Life changing experience

ryantt

 Can't wait to see your stripes, I'm a nut when it comes to my grass.   

  

pgprescott

ryantt said:

 Can't wait to see your stripes, I'm a nut when it comes to my grass.   

  

Real nice!

Biggreenpharmacist

I like those stripes!

Wolfpack

Thanks to all buying Honda mowers- we make all of their grass bags. But agree- buy the alloy deck pro model- they last for ever. 

AppStateDDS

Jeremiah

@ryantt come down south and try that with our grass. 

AppStateDDS

Had this Bad Boy zero turn for three weeks now.  I mow a lot.  I need to post on the forum
more.  I've mowed with a JD lawn tractor for 30 years and just last month test drove a zero turn.  It was a life changing experience for me.  

tarheelmatt

AppStateDDS said:

Had this Bad Boy zero turn for three weeks now.  I mow a lot.  I need to post on the forum
more.  I've mowed with a JD lawn tractor for 30 years and just last month test drove a zero turn.  It was a life changing experience for me.  

Nice mower.  Bad Boy made some great waves that's for sure.  

I didn't realize you in Burlington.  Go through Burlington all the time to work and have many friends in the area.  

AppStateDDS

Yep, Burlington for me.  Only time wasn't here was during school (AppState and UNC).  Like I said I need to get involved more on here.  

ryantt

@Jeremiah I couldn't live down south for that very reason.  

bucky925

pgprescott said:

ryantt said:

 Can't wait to see your stripes, I'm a nut when it comes to my grass.   

  

Real nice!

Me and you both brother. 

Zeiger88

Works for me 

tarheelmatt

AppStateDDS said:

Yep, Burlington for me.  Only time wasn't here was during school (AppState and UNC).  Like I said I need to get involved more on here.  

Cool man. You need to check Butt Blast out. We have it in Salisbury at Dan Nicholas Park 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Acn said:

bucky925 said:

My life changing experience was when I hired a guy to mow my yard ( I have been the yard boy for my family since I was 12 years old)  They can do in 15 mins. that would take me all day.  Life is good. 

This.  

So true. 

Eggcelsior

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Acn said:

bucky925 said:

My life changing experience was when I hired a guy to mow my yard ( I have been the yard boy for my family since I was 12 years old)  They can do in 15 mins. that would take me all day.  Life is good. 

This.  

So true. 

Oh hell yes. Man, did my 4-5 hour marathon mows piss my old man off. He wanted stripes, so I did circles starting at the oak tree in the middle of the yard. Teenagers really are the worst.

tarheelmatt

Life changing when you get the wife to mow instead of yourself!

WeberWho

tarheelmatt said:no

Life changing when you get the wife to mow instead of yourself!

Try it with your egg! (Yes most complain that they can't touch their egg blah, ,blah ,blah) The wife firing up the egg and cooking a meal is awesome! 

tjv

ryantt said:

 Can't wait to see your stripes, I'm a nut when it comes to my grass.   

  

as tall as that looks, for all of us who play golf from the rough, the stripes would give a sense to what it means to play from the short grass........lol....

t

tarheelmatt

WeberWho said:

tarheelmatt said:no

Life changing when you get the wife to mow instead of yourself!

Try it with your egg! (Yes most complain that they can't touch their egg blah, ,blah ,blah) The wife firing up the egg and cooking a meal is awesome! 

She'll work the Blackstone, but stands clear of the egg.  I'm working on that though. 

northGAcock

Focker said:

epcotisbest said:

I've got this Honda. I will never buy another Murray Briggs and Stratton again. Actually, I will probably never buy another push mower again, as this one seems bulletproof. Cranks first pull, every pull, run smooth and quiet. Sharpen blade, change oil and air filter and spark plug and it is good for the season. Also I only use non-ethanol gas. Not a zero turn, but lawn is not big enough to justify one of those. Still would like to borrow the Dixie Chopper sometime.

Sorry to hear.  My 15 yr old Toro Super Recycler B & S starts every pull.  Haven't even changed the plug yet.  91 oct from Shell, Toro Oil gets changed, air filter shaken out, and blade sharpened by my guy annually.  

