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I say go for it! The Honda HRX217's are longlasting, durable lawnmowers. However, I don't have experience with your model LawnBoy so I can't give you an accurate comparison between the two. I haven't yet gotten my hands on the new Honda cruise control drive system as that is a rather recent feature. Go to your nearest Honda dealer and take a look and take one for a test run and see how you like it!
I say go for it! The Honda HRX217's are longlasting, durable lawnmowers. However, I don't have experience with your model LawnBoy so I can't give you an accurate comparison between the two. I haven't yet gotten my hands on the new Honda cruise control drive system as that is a rather recent feature. Go to your nearest Honda dealer and take a look and take one for a test run and see how you like it!