lawnmower advice

[Farm boy]

Hi people
we need a new lawnmower to do around the house and are looking at self propelled units
the wife likes the victa tornado with a 2 stroke donk,(very light but quality not like old victas) i like the honda hru216dsu(to heavy for the wife to push)but finish is superb
the other one we were looking at was the toro pt21 very nice unit
has any one got any opinions on these units please
best wishes
greg

[Geoff Dean]

If you're thinking of self propelled, then how is the Honda too heavy?

By the way, the Honda is what I would recommend.

FIL has 2, Mate has 1, I have a non self propelled 1. Honda 4 stroke is the way to go.

Edit. I also have a Honda brushcutter and garden tiller, both of which are 4 stroke. If I can possibly avoid it, I will never buy another 2 stroke.

[doug1]

Absolutly agree Honda is the way to go, Ihave mower and brushcutter

[Farm boy]

thanks geoff and doug for the replys
my wife reckons the honda is to heavy to turn around when you come to an end of a run
i am quite happy about the honda as the weight doesnt affect me (wife is 4ft 111/2 high and 55 kgs ringing wet)
she has found a new mower on the scene that we are going to look at ,its a rover self propelled with a honda motor on it, aluminium base and looks heaps better than the victa and $500 dollars cheaper than the honda
so hopefully i will get the honda features and not the weight issue the wife doesnt like
greg

[weisyboy]

dont buy a toro.

[Geoff Dean]

Greg, I went down the same path that you are thinking of. We had previously had a Honda that was about 8 yrs old when it was given to us by PIL. We had it for about 8 yrs before we decided to upgrade.

We bought a cheaper mower with a Honda engine that was about $250 cheaper than the Honda. After using it once I had huge misgivings, and after using the second time I was almost crying. It wasn't a Rover that I had.

I went back to the place that sold it and expressed all my reservations, and as they couldn't resolve a couple of them, rather than have an unhappy customer, they gave me a full refund and I went elsewhere and bought a Honda mower.

I couldn't buy from them as was my wish, as they didn't have a Honda dealership. I also offered to only take as much money in a refund as what they could get selling it as a "demo model", but they were happy to give a full refund.

As a consequence, they have all my repair and parts business, and I am happy to recommend them to anyone. (just not the mower they sell )

[Ashore]

Hi Greg
First rule. ( as you well know ) keep her happy let her think she made the decision on what to buy
Second Rule . Get something she can use and encourage her to do so
BTW mate havent seen the new place yet so how much grass is there ( is it possable to do like I did and concrete over it
Rgds
Russell

[Farm boy]

well guys
she bought a victa key start,power drive and 2 stroke and yep russell susie was happy and that was all that matters
we looked at the rover and yep it was a heap of rubish
best wishes
greg