Honda Walk Behind Mowers being discontinued Sept 2023

[Bill George]

Honda farmed out its engine production to China of course they said wow, thanks Honda and began making more they sold to HF and other companies. Maybe now things have gone to he77 in China we can get production back here, on a lot of stuff.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Bill, go to this link. https://engines.honda.com/oem-resour...and%20Thailand.

According to Honda, they produce small engines at 5 worldwide production plants. Most of the engines for the US market are produced in the US, Japan and Thai facilities.

[Bill George]

Bill, go to this link. https://engines.honda.com/oem-resour...and%20Thailand.

According to Honda, they produce small engines at 5 worldwide production plants. Most of the engines for the US market are produced in the US, Japan and Thai facilities.

This is what I am talking about...This is China factory and they also make for Harbor Freight.


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[Ken Fitzgerald]

This is what I am talking about...This is China factory and they also make for Harbor Freight.


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Bill, they state in very plain English the motors destined for the USA are manufactured primarily in the US, Japan and Thailand. Note...not China!

World Engine Production Bases
Honda produces small engines at 5 production facilities worldwide. Our production capacity is well over 7 million units. Engines for the U.S. market are primarily sourced from the U.S., Japan, and Thailand.

World Engine Production Bases

[Andrew More]

We have a neighbor with a cordless mower, I think it's an ego. It seems to work well as long as the grass isn't too long. If we have a rainy spell where she can't cut her lawn for a week, she has to borrow a gas powered mower. She also bags her clippings presumably because the cordless mower doesn't have the power to mulch.

I haven't had these issues with my DeWalt, and E-Go's a top brand in outdoor power tools, so I wonder if these are decisions she'd made for some reason.

[Bill George]

Bill, they state in very plain English the motors destined for the USA are manufactured primarily in the US, Japan and Thailand. Note...not China!

World Engine Production Bases
Honda produces small engines at 5 production facilities worldwide. Our production capacity is well over 7 million units. Engines for the U.S. market are primarily sourced from the U.S., Japan, and Thailand.

World Engine Production Bases

But those clones are not labeled as Honda, the ones that are sold at Harbor Freight and other sources... and you can really believe what those Chinese say

[Edward Weber]

The parent companies decide where to manufacturer and to what level of quality, don't blame the workers for low quality.
In the homogenized world we live in today, it is almost impossible to buy tools and avoid a particular country of origin, China in particular.

https://www.familyhandyman.com/artic...akes-my-tools/

https://toolguyd.com/usa-brands-comp...eign-entities/

https://www.protoolreviews.com/what-...de-in-the-usa/

[Curt Harms]

I haven't had these issues with my DeWalt, and E-Go's a top brand in outdoor power tools, so I wonder if these are decisions she'd made for some reason.

I don't know, we've never talked about it.