Honda HRX 217 vs Bad Boy (Ybravo) 21" Commercial Mower

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Жыл бұрын

In this video, we will pit the Honda HRX 217 vs Bad Boy (Ybravo) 21" Commercial Mower in thick Southern Bermuda grass.
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@JasonJayJJ1 Жыл бұрын

I'm intrigued by the Scag 21" 223cc mower. A great dealer that's close to me carries them and not the Bad Boy. I love my HRX217, 200cc from 2021. Maybe the 2021 Honda factory line had a good quality control going on at the time compared to the 2023 models. The Honda HRX217 with nexite deck is probably the best for light weight to high power ratio and quality cut out there. My 2021 HRX, 200cc, is definitely faster than yours, but that's because mine only has 105 hours on it.

@jeffrey.lebowski 4 ай бұрын

HRX gets a little better with a little more engine rpm. Ground speed picks up a little too. Also have set my HRX speed cable adjustment to slightly creeping when engaged at the lowest speed on the lever rather than no movement at the slowest setting. Makes it go a nice brisk pace at full speed and being able to let back on the bail to lower the speed temporarily since it’s a hydro is great.

@skylerwood373 3 ай бұрын

Just purchased my first home in October of last year. I am dreading buying a nice self propelled mower. They are stupid expensive especially after buying a home

@markking7889 3 ай бұрын

Nice video. Just want to say idle down the mower for 30 seconds before shutting off. You will prolong the life of any engine.

@jaybaggett9293 10 ай бұрын

Bad thing about the BadBoy is the speed. There is no in between slow and fast. I don’t like that and wouldn’t buy one

@heavymechanic2 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned cut quality with the Honda, it has a twin blade set for a fine cut. How is the BadBoy blade setup in comparison? Those shades remind me of back to the Future with Doc.

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

It’s just a single blade but cuts as well as the Honda.

@WisconsinEric Жыл бұрын

HRX engine speed sounds a bit slow. I remember thinking that it was too slow in your HRX vs HRC video, and the faster engine speed of your HRC crushed your HRX in that video. Do you still have the governor spring on the center hole of the governor arm? The top hole will raise engine speed 150rpm and still be within manufacture spec. If memory is correct center hole is 2900rpm and top hole is 3050rpm. 3200+ is preferred for the best cut on a 21". Most commercial 21" mowers are set at 3200+

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

I will check and report back.

@Ponot2u Күн бұрын

Something wrong with that hrx? I have the hrx217 200cc and there is nothing adding with the speed. I have to bring it down half to keep up. Have been using it just over 3 years commercial and I can tell you that has you're cutting is not even close to thick or short compared to Buffalo and kyk i have cut through on mulch and i only do it once. Besides all that i would take your hat over both those mowers. My straw hat is big but not that big and Australia sun is intense.

@julieandmartyo7308 Жыл бұрын

Did the bad boy have the optional plastic mulch liner in place for this video?

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

Yep.

@rellmonger7935 Жыл бұрын

My 2017 Honda use to be fast. Would pop a wheelie on take off in the fastest gear

@julieandmartyo7308 8 ай бұрын

Hello, I would like to know if you have mulched with the Ybravo 21” mower with the mulch liner attachment installed( it has kickers similar to toro super recycler). If so how well did it perform? Thanks, Marty.

@GwinnettLawns 8 ай бұрын

Yes that’s how are use it 99% of the time and it works just fine.

@julieandmartyo7308 8 ай бұрын

@@GwinnettLawns thank you for the response. my Honda hrx217 is 16 years old. Trying to research for next mulching mower.leaning toward 190cc toro super recycler although it seems to have occasional engine issues ( Briggs and Stratton).Scag 21” super expensive not sure if mulches well.Too bad non of these come with stacked blade system.

@GwinnettLawns 8 ай бұрын

@@julieandmartyo7308 I would try to find a used Honda maybe something that’s like five or six years old of the same model you have. They for sure cut better than any other 21 inch mower out there.

@Maxerickestrada Жыл бұрын

Which one would you recommend out of the 2 for a new lawn care business?

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

The bad boy/Y, bravo.

@billysmith2058 9 ай бұрын

I have a lawn care business and all we use is Honda. I dont like just having 2 speeds on the bad boy I have had both.

@dalewiley9208 Жыл бұрын

If memory serves the Honda 217 is not a commercial mower. Pleased you acknowledged that fact.

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

No it’s not, but it’s a very high end residential mower.

@WJCTechyman Ай бұрын

@@GwinnettLawns I have one as a backup to my Honda HRC for my lawn cutting job. Excellent mulcher and more powerful than the HRC. They're good little mowers.

@jaybaggett9293 10 ай бұрын

Throw some Ammonia nitrate on that Bermuda and watch it grow btw….I live in Lawrenceville

@Strickland325 2 ай бұрын

I had a Honda hrc’s for years. They were great mowers. I replaced them with a scag 21s. Easily the best push mower I’ve ever used.

@WJCTechyman Ай бұрын

I have a Honda commercial and a Honda HRX, same one used in this video. The HRX is quieter than the HRC and has a bit more power to it. That being said, I wouldn't mind having the Scag SFC-21 especially with the Kohler Command Pro engines (they have a Honda GXV160 model as well, but for the price I wouldn't mind having the Command Pro over the Honda as I like Kohler engines as well having 25+ year old 12.5 hp Kohler Command Pros on two of my Cub Cadet garden tractors and a 23.5 hp on my Walker). The Kohler Pros these days are more or less Honda GX clones anyway.

