Lawnmower advice needed

[TassieKiwi]

The Honda engine is sweet and almost vibe free. Does all bu very long grass at half throttle, don't need muffs (<75dB) I hired a logsplitter in the weekend with a B&S engine on it. It vibrated the bejeesus out of the whole frame. Noisy poxy thing. I do not think that there is any comparison to be made.

Honda has done about 150hrs now. I've put 4 high-lift blades on it - suck the chrome off a towbar. Heaps of power, starts always. But...it's only a mower, guys. Just do it.

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BTW our lawn is unudlating, and about 5000m2. Takes 2-3 hrs, big H makes it easy.

[Fozzy]

Thanks TassieKiwi,

What model Honda do you have?

[davo]

Started the Honda this arvo - there is some vibration - but it's what I'd describe as "slight". If you stand still with your hands on the handle, you can feel it. When I increased the engine speed, it stayed the same. Once you start pushing, you don't feel it anymore.

As far as fumes go, I parked it outside near a wall to create a windless area and stood at the handle for about 5 minutes with the engine running at various speeds. I couldn't smell any fumes. To smell fumes, I had to crouch down, put my hand under the exhaust pipe and cup my hand so it directed the flow to my face about 10" away.

When you're at the mower shop, tip the mower up and have a look at the blades - they come to about 8-10mm of the edge of the body. Then tip it back onto its wheels and look down from the top at the alignment of the edge of the body with the wheels - this will give you an idea of how close you'll be able to mow to vertical edges.

The underside of the Honda looks very simple. The mulching attachment just fills in the space where the catcher would go and maintains the curved shape. The combination of low and high lift blades seem to be what makes the mulching effective.

Good luck with it... Davo

[Iain]

I used to have a Bolens mulching mower, it had a single blade that cut and pushed the grass up into the dome, from here the blade changed shape (twisted) and created a downdraught in the centre cutting the 'cuttings' again and forcing them into the lawn.
Worked well and was a big solid bar about 2" wide by 1/4" thick, obviously bent with the aid of some heat and sharpened.
Pulled it off and sharpened it twice a year and balancing was never an issue.
Haven't seen one like it for a long time.

[Fozzy]

Hi Guys,

Just thought I'd let you know I took the plunge on the weekend and bought the Honda. I've used it twice so far and it seems pretty good. A mate who has one of the new Masports had a look at he was quite impressed.

[TassieKiwi]

All I remember is '19D'. And Red.

Good for you fozzy, you'll be a happy chappy.