I've had my Honda mower for 6 years, all I do is replace the oil every 2 years. That's mowing the lawn every other week for 6 months out of the year. It's a push mower. Never had a single issue.
Yeah, about 1 out of 20 people seem to have good luck with these things. Mine did what everyone else I know who had one from around 2010 did - it didn't.
I got tired of constantly fucking with the carb. Mine was defective right out of the box, it was missing the idle jet chamber gasket. Dealer refused to fix it under warranty, told me I used bad gasoline. I told them they were full of shit and they could fuck off. I had a friend tear it down and reset it, it ran poorly for a season and quit. Deck started to rust and peel ON TOP after the first year. Constant carb cleanings and fucking-withs. Just tossed the damn thing in a dumpster after filling the gas tank with expanding foam, went and got a junk briggs. I got 3 years out of it, and it never ran or started right once.
The shit-grade Briggs&Stratton I replaced it with 5 years ago is still going strong, and it cost 1/3 the price. It starts every time.
I have a snapper, toro and husqvarna all sitting in my garage and wont start. Rather than fooling with them i just bought a new one. None of them lasted longer than 2 years. I have left my honda outside in the rain heat and snow several times and for the last 4 years it cranks on the first try.
Lucky you. Mine is in the city landfill. I made sure the damn thing would never run again - not that it did anyway.
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