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On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:47:07 -0700, Harry K
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On Jun 30, 3:21 am, Max wrote:
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On 29 Jun 2007 12:25:57 -0700, jeffreydesign
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Here's something more that "I heard" but it applies to newer John
Deere riding mowers. My neighbor across the street from me AND another
friend of mine bought similar John Deere riding mowers (nice ones)
late last year. They both wash their mowers - not every time they use
them but when they get dirty enought to wash them. They both run them
afterwards to dry them out. BOTH of these mowers have been in the shop
SEVERAL times already having deck bearings replaced. Less than a year
old!

IMHO, this isn't a problem with washing the mower - you should be able
to wash it without problems. The problem is poor design.

JM

I used to think John Deere, Honda, and Lawnboy were good mowers, but
it just turns out that they are no better than others, just
overpriced. I'm having good luck with Toro mowers. And I have a
neighbor that has been using a Sears mower for over 12 years without
any needed repairs.

I went back to Toro mowers after trying a Honda and a Yardman. Both
were "ok" but the Toro is built like a tank, *always* starts on the
first pull and I don't even bother thinking of a tune up except every
5 or 6 years.- Hide quoted text -

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Strange. My oldest Honda (walkbehind) is a few years over 20 now.
Never had a tune-up...well, I did give it a new plug and fuel filter
about 10 years ago, wore the rubber off the drive wheels twice,
replaced the clutch cable once. Smokes like a lawn fogger at startup
now but that clears as soon as a load is applied.

As for "always starts first pull...." Toro does not build their
motors, they run the same motors as other makes.

Harry K

Had a ($650) walk-behind Honda mower with the plastic "bullet proof"
deck and the deck started cracking near stress points. Honda makes
good small engines, though.
Agreed on that. My MTD generic, 3? years old, had the same engine the $700+
Honda walk-behind did, but for 1/3 the price. I looked at the Honda, and the
deck was nicer, but not that much nicer. Still big and heavy with all those
silly-ass 'safety' features that make mowing take 3 times as long. The Honda
engine has stood up well to my abuse- change oil once a year, change air
filter when it gets plugged, always starts first pull. (My yard is a rough
mess, with lots of dirt showing, so it does get dusty in dry weather.)

Now if somebody would bring back the old lightweight LawnBoy staggered-wheel
magnesium deck, with a Honda engine, we would have a winner.

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