Honda offers a range of lawn mowers, in all 18 different types of lawn mowers falling into 5 different categories based on people’s needs. Whatsmore, Honda state that what sets them apart in their production of lawn mowers is the fact that they recognise that what makes an exceptional lawn mower is more than the engine, deck, or blades by themselves but rather the whole unit working together. Honda proudly claim that they do all of these things and without the overly inflated prices other brands ask.

The five grades or categories of Honda lawn mowers are as follows:

• The New Honda HRX Series which includes the:-
• HRX217TDA
• HRX217HXA
• The Honda Harmony II Series which includes:-
• HRS216PDA
• HRS216SDA
• HRR216PDA
• HRR216SDA
• HRR216TDA
• HRZ216TDA
• The Honda Harmony Series which has just two models:-
• HRB217TDA
• HRB217HXA
• The Honda Masters Series:-
• HR215SXA
• HR215HXA
• HR215HMA
• And finally the Honda Commercial Series:-
• HRC215PDA
• HRC215SDA
• HRC215SXA
• HRC216SXA
• HRC216HXA

Honda prides itself on its world-renowned “easy-starting lawnmower engines” which provide the user with a smooth, quiet and reliable engine. All Honda mowers are pre-tested before being released on the market for sale. In addition, the engines are designed so that they are amongst the lowest in terms of their emissions, and are EPA and CARB emission approved!! Definitely a good thing for our environment.

Generally speaking most owners of Honda lawn mowers speak highly of their mower with sentiments such as it has been a good investment, high quality machine, has lasted many years, makes light work of mowing and so on. Unlike some other brands, such as the Toro, which has a “personal pace” feature something Honda does not offer which in many cases has proven problematic. Honda lawn mowers have self-propelled models and 3 speed varieties. In terms of the self-propelled user sit on both sides of the fence as to whether this speed is too fast or slow for them. If it does prove too slow, you can always help it along by pushing yourself.

The 3 speed model is more costly, approximately an additional $100 (US) over the standard model, but provides you with greater choice in setting a controlled speed for mowing, especially if you have large tracts of lawn to mow. This years (2004) HRX model has a switchable mulch and bag option along with a hydrostatic drive. However, Honda is often more expensive than the Toro and other comparable brands with $390 ( US ) a ball-mark mark for a Honda lawn mower.

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