lawnboy101
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Greetings, new member from the Pacific North west. I currently run a full time solo lawncare business that specializes in smaller properties and am looking to get away from Honda trim mowers, due to cut quality on bi-weekly accounts. I'm looking for the BEST bagging mower out there and have repeatedly read that Snapper is the the way to go. The Honda twin blade just leaves behind too many stragglers even with the blade sharpened once a week on longer grass because of the blade design. Unfortunately, weekly mulching accounts are harder to come by and only make up about half of my properties, and bi-weekly accounts often require bagging. I don't mind bagging providing my customers have a city yard waste disposal can.
My question is in regards to the biggest differences in both build quality and cutting performance between the 160cc commercial snapper mower and the semi-pro model with the Brigs 850. I know with Honda, a lot of people prefer the Semi-pro HRX-217 with it's larger 200cc motor over the commercial HRC-216 with the standard 160cc engine. I myself prefer the HRX simply because of the extra power, and the HRX does just fine with commercial use. In fact, I actually see far more HRX mowers being used by businesses in my market than I see HRC mowers being used. They're also about $400 cheaper. Is this the case with Snapper trim mowers? Can the cheaper semi-pro model with it's larger 190cc engine be used for commercial duty, and is the cut quality as good. I have never been a fan of Honda's 160cc commercial engine because of the lack of power in taller wet grass, which I deal quite a bit with in the spring here. I also do property clean ups for a Realtor that sometimes require the removal of knee high grass. A Honda HRC with it's twin blade designed for mulching will not blast through a property like that when bagging at anything past crawling speed. How does the commercial Snapper do on these types of properties when bagging with it's high lift blade?
My question is in regards to the biggest differences in both build quality and cutting performance between the 160cc commercial snapper mower and the semi-pro model with the Brigs 850. I know with Honda, a lot of people prefer the Semi-pro HRX-217 with it's larger 200cc motor over the commercial HRC-216 with the standard 160cc engine. I myself prefer the HRX simply because of the extra power, and the HRX does just fine with commercial use. In fact, I actually see far more HRX mowers being used by businesses in my market than I see HRC mowers being used. They're also about $400 cheaper. Is this the case with Snapper trim mowers? Can the cheaper semi-pro model with it's larger 190cc engine be used for commercial duty, and is the cut quality as good. I have never been a fan of Honda's 160cc commercial engine because of the lack of power in taller wet grass, which I deal quite a bit with in the spring here. I also do property clean ups for a Realtor that sometimes require the removal of knee high grass. A Honda HRC with it's twin blade designed for mulching will not blast through a property like that when bagging at anything past crawling speed. How does the commercial Snapper do on these types of properties when bagging with it's high lift blade?