@eldoradoboy 3 ай бұрын

your HRX seems slow.. I sped mine up.. trust me when I say that from the dealer they are not turned up all the way.. im a fast walker and the way I have my HRX217 set up I have to take the speed control down a notch or the mower is wanting to take me for a ride.. not like I have to jog or anything but it will move.. where the cable goes into the speed control lever , there is an adjusting nut.. tighten that jam nut so there are more threads showing.. ie pulls out more cable it will increase the maximum speed of the mower.. by quite a bit.. those cables stretch so you may not need to do anything to your drive system other than adjust out the cable. wow you guys mow your yards short down there!! here in the spring(ohio) im mowimng at 3.5" for march and april.. and part of may if its still raining a lot.. then 3" the rest of the time.. I will mow 2.5" for the final cut.. I thyink we are mainly kentucky bluegrass up here.. to me both of your mowers cut the same.. at least ion camera I cant tell the difference.. real difference would be with a longer cut like a 3" cut.. thats where I really notice how well one mower cuts from the other.. but i can say on sideways hills my HRX is totally squirly it doesnt want to stay straight for nothin.

@richardcrim3831 Жыл бұрын

I wish you had the newer 200 cc Honda hrx the compared it to, Also have you considered trying out the Scag sfc 21 with the 7 horsepower Kohler 224 engine!

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

No I did not consider the Scag as its 2k with the 7hp and I did not want to spend that much. I would like to try it out though.

@richardcrim3831 Жыл бұрын

@@GwinnettLawns dang I didn't know, it was it was going to retail 1400 to 1500 originally and I even thought that was kind of crazy at that point might as well just order a replacement mower deck self-propelled parts and a engine then build the mower you want your self. lol I'm sorry but scag is kinda throwing, no good!

@joeraptor1 Жыл бұрын

@@richardcrim3831 The new Scag 21" is also quite a bit heavier than the Toro, Exmark, Honda commercial 21". They all weigh around 120-125 lbs. The Scag weighs 145 lbs. That's a lot of extra weight for a 21" mower.

@richardcrim3831 Жыл бұрын

@@joeraptor1 I didn't know that. That sucks why would anybody buy that at that weight, that's wide area mower territory. I wish they offered a more budget-friendly model with the Briggs & Stratton 223cc engine it would be like three hundred bucks cheaper and lighter.

@joeraptor1 Жыл бұрын

@@richardcrim3831 Scag does have a lower version of their commercial 21. It comes with a 173 cc or 5 hp Kohler Command Pro engine. The weight, however, is only slightly less at 137 lbs. I have seen a few people replace the Kawasaki FJ180 engine on their Toro commercial 21" with the Kohler 224 cc you see on the Scag. This didn't increase the weight of the unit that much but gave it a lot more power. The Scag 21" does look like a great machine but the weight is definitely a drawback as well as the cost. I'm from Canada. Up here, the Scag 21" is selling for $2500 Canadian. Same with the Toro and Exmark 21". A high end homeowner unit like the Toro Super Recycler or Honda HRX goes for $1200 of 1/2 the cost of the commercial units.

@AbideinChristFully Жыл бұрын

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@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

A link for what?

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@appleztooranges Жыл бұрын

The new Honda hrx217hya has disappointed me from my old trusty hrr216. It won’t start first pull. Takes 2-3 pulls due to the thermowax auto choke system, the overhead valve leaks and the mower seems slow. This is compared to my Honda hrr216 10 year old mower.

@JasonJayJJ1 Жыл бұрын

What year is your HRX217 HYA?

@appleztooranges Жыл бұрын

@@JasonJayJJ1 2021

@adamclark94 2 ай бұрын

I have my speed almost all the way down it pops a wheelie on me. Bought it last year they made em. It takes 4 to 5 pulls sometimes to start, though!pisses me off every time but other than that and a squeak where the handle folds at when storing it mows great

@adamclark94 2 ай бұрын

Half way I'm fast walking and all the way up is only like .5 mph faster than half but yea I'll keep her down low in speed

@appleztooranges 2 ай бұрын

@@adamclark94 yeah the starting sucks ass

@kearatauch7921 8 ай бұрын

it’s would be better if the Y bravo have a zero turn front wheel

@captain54526 Жыл бұрын

Run a commercial Honda model with a hydrostatic drive and then see ?

@GwinnettLawns Жыл бұрын

I owned an HRC 216 and sold it....did not like it as the handle was way to low for me and made it difficult to manuver.

@WJCTechyman Ай бұрын

@@GwinnettLawns I know with the handles on these machines the way they're braced it makes it a pain in the butt but there must be a height adjustment to it?

@creatingmind4910 7 ай бұрын

I love my Honda hrx 217. I sold my brand new HRC

@jeffw.6777 2 ай бұрын

Why did you sell your HRC?

@creatingmind4910 2 ай бұрын

@@jeffw.6777 way too heavy, didn't have the built-in mulch plug like the HRX217 and the newest model of the hrx is 200cc and never bogs down. The HRC would bog down in spring growth all the time

@WJCTechyman Ай бұрын

@@creatingmind4910 The way the grass has been growing in my town in Ontario, Canada, I can attest to that. been using my GCV190 (10 year old HRX217HYC) for most of the cutting thus far. That being said, as the rain tapers off and growth has been slowing down, I am starting to use my HRC a bit more.