What to Know Before You Mow
With any job, using the right tool gives you the best result and the greatest satisfaction, for the least effort. Mowing the lawn is no exception, so Honda has a selection of mowers packed with features that make grass cuttinggrass-cutting simpler and swifter. Here’s our simple guide to buying a lawn mower that’s a cut above the rest and the things you should know before you mow.
With any job, using the right tool gives you the best result and the greatest satisfaction, for the least effort. Mowing the lawn is no exception, so Honda has a selection of mowers packed with features that make grass cuttinggrass-cutting simpler and swifter. Here’s our simple guide to buying a lawn mower that’s a cut above the rest and the things you should know before you mow.
Petrol vs. Cordless Mowers
The debate of petrol vs. cordless mowers isn’t an easy thing to answer, but if you’re after a new lawn mower it’s a good place to start. Cordless mowers like the izy-ON range are more convenient as there’s no cord limiting your movement. With a 6.0Ah battery, the izy-ON will cut up to 450 sqm, and a full charge takes less than an hour. The izy-ON mowers are IP54 weatherproof, so they’re a perfect lawn mower for wet grass.
Petrol mowers are heavier but more powerful. They’re ideal for tougher terrain like sloping lawns and lumpy surfaces. The extra power is useful for tackling longer grass and means petrol mowers are available with wider cutting decks to speed up the mowing of larger areas.
The Core range also offers our customers the option of rear roller versions for those perfect stripes across your lawn. Professional models have incredibly robust engines featuring high-quality cast-iron cylinder sleeves for the ultimate in durability.
Whether petrol or cordless, the pride Honda takes in the engineering of all its products makes them famously long-lasting and reliable.
Convenience Features
To decide which lawn mower to buy, look out for special features that make life easier. Honda mowers are packed with intuitive and practical features that bring an ease to gardening for professionals, enthusiasts and newbies alike. Choose from a variety of options with blade sizes for every lawn.
Roto-stop® stops the blades but leaves the engine running, so you can empty the grass collection bag or move the mower across a path or driveway without stopping and restarting.
Starting is made easier by intelligent valve operation and a low-effort pull-cord starter, or choose Electric Start where the mower starts effortlessly with a turn of a key, like your car.
Another feature that makes starting easier is Auto-Choke, which senses the engine temperature and automatically sets the choke for optimum starting and running in all conditions.
Materials
There are several choices for the material of the cutting deck. The pressed steel deck on the HRG (IZY) models is durable and good value. The HRX mowers have cutting decks made from high-tech polymers which are resistant to UV, corrosion and dents – and because they are lightweight, they make these bigger mowers easier to handle.
The tough HRD and HRH ranges of professional mowers have cast aluminium decks for optimum performance and durability in the most demanding conditions. Whatever the material, Honda lawnmowers are heavy-duty and engineered to withstand the rigours of hard, professional use.
A Guide to Mulching
Standard mowers eject clippings for collection later or direct them into a collection bag on the back. Mulching mowers chop the cuttings very finely using a pair of stacked, offset blades and blow them down into the lawn as a natural fertilizer that feeds the grass as it grows.
With Honda’s VersamowTM Variable Mulching System, a single lever controls how much of the cut grass is collected and how much is mulched. You can choose a full collection, full mulching, or a combination of the two for the perfect feed-finish balance for your lawn. If you’re looking to buy a lawn mower that can handle mulching as well then you may want to look out for functions like these.
Blade Size
For lawns up to tennis court size, you should look to buy a lawn mower with a cutting deck of 42cm or smaller. These are ideal because they’re convenient to handle, highly manoeuvrable and easy to store. If your lawn is significantly bigger than this think about a mower with a wider cutter deck, as this will make mowing quicker. Bigger mowers tend to be heavier, but Honda’s HRX range uses robust lightweight materials to minimise weight and maximise ease of use.
Lawnmower Transmissions Made Easy
Honda’s range of push mowers, where you provide the motive force yourself can be practical if your lawn area is small – or you’re keen on the exercise! A single-speed self-propelled mower is simple to use and takes the effort out of mowing. Variable SMART Drive provides finger-tip speed control, while Variable Select Drive allows the user to select a speed using a rotary dial. Bigger lawn mower sizes use a robust Hydrostatic Drive system with stepless speed control.
Other Types of Honda Mowers
Honda Ride-On Mowers
A ride-on lawn mower is a good buy for larger lawns. Look out for a hydrostatic transmission which varies the mower speed without changing the speed of the blades, and a blade clutch so you can stop the blades while you cross a path. If you have more grass than that, look for a lawn tractor like the Honda HF2417HME with the GVC530 engine or the brand new HF2625HTE with the class leading GCV690H engine. With LCD dashboards, LED running lights and cutting decks up to 122cm they’re the ultimate mowing machines for large areas.
Honda Robotic Mowers
Before you buy a lawn mower you might want to consider a Honda robotic lawn mower. Honda’s Miimo robotic mowers cut autonomously, automatically avoiding obstacles and chopping the cut grass into tiny particles which go back into the lawn to feed it. Zone management enables you to choose when and where your Miimo will cut, and it automatically heads back to its docking station when it needs recharging. Some models offer smartphone or smart speaker control and can even work in teams to cut huge areas like sports fields.