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 More options May 3 2012, 9:04 pm
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
From: cl...@snyder.on.ca
Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 21:04:40 -0400
Local: Thurs, May 3 2012 9:04 pm
Subject: Re: Toro mowers

On Thu, 03 May 2012 09:55:51 -0400, Duesenberg <a...@123.com> wrote:
>On 5/2/2012 10:33 PM, k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 May 2012 20:49:48 -0400, Duesenberg<a...@123.com>  wrote:

>>> On 5/1/2012 12:30 PM, Frank wrote:
>>>> On May 1, 9:07 am, "Steve B"<ste...@gmail.com>   wrote:
>>>>> I was given a Toro mower yesterday, saying that it needed a carb kit.  I am
>>>>> familiar with working on these.  I have not touched it yet.

>>>>> What is everyone's opinion of Toro mowers and their equipment?  I like the
>>>>> Hondas I have.  They start easily and run well.

>>>>> Never had a Toro, so just wanted to check.

>>>>> Steve

>>>> I had one several years ago when Toro was living on its reputation.
>>>> It was a lemon, always in the shop.  I went to Lawnboy which was OK
>>>> but now have a Honda that I like best.  Honda is fairly consistent but
>>>> lot of companies cycle up and down in their quality so I think you
>>>> need direct input of a mower shop.

>>> Honda's are sometimes sold at Costco.   I wonder if they are built to
>>> Honda's same standards or not.....

>> Does Costco have their own SKU?

>I'm not sure.  My boss purchased a Honda at Costco for $200 less than
>the local sales shops but he seemed a unimpressed with the quantity of
>plastic that Honda used in the Costco model.

>I mean he got a fantastic price and AFAIK, the engines are exactly the
>same.  But around these parts Costco sells Honda lawn mowers for about 1
>month and once they are gone, they are gone.

  Are they HONDA mowers, or mowers with Honda engines??

 
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