Was using my Dad's Toro snowblower serial number from 1974, up until a few years ago, bought a 2 cycle Power Clear last yr they made 2 cycles.  Gave the 74 to my cousin, he's still using it.

Honda is a solid choice.

Might want to consider this....gives you more egging time...
https://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/miimo/?SP_RID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&SP_MID=16530769&PROGRAMID=PEMP%20&CAMPAIGNCODE=%%C3%8AMPAIGNCODE%20%%&OFFERCODE=&CELLCODE=%%C3%8ELL%%&PID=988845638&LINKNAME=powerequipment_honda_com_lawn_mower&FROM=00624331%20-%20#2100084134%20AT8422%20Miimo%20Campaign%20(1)&spMailingID=16530769&spUserID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&spJobID=1043869408&spReportId=MTA0Mzg2OTQwOAS2

pgprescott

northGAcock said:

Focker said:

epcotisbest said:

I've got this Honda. I will never buy another Murray Briggs and Stratton again. Actually, I will probably never buy another push mower again, as this one seems bulletproof. Cranks first pull, every pull, run smooth and quiet. Sharpen blade, change oil and air filter and spark plug and it is good for the season. Also I only use non-ethanol gas. Not a zero turn, but lawn is not big enough to justify one of those. Still would like to borrow the Dixie Chopper sometime.

Sorry to hear.  My 15 yr old Toro Super Recycler B & S starts every pull.  Haven't even changed the plug yet.  91 oct from Shell, Toro Oil gets changed, air filter shaken out, and blade sharpened by my guy annually.  

Was using my Dad's Toro snowblower serial number from 1974, up until a few years ago, bought a 2 cycle Power Clear last yr they made 2 cycles.  Gave the 74 to my cousin, he's still using it.

Honda is a solid choice.

Might want to consider this....gives you more egging time...
https://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/miimo/?SP_RID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&SP_MID=16530769&PROGRAMID=PEMP%20&CAMPAIGNCODE=%%C3%8AMPAIGNCODE%20%%&OFFERCODE=&CELLCODE=%%C3%8ELL%%&PID=988845638&LINKNAME=powerequipment_honda_com_lawn_mower&FROM=00624331%20-%20#2100084134%20AT8422%20Miimo%20Campaign%20(1)&spMailingID=16530769&spUserID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&spJobID=1043869408&spReportId=MTA0Mzg2OTQwOAS2

I'm all for it. My enjoyment mowing has wained considerably over the last few years. 

northGAcock

pgprescott said:

northGAcock said:

Focker said:

epcotisbest said:

I've got this Honda. I will never buy another Murray Briggs and Stratton again. Actually, I will probably never buy another push mower again, as this one seems bulletproof. Cranks first pull, every pull, run smooth and quiet. Sharpen blade, change oil and air filter and spark plug and it is good for the season. Also I only use non-ethanol gas. Not a zero turn, but lawn is not big enough to justify one of those. Still would like to borrow the Dixie Chopper sometime.

Sorry to hear.  My 15 yr old Toro Super Recycler B & S starts every pull.  Haven't even changed the plug yet.  91 oct from Shell, Toro Oil gets changed, air filter shaken out, and blade sharpened by my guy annually.  

Was using my Dad's Toro snowblower serial number from 1974, up until a few years ago, bought a 2 cycle Power Clear last yr they made 2 cycles.  Gave the 74 to my cousin, he's still using it.

Honda is a solid choice.

Might want to consider this....gives you more egging time...
https://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/miimo/?SP_RID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&SP_MID=16530769&PROGRAMID=PEMP%20&CAMPAIGNCODE=%%C3%8AMPAIGNCODE%20%%&OFFERCODE=&CELLCODE=%%C3%8ELL%%&PID=988845638&LINKNAME=powerequipment_honda_com_lawn_mower&FROM=00624331%20-%20#2100084134%20AT8422%20Miimo%20Campaign%20(1)&spMailingID=16530769&spUserID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&spJobID=1043869408&spReportId=MTA0Mzg2OTQwOAS2

I'm all for it. My enjoyment mowing has wained considerably over the last few years. 

