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Oh chute, my '3-in-1' mower came without one

18.05.12

People with walk-behind lawn mowers prefer to mulch or bag the clippings, respondents to a lawn-mowing poll conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center have said. But manufacturers apparently knew that already, or so it seems, as some are leaving the side-discharge chute out of the deal—even in mowers billed as "3-in-1" products that supposedly come equipped to mulch, bag and side-discharge.

If you never side-discharge clippings, you might like this strategy, which manufacturers say lowers the price of the mower. Why, goes the argument, should they charge extra for a part customers aren't likely to use?

We have no problem with that strategy, as long as customers know up front what they're getting—and, preferably, what the chute costs. Here's what we discovered about 13 self-propelled and push models from our latest mower and tractor tests. The updated Ratings list prices for mowers as sold.

Both the Honda HRR216VYA and HRR216VKA self-propelled mowers we tested are listed on the company's website as having "3 in 1 capability: Mulch, bag, and discharge with no tools needed." But the discharge chute, which attaches in place of the bag, costs $40 more. The very latest versions of these models, sold in Home Depot, do include everything you need to discharge clippings.

Source: ConsumerReports.org

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