All the genuine Honda equipment that I've worked on were built like tanks and generally complicated. So, as long as they work, they work well.

I liked their mower so much, I boughtr their car!~

I had a Honda mower, ran great, but the self-propel system left much to be desired. It was very slow, and the rear wheels seemed to wear very fast, and were pretty pricey. I later sold it and bought a Lawn-boy 10550 and have been very satisfied. As for Honda/Acura cars, they never have really appealed to me. I tend to like a BIG car so I can stretch out a little bit and not crush rear seat passengers. I do have a couple of pieces of equipment that has Honda engines, and they have been good engines. One is a 6.5 GVX series on a pressure washer, and the other is a Honda mini-tiller, with a tiny 4-stroke engine. Pretty powerful tiller to be so small!

I own a Honda car and really like it, but I have two non-honda mowers: a Lawn-boy and a Toro w/briggs mower. I don't care for the Honda mowers. Can't really say why.

I'm just amazed that a company the size of Honda bothers with making mowers and other small equipment. Big American companies like Ford , GM, and Chrysler don't really even consider that market. As a result many of our American made products are compilations of off the shelf parts and parts from various manufacturers. Honda has an incredible capacity to turn out new and amazing designs. They could design and manufacture an entire new line of mowers almost overnight. I've had several Honda cars and one pressure washer engine and all have been top notch.

I don't like japaneese engineering:everytime I work on my cousin's mitsubishi automobile,I get so frustrated at the way simple things are made so complex,Such as a water pump that's installed at the bottom of the vehicle,crammed in between the worst spot you could think of putting it.Same with the thermostat,were is it;the last place I would want to see it.........My neighbor has a honda mower,he always has trouble bagging;has to go over the same thing 2 and 3 times,that my toro does the first time..................So I really don't think too much of honda mower's in that respect. For me; the bomb was dropped when I saw a plastic deck mower from honda at home depot(and they wanted close to $600 if I remember !!)to me plastic is the cheapest material to make something out of,just real junky. It's allright for gas tanks and similar parts but,not for structual components;certainly not a lawnmower deck.................I think honda is going the wrong way with their technology;the design may be new,but the design is far from amazing.......... Now, if they had a mower with a stainless steel deck; I would call that amazing.............I hope I didn't step on too many toes Here.........

I own a Honda automobile and a Honda Masters lawn mower.
Both are extremely reliable.

I saw a few months ago that Honda is also going to produce jet airplanes for the consumer (private jets); and are also going to be introducing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles very soon.

I am on my second Honda vehicle - 04 Accord Coupe EX/ V6. Fantastic car!

However, I own a Toro Super Recycler mower - 12 years old and still strong, a Simplicity Conquest tractor with 44" deck and 42" snow thrower, a Toro 826 snow blower, an Echo SMR 210 weedwacker and a Stihl brushcutter. I have 8 acres to maintain.

eal51 in western CT

I have an Acura TL, a Chevy Truck and a Snapper Self propelled 21 inch. The Snapper has what it takes to go the distance and it is great. The TL is one fine and well made piece. The Chevy truck has been fine too. Whatever you buy take good care of it and unless it is junk it will serve you well. QuickRick

I have a Honda minivan and a Honda Civic. My push mowers are Lawnboy staggard deck 2 cycle engine'd machines.

Only reason I bought Honda was because - at the time, Lawnboy didn't make 2 cycle powered, staggard wheel'd minivans and cars........

Bill

I own a Honda mower (just purchaed in May 2006) replacing a previous Honda mower purchased 12 years ago. I drive 2 Honda vehicles: 2004 Accord and a 2005 CRV. I purchased these new. Before I got them, I owned Toyota's for 15 years. Flip a coin, Toyota/Honda- both reliable, comfortable and safe cars. The Honda mowers are pretty good too.

I have a Toyota car and a Honda mower plus a John Deere lawn tractor....all work great !.

I'm the original owner of an '01 Accord (bought new in Dec 2000), but have Briggs powered equipment. There's a Europa OHV Briggs on my Lawnboy Medallion mower and a smaller Briggs on my McLane edger. Both are '95 model year equipment and they continue to start on the 2nd pull and run great. They also continue to do their task very well, no need to pay more for the "H".

