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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2775223" data-attributes="member: 3099">I just wished that Honda made a riding mower these days.&nbsp; You are correct that Kawasaki is the current king and deservedly so, I&#039;ve talked to several techs in the lawnmower shops and my yard spray guy that runs a Hustler ZRT with a Kawasaki that he absolutely thrashes and Kawasaki is the best as far as they are concerned followed by the top tier Kohlers.&nbsp; Those are the energizer bunnies of mower engines.&nbsp; For push mowers it&#039;s Honda.&nbsp; My HRX has about 400 hours on it and it still runs like new.&nbsp; Stabil in the gas, real gas, Amsoil oil, a plug and air filter changes is all that&#039;s needed and they run forever.&nbsp; My mom has a commercial Honda that is 30 years old and has never seen the shop since I wheeled it out when she bought it.&nbsp; The thing has fell apart around the engine, the deck is rusted through, the rope you have to wind around it&#039;s pulley to start and it still starts 1st pull and runs fine and the trans still works too.I wish there was just something like Honda/Kawasaki in a homeowner grade machine but sadly there just isn&#039;t.&nbsp; My generator has a Yamaha engine that&#039;s built like a battleship.&nbsp; Subaru is a good one too in that area too, but I&#039;m not aware of any of either in a riding lawnmower.&nbsp; We need some options somewhere between battleship and hand grenade.&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/frown.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2775223, member: 3099"] I just wished that Honda made a riding mower these days. You are correct that Kawasaki is the current king and deservedly so, I've talked to several techs in the lawnmower shops and my yard spray guy that runs a Hustler ZRT with a Kawasaki that he absolutely thrashes and Kawasaki is the best as far as they are concerned followed by the top tier Kohlers. Those are the energizer bunnies of mower engines. For push mowers it's Honda. My HRX has about 400 hours on it and it still runs like new. Stabil in the gas, real gas, Amsoil oil, a plug and air filter changes is all that's needed and they run forever. My mom has a commercial Honda that is 30 years old and has never seen the shop since I wheeled it out when she bought it. The thing has fell apart around the engine, the deck is rusted through, the rope you have to wind around it's pulley to start and it still starts 1st pull and runs fine and the trans still works too. I wish there was just something like Honda/Kawasaki in a homeowner grade machine but sadly there just isn't. My generator has a Yamaha engine that's built like a battleship. Subaru is a good one too in that area too, but I'm not aware of any of either in a riding lawnmower. We need some options somewhere between battleship and hand grenade. :( [/QUOTE]

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