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John Albert

On 7/10/17 12:13 AM, wrote:
Don't buy from Home Despot - buy a Honda from your local Honda
equipment dealer, or a Toro from your Toro dealer, or a Husky from
your Husky dealer.

I believe you're right.

I went out looking at Honda mowers today.
Local Power Equipment dealer sells the Honda I'm interested
in for $30 more than Home Depot.

But I'll reckon that buying from the dealer gets me:
a. Mower assembled and tested (HD mower comes in a box, too
heavy for me anymore)
b. Service during the warranty period.
c. Maybe they'll even deliver it.

So when I buy, it will be from the local dealer. I believe I
bought the old mower from them, too, but that was a
quarter-century ago!

Oddly enough, I tried starting the old mower (which stopped
with a BANG the day before), and it started and ran. Makes
me wonder if somethin's loose inside (a friend mentioned
something called "the Woodruff key"?).

Was going to try it again this evening, but it rained. Maybe
tomorrow.

Doesn't matter, I've decided that I want one of the new
ones, anyway!