Performance wise, I haven’t had much issue with the Honda’s but it’s plastic nut piece that comes welded on, near the handlebar adjustment knob, has consistently broken on me over the several years I’ve used them. This includes the newer and older models.
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
I owned the #5 LAWN BOY mower and really liked it a lot because it was light , agile , cut grass well, started with one pull every time, only thing I did not like was its poor build quality, the wheel adjustment brackets are made of plastic that broke relatively quick , the electric start quit working the second year, then the transmission , if someone had a new one selling it really cheap like 150 dollars I would buy it, but I would never pay retail price from a store for one considering the quality of it
Comment below about lawn boys is correct. A brand new lawn boy only lasted two years and then the all wheel drive failed. Plus the wheel setting also failed because of the cheap plastic wheel locks.
Snagged one for$299 in 2016. Then they pulled em off the shelf. I wasn't impressed by the handle bend. Looks easy to break. Handy on hills and that's about it... But it's a Toro really...
Honda has been the worst mower i’ve ever owned. I replaced a carb after 1 year, and the rear wheels lock up. Both of these issues are common with Honda. They are not worth the money.
@@drepop803 the reason I bought a Honda in the first place was because everyone told me how great they were. I think I paid about $500 which was more than I had ever paid for a mower. I had always bought a Craftsman from my local Sears and they had a repair shop if there were issues. Sears closed and I bought the Honda locally from a small power equipment shop thinking it was going to be a Cadillac compared to the Craftsman mowers. I found out the carb problems are common and the rear wheels locking up are even more common. Just search, “Honda mower rear wheels lock up,” on TH-cam and see how many videos there are on it. Both mine and my son’s did the same thing. I’m not trying to rain on your channel, but there are a quite a few disgruntled Honda owners out there. I literally just purchased a Toro after the repair shop gave me a quote of almost $300 to repair my Honda which is only about 6 or 7 years old. I never had a cheap Craftsman that didn’t last nearly 8- 10 years, and I never babied the carb like you must do with Honda’s. Anyway sorry to be negative, but Honda left a bad taste in my mouth.
@@bigrich6750 you're experiences are similar to others that had problems with their Hondas. I'm noticing that ppl who had great experiences with Hondas are from older models. Ppl that had your problems are from new models. Now I have to reevaluate what mower to get. I'm purchasing new and reliability is my main concern. Do you have any recommendations?
@@drepop803 you’re right that the newer Hondas may have corrected the issues. For me, I was so dissatisfied with my Honda that I couldn’t risk buying another one. I did a lot of research and bought a Toro. I almost bought the 30” Timemaster but just couldn’t justify the $1000 price tag for my yard. I went with the Toro Recycler which is front wheel drive. After the issues with the rear wheels on the Honda, I was jinxed on rear wheel drive. The Toro Super Recycler (different from my Recycler) was Popular Mechanics, “Editors Choice.” It’s rear wheel drive and has a Honda engine I believe. Honda engines are great if you make absolutely sure you don’t leave any gas in the carb. They’re designed to sip gas and limit emissions, so any contaminates in gas or any varnishing will plug them up. After I replaced my carb in the first year, I started spraying it with carb cleaner before each use. That and turning the gas off and letting it run until it ran out of gas, helped but didn’t prevent another need for a new carb. www.toro.com/en/homeowner/walk-behind-mowers/21-personal-pace-21382
Mine is about 15 years old and it's had like 3 different owners and the only problem with it is that self repulsion doesn't work and the wheels are really stiff But other than that it still works great it starts with one pull every time and I never have problems with the engine
I have a 72 lawnboy I’ve had it since new and I never have problems unlike the new mowers
Performance wise, I haven’t had much issue with the Honda’s but it’s plastic nut piece that comes welded on, near the handlebar adjustment knob, has consistently broken on me over the several years I’ve used them. This includes the newer and older models.
