Who makes the Best Push mower (Commercial)

[Stevenovick1]

I like Toro. Or Honda. What’s your 2€ ents

 

[Stevenovick1]

 

[Stevenovick1]

Never owned a Honda. Did not like the Durability of th Husqvarna. But then if you want a good push mower. Be ready to spend $700- up

 

[JPrattico]

My old commercial push mower is a Honda HR214. Shaft-driven RWD, 2-speed transmission, manually engageable/disengageable blade, and a bagger. All mounted on an aluminum deck and powered by a 5hp Honda engine.

Let me tell you, I absolutely LOVE the thing. It runs quiet, cuts clean, and the RWD with 2 speeds is nice for transitioning between taller and shorter spots of grass. Plus, it's shaft-driven off the engine so there's not a single belt to worry about. I also like the ability to disengage the blade when I don't need it, say, when I'm going across the driveway or going to dump the grass bag.

Oh, best part is, I got it free. There was nothing wrong with it, guy who owned it had bought it new and serviced it regularly so it remained in good shape, he just got too old to keep using such a heavy mower. Bought a new electric one and pushed this one out to the curb, but lucky me got my hands on it before anyone else could.

That said, it is an older machine. I have very little experience with new ones, because I like the old ones better. Just my personal preference.

 

[Stevenovick1]

Yes Honda’s are not made like yours anymore

 

[JPrattico]

Yes Honda’s are not made like yours anymore

Makes sense. The quote "they don't make em like they used to" is ever present today in the world of yard equipment.

 

[Stevenovick1]

I had a 2 cycle HARRY Commercial that i sold to a buddy 30 years ago. It still runs.

 

[lpalma]

I use this Sensation 21", commercial mower with bag. I have a few of them.

 

[gary noblit]

Well I got a shock today....TSC has an electric rider Cub......$3300.,est. run time of 1 1/2 hrs continous. 42' deck...4 hrs to recharge.....Hell, in other 5 yrs we can throw away our wrenches....As soon as all auto and mowers and chainsaws are battery we will upgrade our power plants with wind power....

 

[Stevenovick1]

 

[JPrattico]

Well I got a shock today....TSC has an electric rider Cub......$3300.,est. run time of 1 1/2 hrs continous. 42' deck...4 hrs to recharge.....Hell, in other 5 yrs we can throw away our wrenches....As soon as all auto and mowers and chainsaws are battery we will upgrade our power plants with wind power....

I've seen those before... go online and look at customer reviews, you'd be amazed by simply how unprepared MTD was to release that electric Cub. Lots of electrical issues present in the machines, and none of the service technicians at the dealers know how to fix it. They were never trained to!

On top of that, it seems that in the electronic mower deck spindles, a very low-quality alloy metal was used for the shafts. Hit one rock with the thing and it snaps right in half. Only way to fix is to replace the whole electric spindle, which is $200 for a whole new assembly that you'll also hit a rock with and break about a week or 2 later.


Anyways... back to the topic of push mowers. I love my old aluminum decks. Currently I've got a total of 4, and I found pictures.....

Honda HR214 (described above):

Toro 20622 "Pow-R-Drive":

Jacobsen Twin-Blade mulcher:

And a Hahn Eclipse:

Plus, I've also got this oddball one, a "Pennsylvania Deluxe" engine driven Reel mower:

They all run except the reel mower. Having some carb issues that I haven't had the time to look into. I mainly use the Honda and the Jacobsen. The Jacobsen is powered by a 3.5hp Briggs and Stratton, and despite the oil it burns, always starts and runs very well.

 

[gary noblit]

Jp,that Penn might be a Reo engine.Too many shadows to tell for sure.If it is they are quite collectible.They were used a lot on reels but lost out when the rotory came along... made in Mi.

 

[Stevenovick1]

When i was a Boy. the neighbor had a Toro Tecumseh. With the white crank. Push button starters. lol The Goog Ol Days

 

[JPrattico]

Jp,that Penn might be a Reo engine.Too many shadows to tell for sure.If it is they are quite collectible.They were used a lot on reels but lost out when the rotory came along... made in Mi.

Unfortunately no, it's a Briggs and Stratton model 6S. A pretty common engine unfortunately. Still a cool piece of equipment nonetheless. A Reo engine is something I someday hope to add to my collection though!

The Toro, meanwhile, has a rare Suzuki 5hp engine. Mine is 4 stroke, but they did make 2 stroke versions also. I can't touch the carburetor on it because parts would be impossible to find. Luckily it has been stored without fuel so no issues with it.

 

[gary noblit]

I have 2 reo's 1 has the adapter for a top mount rotary mower.I've been told they're hard to come by.They came into the rotary market too late..

 

[Stevenovick1]

Jacobson commercial older models Bringing Big money

 

[tkhoffman]

My old commercial push mower is a Honda HR214. Shaft-driven RWD, 2-speed transmission, manually engageable/disengageable blade, and a bagger. All mounted on an aluminum deck and powered by a 5hp Honda engine.

Let me tell you, I absolutely LOVE the thing. It runs quiet, cuts clean, and the RWD with 2 speeds is nice for transitioning between taller and shorter spots of grass. Plus, it's shaft-driven off the engine so there's not a single belt to worry about. I also like the ability to disengage the blade when I don't need it, say, when I'm going across the driveway or going to dump the grass bag.

Oh, best part is, I got it free. There was nothing wrong with it, guy who owned it had bought it new and serviced it regularly so it remained in good shape, he just got too old to keep using such a heavy mower. Bought a new electric one and pushed this one out to the curb, but lucky me got my hands on it before anyone else could.

That said, it is an older machine. I have very little experience with new ones, because I like the old ones better. Just my personal preference.

Those are nice mowers. Except when the drive cable breaks. There is a lot of taking apart to do to get it replaced. I did two cable replacements on friends hr214's. So labor intense that the dealer wanted BIG bucks

 

[tkhoffman]

Best pushmower... Depends on what you consider best, light weight? Tire longevity? Longevity of body?
Not sure they still make them but Bunton commercial lawn mowers were bulletproof. Simple in construction. You needed a crane to pick them up to put in a truck as the 21 inch push mower had a 1/4" steel deck and pistol grip handlebars. As a youngster working for a lawn maintenance guy, I hated using these on slopes. But they never broke.

 

[kshultz]

I bought this last year to do steep banks down near the road. I love it! All wheel drive works great. I wish I had this when I was a kid.

 

[Stevenovick1]

exmark And toro are my options . All the other hard to get commercials. People cling too