Best price I have found is $429.00 at Home Depot. Going to buy in March. Can't really see HD lowering their price. Any ideas?
Exactly.Where the dealer can has a bit of an advantage is in the future; when you need a blade sharpened or replaced, or worn out a tire, the dealer will have those parts and will sell and install them for you. Home Depot usually sends mowers out to central repair center and usually only has air filters and spark plugs for service parts in-stock.
ron815;8665I was just commenting on the effort it took pushing forward without using the Smart Drive. [/QUOTE said:Gotcha. I would think the Honda should roll forward as easily as a Honda, but maybe not. Maybe the next time you are near a dealer or Home Depot, you might want to find the same model as your Honda and compare roll-foward effort. Just a thought.
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.
Hey Robert,• Inspect and adjust the Smart Drive cable every 25 hours.
• Squirt some silicone spray down the cable jacket once a year.
• I am going to try and attach a 10-page PDF file that covers troubleshooting the Smart Drive transmission in detail. Here's the link:
http://www.mylawnmowerforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=807&stc=1&d=1333981467
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.