However, as a Honda stock holder since 1977 (when we bought our first Accord), I appreciate everyone's patronage :-)

To answer the question about owning honda related items:

I have a Honda lawnmower and with that being said I also own the following:
1 Honda HHT 25 4 stroke gas trimmer
1 Honda CRX
1 Honda Hatchback
1 Honda Civic Sedan
1 Acura Integra
1 Acura Integra Type R
Many Honda civic/integra engines and transmissions....

The conclusion: I love Honda b/c they just work everytime! :)

Interesting question, I wonder if Honda has any research on that. After thinking about my neighborhood there does not seem to be much relationship between Honda car and Honda mower ownership. Since most people think of a mower as they would any other garden tool I don't think many people would buy a Honda car because they owned a Honda mower, or vice versa. There is not the emotional attachment found with a car. It would be interesting to see if Honda has found a tie-in though.

Come to think about it, once upon a time we bought Honda Kick 'N Go scooters for the three kids. Really well built. Never did consider buying a Honda car, but owned several other makes including Ford, Toyota and Volvo.

Hey guys
I am seriously considering the Honda 4 cycle trimmer HHT35, the one with 35cc GXC35 engine. My only concern is it has a timing belt ( so is GXC25 in the mini tiller and trimmer). Any negative experience?
Also Someone in another forum said he had problem runing a Husqvarna 324 combo ( with GX25 engine )in different position. Any truth about this? Honda claims that it can run in 360 deg.
Thanks

I've owned several Honda cars, vans, and motorcycles. I own an older Honda mower. I bought a newer home with a bigger lot, and I wanted self propelled. After I did all of the research, I bought a Toro.

Rono7, RE Toyota reliabilty. Keep an eye on all of the Toyota recalls, and the fact that Consumer Reports will no longer automatically recomend Toyota's anymore.

I don't believe much at all what Consumer Reports prints.

I think Consummer Report is very accurate regarding to Auto. Their problem is when they try to review things they don't know. I think lawn equipments are one of those. I wrote to them how bad they were on SLR camaras because they are not photographer and they have no idea on judging the higher end stuff. I won't trust them on stereo Hi-Fi stuff either. Even video stuff is not good. I follow their advice those day on buying Magnavox TV and VCRs and avoid Mitsubishi, that was such a mistake. Auto is one of the very few things they are good.

As far as con. reports go...........I take their reports with a grain of salt: They only repeat what other people say in their response,therefore,if a person had a bad experience at the dealership for repairs,etc.;naturally there going to give a bad report(for auto's)...............and for the other reports,you have to compare the results of the WAY they do the test,sometimes it's tricky and a real good product might get a bad rating............Mark

It might be true. I did join the Consummer Report, they sent me a questioneer on Auto. I don't like the way they ask also.
BTW regard to Toyota decline, It was on the network news, I think J.D. Power concur also. So may be it is true.

Hey, our good old Ford rating has gone up!!!!! First american car get good rating!!!! Yes!!! About time we do something right.

Hi,

I have a Honda Civic 1999. Reliable car.
Later I got a Honda Commercial HRC 216 Mower and a HHT31 trimmer. All have been reliable.

Repairs required:

On the Civic, wire harnes came lose. Think it was a bad job at the hgarage when they changed the timing belt. I fixed that one myself.

On the HRC 216 (three years old), read rubber guard had a crack and started to deteriorate. Changed that myself. $US 16. Main difficulty in getting the correct part. Honda mower dealer got it wrong the first time around.

Best, Mike.

Honda Odyssey
Buick Regal
Toro Personal Pace
John Deere LX178
Black & Decker Trimmer, Blower, and Hedge Trimmer

No allegiances here!

All my life I had been a 'Buy American/Buy Union Made'
guy. Also a devout customer of the Ford Motor Company.
However, this summer all of that changed. I ordered a
brand new Ford truck, and after waiting 8 weeks, was
given the shaft by the dealer and Ford Motor Company.
I was so incenced that I went out the next day and
bought a new Honda Ridgeline truck and have been
extremely pleased with it. And next year I am going
to get rid of DW's 2 year old Focus and I'm getting
her a Honda car. I don't own any Honda OPE 'yet',
but I will definitely check them out next time I'm
in the market.

1992 Accord EX bought new has 64K best car ever had and have been driving for over 60 years. Been the wifes car for the last 20 years and she won't part with HER trusty Honda. I bough new a 1996 Eagle Vision Tsi.