Honda Harmony 2013 - Want recommendations-I am thinking of buying

[jimcahoe]

I have been offered a Harmony 2013 with rear bagger. I appears to be almost new but I think is about 15 years old. They offered it to me for $399. Any positives or negatives are appreciated.

 

[Kodie's Lawn Service]

Not worth it when u can get a hrr for that

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Not worth it when u can get a hrr for that

I'm not going to say if you should buy it or not, but it's a lawn tractor, so getting it for the price of an HRR is good!

 

[jimcahoe]

Not worth it when u can get a hrr for that

What is a HRR?

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

What is a HRR?

It's a Honda push mower.

 

[robert@honda]

I have been offered a Harmony 2013 with rear bagger. I appears to be almost new but I think is about 15 years old. They offered it to me for $399. Any positives or negatives are appreciated.

Guys in the industry call that lawn tractor the "toaster" due to its distinctive hood/grill .

Been out of production for at least 14+ years now, some parts are totally discontinued, but others, like most engine bits, are used on many current Honda engines, and still plenty of parts available.

These were manufactured by Honda in the Honda plant in Swepsonville, NC in the late 90s.

They had one safety recall regarding the PTO/blade lever; a revised part should be installed to resolve the issue. If you will share the serial number off the side of the frame with me, I can confirm if the update has been done on that specific tractor. It's in the form of "XXXX-1234567" Honda will update all units with the problem, period. Doesn't matter how old they are, or if out of warranty. This is a safety issue, so all units have to be repaired by a Honda dealer (no cost to the customer).

There were also two service bulletins; the drive belt can pop off (a new belt guard resolves this) and some engines had leaking oil pans due to loose pan bolts. Understand these two issues are not safety related, so if repairs are needed, you'd need to pay for them.

 

[Kodie's Lawn Service]

Ohh my bad I didn't known it was a riding mower it maybe a good buy

 

[Ron Beard]

You mentioned a safety recall. I bought one of these new in 1999. Never heard about the recall. My serial # is MZBF-6201930. Is this something I should be concerned about? We no longer have a Honda dealer in this county, so if it was something I could correct myself, it would be a lot easier than having it hauled 30-40 miles away.

Guys in the industry call that lawn tractor the "toaster" due to its distinctive hood/grill .

Been out of production for at least 14+ years now, some parts are totally discontinued, but others, like most engine bits, are used on many current Honda engines, and still plenty of parts available.

These were manufactured by Honda in the Honda plant in Swepsonville, NC in the late 90s.

They had one safety recall regarding the PTO/blade lever; a revised part should be installed to resolve the issue. If you will share the serial number off the side of the frame with me, I can confirm if the update has been done on that specific tractor. It's in the form of "XXXX-1234567" Honda will update all units with the problem, period. Doesn't matter how old they are, or if out of warranty. This is a safety issue, so all units have to be repaired by a Honda dealer (no cost to the customer).

There were also two service bulletins; the drive belt can pop off (a new belt guard resolves this) and some engines had leaking oil pans due to loose pan bolts. Understand these two issues are not safety related, so if repairs are needed, you'd need to pay for them.

 

[robert@honda]

You mentioned a safety recall. I bought one of these new in 1999. Never heard about the recall. My serial # is MZBF-6201930. Is this something I should be concerned about? We no longer have a Honda dealer in this county, so if it was something I could correct myself, it would be a lot easier than having it hauled 30-40 miles away.

That VIN is outside the effected range (6000001~6107254) of the recall---nothing to worry about, all good to go.

 

[Ron Beard]

Thank you for your help.

That VIN is outside the effected range (6000001~6107254) of the recall---nothing to worry about, all good to go.