I recently changed a lower crankcase off of a modern Honda GXV 160 Engine due to a leaking crank seal and a hair line crack. I replaced it with one taken off an old 1980s GXV 160 engine. The superior quality of the old crankcase compared to the newer was shocking. The casting was twice as thick and it had three oil seals with a rubber seal with a spring inside. The new one had just one made of plastic.

the best mower review I have watched to date.sorry greg have to go with jay and say I'm with the Honda.....almost as good has watching top gear

Great video chaps - really interesting to hear the differences. Hopefully do a few more with various models?

A good video. I think it’s a matter of preference and why type of lawn you have or have to cut. I like the new hayters they have come a long way.

I've got an old mountfield sp185 and that has a plastic grass box and you can cut in the wet and it hardly gets blocked up much at all.

Great video lads I'm a big fan of re powering machines when ur cutting low u need a high rev high torq engine

If you run a team of gardeners, that bumper bar on the front of the Hayter has saved many front wheels. Last year switched from all hondas to Hayters. The hayters are definitely tougher. Zero problems with the Honda's on the Hayters too (10 mowers), used everyday.

Great review gents. One thing not mentioned was price. Assuming the Honda is quite a lot more? If the Hayter 48 had a Kawasaki or the Briggs 850 in place of the GCV160 there would be less of a difference in performance.

Nice Video guys. Some good points there. I understand both these Mowers sit around the £1200 mark. What would be interesting is to do a video on a Hayter and a Honda mower with machines around the £800 mark. If I only had £800 to spend....what can hayter offer me and what can Honda offer me. Would be comparing the 41 to the HRX as they are in the same price range. Think the Hayter would trump that to be honest. Also it's only the 48 and 56 where the grass box doesnt fit back through the handle bars. My 41 flies through.👍💪

Great video chaps👍🏼

My dad's got an old mtd mower it's a nice mower but terrible for getting blocked up in wet grass it's so bad you more or less have to just take a tiny bit off in the wet.

Good vid guys. however reliability is the thing.i have 2 new Hayter 48pros. both have had issues. one going back to dealers 4times. had roller issue which second time back got new roller fitted, clutch plate snapped, and the recall for blade brake system.mower 2 needed new gearbox and recall for the blade brake system..great machine for dry conditions. poor in the wet.getting a bit fed up with the mechanical problems, although they are under warranty. its still inconvenient .anyone else had multiple probs with the Hayter?i never had these problems with the old pros.

Good video chaps , another one in the future ? The new Ant and Dec . Lol.

Great video seeing the mowers together but would of liked to have seen them working side by side . Then we could of compared them.

Great video🙂👍

Great video I’m thinking about buying IZY HRG 466 SKEP Lawn Mower What do you reckon to it

Great info lads

I’m about to buy a secondhand mower.... what do I go for hayter pro or Honda hrh 536, reliability is what im after

Hi Greg, the Honda GCVx170 engine has more HP and torque than the GXV160 on the HRH, I understand the GXV is much more robust and commercial engine, but why do the feel the engine is underpowered when like I say the it is actually more powerful than the GXV. I’m currently looking into replacing the GCV engine on the 48 Pro with the GXV, I’ll let you know how I get on.

The hayter mower look,s like a mower from the movie.back to the future what do you think of the Husqvarna AWD mower with a 190cc Honda auto choke I would like to try the hayter mower if I could get one here in eatonton ga cheers to you 😃😀😄😁 next video make sure that you have.the Volume turned up a bit more ,👂👂

Nice comparison vid. 4:16 The injuns are coming ;)

Nice one 👌

The dream team :)

I don't like the Honda hrd/Pro engine. Yes it's unbelievably long lasting but it's a very old design. I think it has strong vibrations and a nasty tinny sound. I never liked the gcv160 again vibration is high and the autodrive choke was always sticking on. I have not tryed the updated version. I really like the new briggs and stratton dov

Couple good looking chaps there

6:07 the GXV160 is made in China nowadays

what would have been funny, is if the video broke and each of you had black eyes (fake of course) great video, it shows how you both can be pragmatic about it, and not just dismiss everything derogatory about your favourite brand.

Lord Chillingworth is a pillock, think I'll buy a hayter

Do you still use your Toro timemaster?

Why so quite

The Honda has bigger jumps in height settings than the Hayter

I’m drawn to the Honda

Hayters are crap,cheap machines that aren't cheap