Pete, based on pictures of your beautiful place, I don't know if this little one can keep up with all that grass.

pgprescott

northGAcock said:

pgprescott said:

northGAcock said:

Focker said:

epcotisbest said:

I've got this Honda. I will never buy another Murray Briggs and Stratton again. Actually, I will probably never buy another push mower again, as this one seems bulletproof. Cranks first pull, every pull, run smooth and quiet. Sharpen blade, change oil and air filter and spark plug and it is good for the season. Also I only use non-ethanol gas. Not a zero turn, but lawn is not big enough to justify one of those. Still would like to borrow the Dixie Chopper sometime.

Sorry to hear.  My 15 yr old Toro Super Recycler B & S starts every pull.  Haven't even changed the plug yet.  91 oct from Shell, Toro Oil gets changed, air filter shaken out, and blade sharpened by my guy annually.  

Was using my Dad's Toro snowblower serial number from 1974, up until a few years ago, bought a 2 cycle Power Clear last yr they made 2 cycles.  Gave the 74 to my cousin, he's still using it.

Honda is a solid choice.

Might want to consider this....gives you more egging time...
https://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/miimo/?SP_RID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&SP_MID=16530769&PROGRAMID=PEMP%20&CAMPAIGNCODE=%%C3%8AMPAIGNCODE%20%%&OFFERCODE=&CELLCODE=%%C3%8ELL%%&PID=988845638&LINKNAME=powerequipment_honda_com_lawn_mower&FROM=00624331%20-%20#2100084134%20AT8422%20Miimo%20Campaign%20(1)&spMailingID=16530769&spUserID=MTgzODE0NTU5MDEyS0&spJobID=1043869408&spReportId=MTA0Mzg2OTQwOAS2

I'm all for it. My enjoyment mowing has wained considerably over the last few years. 

Pete, based on pictures of your beautiful place, I don't know if this little one can keep up with all that grass.

It ain't much really. The camera angles make everything look bigger. LOL! 

BikerBob

I'm waiting on Roomba.

Lazy Bob

The_Stache

Most of the commercial guys around here use Scag or ExMark... I went with a 61" Scag simply because of the shaft drive (not belt) to the blade transmission.  I mow about 5 acres and fence rows on the rest of "Rancho Loco" and the Scag makes easy work of it all.  8 years of great service so far!!

GregW

Jeremiah said:

DoubleEgger said:

Nice mower!  I'm headed the other way. I'm retiring the rider after 17yrs of solid service. I can push mow the grass at the new place in less than 10 mins. I'll end up buying a Honda. 

Honda pusher here too. It's one of my favorite purchases behind my eggs. BUT--get the commercial mower. Not the big box store version. I got the lesser for use my moms house, big mistake; and big difference. 

I have a commercial self propelled Honda. The HRC216
It is now 23 years old and still going strong. I think I paid around $1100 for it.
The price breaks down to about $48 per year to own.
I have spent no money on it other than gas/oil and a blades when they wear out.

DoubleEgger

GregW said:

Jeremiah said:

DoubleEgger said:

Nice mower!  I'm headed the other way. I'm retiring the rider after 17yrs of solid service. I can push mow the grass at the new place in less than 10 mins. I'll end up buying a Honda. 

Honda pusher here too. It's one of my favorite purchases behind my eggs. BUT--get the commercial mower. Not the big box store version. I got the lesser for use my moms house, big mistake; and big difference. 

I have a commercial self propelled Honda. The HRC216
It is now 23 years old and still going strong. I think I paid around $1100 for it.
The price breaks down to about $48 per year to own.
I have spent no money on it other than gas/oil and a blades when they wear out.

I went looking today. I'm torn between the HRC216 and the HRX217 with the electric start. I hear the 217 is a better mulcher and I'd prefer to mulch over bag since I don't have yard waste service at the new crib. The price isn't an issue rather finding the right mower since I'll have to live with this mower for 20+ years. 

Looked at the exmark with the Honda as well. Not overly impressed.