but the odds are good that the new stock has been updated with the new camshaft. From August '23 until April '24, there were no new Honda mowers available at Home Depot or Northern Tools because of the stop sale and return all units to Honda for the recall fix. My understanding is that Honda completed the recall upgrades and sent those final new units back to HD and NT for sale in May '24. What you find in stock today should be the end of the line for Honda mowers sold in the U.S.
Honda is still making (or selling, at least) gas powered lawn mowers. Bought one myself a couple of months ago. I was told that this is the last year for production of gas powered Honda mowers.
is it a plastic deck?
I'm not going to offer an opinion in which mower to buy but just point out that mowers in the PNW operate in very different conditions than the rest of the country.
The first thing I'd point out is the obvious. It rains here. A lot. Consistently. Especially in the spring. Second, the grass can grow really, really fast. Sunny yet cool days interspersed with just right amount of rain and you can see grass that's growing an inch a day. Often you do not have the option of waiting for a dry day to cut if you don't want to let it get really long.
All that to say is that a mower in the PNW needs to be able to handle tall and wet grass which means you want to prioritize a few things.
One, blades need to be sharp so it helps if they are easy to remove and replace. Two, the chute and bags need to be clog resistant. Three, a powerful motor is highly advantageous to keep blade speeds up in tall, wet grass.
The first thing I'd point out is the obvious. It rains here. A lot. Consistently. Especially in the spring. Second, the grass can grow really, really fast. Sunny yet cool days interspersed with just right amount of rain and you can see grass that's growing an inch a day. Often you do not have the option of waiting for a dry day to cut if you don't want to let it get really long.
All that to say is that a mower in the PNW needs to be able to handle tall and wet grass which means you want to prioritize a few things.
One, blades need to be sharp so it helps if they are easy to remove and replace. Two, the chute and bags need to be clog resistant. Three, a powerful motor is highly advantageous to keep blade speeds up in tall, wet grass.
My 2 JD JX75 aluminum deck mowers are 98 models. Even after 26 years I can still get parts for them from JD and Kawasaki.
If there were 2 push mowers left on this earth & I had to decide which one to mow my yard (I'd be the only doing it in this instance). This 26 yr old JX75 or a brand new Honda... I think you know which one I'd choose.
Ithat subtle oil filter on a push mower flex.
Forgive my ignorance but i did not think consumer grade push mowers had oil pumps. How else could a filter work on a lawn mower ?
Any engine that has an oil filter will have an oil pump, provides the full-pressure lubrication.
Some engines have a pump and full-pressure lube but do not have a filter.
