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Is there anywhere to get a Honda push mower anymore?

Posted on 7/27/23 at 8:47 am
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
22121 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 8:47 am
None of the stores around me have any ever since Honda announced they're getting out of the market. Is Toro the next best thing in this case?
Posted by PHNBK
Member since Nov 2020
174 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:01 am to
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68474 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:17 am to
I have a Husqvarna that I'm happy with.
Posted by Tigre85
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2019
2085 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:42 am to
Bought a Toro a month ago . I love it .
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91613 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 10:12 am to
upgrade to a tesla riding mower!

Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
16341 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 10:56 am to
I think the model they were selling was recalled so they supposedly pulled it. Guess if mine ever dies I'll have to get a toro.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18926 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 11:11 am to
Husqvarna exited the walk-behind mower market a few years ago. Honda is effectively exited as they planned to shut down production in September but issues with engines in the remaining inventory has seen them put a stop of sales. Toro Super Recycler is probably the only commonly available option that has at least the potential for a pro-sumer conventional walk-behind but the B&S engine they come with is junk. At this point you pretty much have to build your own or find something used you can rebuild.
Posted by Ziggy
Member since Oct 2007
22054 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 11:18 am to
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Honda is effectively exited as they planned to shut down production in September but issues with engines in the remaining inventory has seen them put a stop of sales.

Do you know what specifically the issues were with the engines?

I ask because I bought a Honda HRX at the end of May / early June and recently returned it 2 weeks ago because starting the mower was a constant battle. It felt like the motor would seize up and not allow the pull string to, well...pull. I was only able to use it a total of 3 times. Very disappointed.
Posted by whatshisface
Westside
Member since Jun 2012
277 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:07 pm to
I picked up a 2022 HRX off FB market place. Had the same issue starting, but I've found if you pull slowly through 80% of the stroke and harder on the last bit of tension it starts right up. It's different, but once you get the hang of it works fine. Pulling hard in the beginning is impossible, and I thought I had gotten a bad deal.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30035 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:09 pm to
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Honda announced they're getting out of the market


It is also due in part to the stop sale order on HRN216 and HRX217K mowers due to the faulty decompression valve.
Posted by highpockets
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2015
2062 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:36 pm to
Just bought one from Home Depot a month ago. So far no issues used 4 times.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
10848 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:21 pm to
Glad I got mine 4 years or so ago. Starts in the first pull every time.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28285 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 5:56 pm to
Since there was a stop sale on the Hondas I went with a Cub Cadet with the Commercial Kohler engine. It should last me until I'm forced to buy electric.
Posted by onelochevy
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2011
18068 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 8:40 pm to
Love my Toro. Have a 22" recycler with a Kohler engine. Still starts on the first pull after 7 years
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91613 posts
Posted on 7/28/23 at 9:59 am to
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It should last me until I'm forced to buy electric.


i'm not an e-whore but i think going electric isn't the worse thing for lawnmowers either as long as the battery life is within a reasonable range of gas.

so much less mess and noise...
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86483 posts
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:01 am to
I really should sell mine. It never gets used.
Posted by Impotent Waffle
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
10106 posts
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:23 am to
Not currently, I was hoping to get one before they get out the market completely in September.

My current Honda mower is 16 yrs old, I love that thing.

K&D has a call list once Honda figures out which Serial numbers they can sell.

Hoping they get it figured out, my plan is to get a new one and then rebuild my old one that way I would not need a new mower for the rest of my mowing days
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3967 posts
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:27 am to
I wouldnt count on K&D

I went in 2 months ago for a new EGO.
Sales guy says oh yea, we will have that one in this week.
Ill call you.
I called him twice for updates, he said he didnt know status.

He never called back, I went to Lowes.
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
9540 posts
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:28 am to
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Glad I got mine 4 years or so ago. Starts in the first pull every time.


Have had mine for 10 and it still starts on the first pull every time. And it is way quieter than my past mowers.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18926 posts
Posted on 7/28/23 at 11:50 am to
quote:

Do you know what specifically the issues were with the engines?


Bad batch of cams with faulty mechanical decompression parts. I actually have a spare cam and timing belt for my GCV160 but not because it's an affected model. It's actually not difficult to pull these little engines apart, just a clamshell design and everything is built in modules. With the parts handy I could probably do the entire repair in under 4 hours including removal and reinstalling back on the deck.
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