Honda Hydrostatic Vs Smart Drive
After a week juggling both, heres the blunt truth: Hondas Select Drive offers simple, reliable manual shifting perfect for light to medium terrain, while the Hydrostatic transmission excels at smooth, infinitely variable speed controlworth the premium if your lawn is hilly or you value precision. I want to get one before they are no longer available, but I'm having trouble deciding between the HRX217HYA with the hydrostatic transmission or the HRX217VYA with the select drive transmission. Hi All- While looking at the latest Honda self-propelled mowers, I'm stuck between the hydrostatic drive models versus those with their Smart Drive system...
Learn how to choose the right Honda mower for you based on speed control, mulching, bagging, discharging, and leaf shredding options. Compare the features and performance of HRX, HRN, and HRC series mowers with different types of variable speed transmission. I have got hydrostatic drive machines but have never used a machine with the smart drive, this is the only difference with the 2 machines and I just wondered if the smart drive was uncomfortable and also whether there is something else more likely to go wrong as opposed to straight hydrostatic?
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I'm trying to understand how the smart drive, the select drive, and the hydrostatic are different. I thought all three of the transmissions were belt driven, and that the only shaft driven version was on the HRC - the commercial model which starts at about $1100. Honda Mower: Select Drive v.
Hydrostatic Cruise Control? discussion on the TexAgs Home Improvement forum. The controls on the Hydrostatic "Cruise Control" transmission might be great for a lot of flat -out straight-line mowing, but I think my small lot with lots of trees, curvy beds, turn arounds, etc. will be easier to deal with with a seemingly more nimble control layout.
It appears I could adjust the paddle and use my palms to hold it down fully, but just having a speed selector like the $700 hydrostatic drive model and a full width drive "bail" like the blade stop bail seems highly preferable. But I'm asking as I have no first hand experience with either model.
