What is so exciting about the Honda engine on the Super Bagger? It will turn the blade and wheels just as well as a Briggs engine. Remember you are buying a lawn mower not a motorcycle. The Super Recycler will both bag and mulch exceptionally well.

Super Recycler!

But will the super bagger mulch as well?

I know I am not buying a motorcycle but I have had bad luck with B&S engines.

If you had bad luck with Briggs engines then I can promise bad luck with Honda engines too. Both companies have a reputation for delivering engines that are long lived if regular maintenance is performed. They will all dies a short death if maintenance is deferred. Toro has a reputation for making well designed mowers that perform as described. If they are both described by Toro as being mulching mowers then I would expect comparable mulching performance.

I agree with roadbike. No matter who an engine's manufacturer is, the engine will have a short life if regular maintenance isn't performed.

I've owned a Super Recycler 20092 for two years. During this time, the oil has been changed regularly and the air filter has been replaced when it gets dirty. Not surprisingly, although it's not the most technically sophisticated mower engine on the market, the Briggs engine nevertheless has performed well and hasn't given me any trouble.

Yes, the Super Bagger mulches fine. It is the same deck used on the 2007 Lawn-Boy 22271 Commercial and the current Toro 22156 Commercial w/Honda engine. It performs fine in all three modes. My version is the LB 22271. I have noticed that it holds the clippings in the housing longer than some others (actually good for re-cutting them) but this can produce a clump at stops/turnarounds. I cut a three-strip wide header all around the mowing area first. This gives the mower time to digest the clippings before coming to a stop/turnaround. I've never had a Super Recycler so I can't say if one would do the same thing on my yard. I can say that the Honda engine runs quieter and smoother than any non-OHC mower engine, and it helps make mowing a little more enjoyable.

Saxman,

What kind of blade do you use?

I will be doing mostly mulching.

Can I use a gator blade on this model?

Thanks,

JM

Exactly what problem are you trying to "fix" by adding an after-market blade to the Toro Super Recycler? You may very well find that any added turbulence actually cuts down on it's ability to process cut grass.

Gator and other after market blades are designed to help mowers that were not properly designed for the purpose at hand.

Just wondering if the "bagger blade" it comes with is any different than the "atomic" blade or a gator blade.

Well, I'm sure it's different. But the question to be answered is whether it will improve mower performance. I deoubt it and think there is a good chance it may degrade it. Just use the machine as built at the factory.

It comes with the 'Atomic' blade. The only blade difference I've seen on this series starting with the Lawn-Boy 10684 'Insight' through the Toro Super Bagger is the blade on the LB 22271 did not have the 'mulching cuts' in the blade airfoils. It still mulches fine and all those blades are interchangeable. I have two mowers that use that blade and I rotate five blades between them. No, I would not buy a new mower with the idea of putting in an aftermarket blade right off the bat. There simply is no need for it and no generic blade is made exactly like the factory equipment.

Thanks for all the replies!

JM