Product Spotlight – HF2417 Ride on Lawnmower

Our product spotlight for this week is the HF2417HME ride-on lawnmower. This super reliable ride-on is our most popular model in the lawn tractor range, and it’s no wonder!

This bad boy is equipped with variable hydro static drive, and our unique Honda Versamow selective mulching. This allows you have super smooth control and with the use of a single lever, either create a natural fertiliser for your lawn or collect your cuttings neatly. The grass bag has plenty of room for the cuttings too, with a capacity of 300 litres.

The deck is 102cm, and gives you adjustable cut height options ranging from 30cm – 70cm,  ensuring you get the grass cut the way you like it!

As well as Versamow, the 2417 also has Honda Optiflow, our patented technology allowing you to get more ground covered before you have to empty that 300L capacity grass bag.

The HF2147 is powered by our pro spec GCV 530 engine, brought on the market from our years of reseach for cars and motorcycles.  The GCV has cast iron cylinder sleeves and crankshaft bearings for longer life, along with a larger air filter for improved performance. It’s the best 4-stroke you can ride.

The machine has synchronous blades, combined the synchronised timing belt, it allows the blades to spin together constantly at a 90˚ opposed angle, providing a smooth and effective cut and collection. The 2417 also has our Roto-stop system which allows you to stop the blades, without turning the engine off. Perfect when you need to hop on and off the machine quickly.

Equipped with a comfortable, padded seat you won’t get any aches after using this machine in your garden, pitch or field.

The HF2417 is priced at €4,599.00 and is available in your local Lawn and Garden Dealer

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40 years of the Honda Lawnmower

The Honda Lawnmower is 40!

2018 marks 40 years of the Honda lawnmower!

In the 1970’s when developing the Honda lawnmower engineers strived to create a machine that would last ten – twenty years, keeping up with the reliable high quality reputation Honda had for their motorbikes and cars already. They undertook a extensive study on lawnmower markets in Europe, the type of grass growing within European countries, what competitor models were available and how much they were.

The HR21, Honda’s first walk-behind lawn mower, was launched in August 1978 in overseas markets including the U.S. The high-quality lawn mower equipped with a vertical engine, which ensured quiet operation and significantly easier starting, received rave reviews for its outstanding performance, safety and durability. Sales were strong from the start, growing steadily to the point that in 1985, when sister models were introduced,

Today, in 2018 the Honda lawnmower range in Ireland has over 16 models available, with a wide range deck sizes, engine power and features. The range boasts reliable performance, low engine noise, easy starts and excellent after-sales service.

Here’s to 40 more!