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
I owned the #5 LAWN BOY mower and really liked it a lot because it was light , agile , cut grass well, started with one pull every time, only thing I did not like was its poor build quality, the wheel adjustment brackets are made of plastic that broke relatively quick , the electric start quit working the second year, then the transmission , if someone had a new one selling it really cheap like 150 dollars I would buy it, but I would never pay retail price from a store for one considering the quality of it
These are just a bunch of COMMERCIALS.... I want professional opinions.
Toro turf Master o TimeMaster 🥇👌🏻💪🏼👏🏼
Stay away from those pieces of junk lol, take it from someone who worked on them
I think it's based solely on which lawn mower was purchased most on Amazon.
ha ha ha Absolutely not, our experts are lots of research then made this list.
Think I'll stick with my 20 plus year old honda then get another when it finally dies.
Comment below about lawn boys is correct. A brand new lawn boy only lasted two years and then the all wheel drive failed. Plus the wheel setting also failed because of the cheap plastic wheel locks.
Snagged one for$299 in 2016. Then they pulled em off the shelf. I wasn't impressed by the handle bend. Looks easy to break. Handy on hills and that's about it... But it's a Toro really...
Biased ...nothing comes close to Honda
Honda has been the worst mower i’ve ever owned. I replaced a carb after 1 year, and the rear wheels lock up. Both of these issues are common with Honda. They are not worth the money.
@@bigrich6750 you're the 3rd person to say this against the 10 ppl that i spoke to have had great experiences with them.
@@drepop803 the reason I bought a Honda in the first place was because everyone told me how great they were. I think I paid about $500 which was more than I had ever paid for a mower. I had always bought a Craftsman from my local Sears and they had a repair shop if there were issues. Sears closed and I bought the Honda locally from a small power equipment shop thinking it was going to be a Cadillac compared to the Craftsman mowers. I found out the carb problems are common and the rear wheels locking up are even more common. Just search, “Honda mower rear wheels lock up,” on TH-cam and see how many videos there are on it. Both mine and my son’s did the same thing. I’m not trying to rain on your channel, but there are a quite a few disgruntled Honda owners out there. I literally just purchased a Toro after the repair shop gave me a quote of almost $300 to repair my Honda which is only about 6 or 7 years old. I never had a cheap Craftsman that didn’t last nearly 8- 10 years, and I never babied the carb like you must do with Honda’s. Anyway sorry to be negative, but Honda left a bad taste in my mouth.
@@bigrich6750 you're experiences are similar to others that had problems with their Hondas. I'm noticing that ppl who had great experiences with Hondas are from older models. Ppl that had your problems are from new models.
Now I have to reevaluate what mower to get. I'm purchasing new and reliability is my main concern. Do you have any recommendations?
@@drepop803 you’re right that the newer Hondas may have corrected the issues. For me, I was so dissatisfied with my Honda that I couldn’t risk buying another one. I did a lot of research and bought a Toro. I almost bought the 30” Timemaster but just couldn’t justify the $1000 price tag for my yard. I went with the Toro Recycler which is front wheel drive. After the issues with the rear wheels on the Honda, I was jinxed on rear wheel drive. The Toro Super Recycler (different from my Recycler) was Popular Mechanics, “Editors Choice.” It’s rear wheel drive and has a Honda engine I believe. Honda engines are great if you make absolutely sure you don’t leave any gas in the carb. They’re designed to sip gas and limit emissions, so any contaminates in gas or any varnishing will plug them up. After I replaced my carb in the first year, I started spraying it with carb cleaner before each use. That and turning the gas off and letting it run until it ran out of gas, helped but didn’t prevent another need for a new carb.
www.toro.com/en/homeowner/walk-behind-mowers/21-personal-pace-21382
This video must be sponsored by mtd. Troy built doesn’t hold a candle to Honda hrn or even toro recycler
not like that
i have a troy built and it is horrible
@@Vanman_fr I bought a craftsman self propelled and it’s even worse
I've owned a Troybilt TB 230 / 190cc for 8 years and it's still working fine. You just have to take care of it!!!
Mine is about 15 years old and it's had like 3 different owners and the only problem with it is that self repulsion doesn't work and the wheels are really stiff But other than that it still works great it starts with one pull every time and I never have problems with the engine
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