The Honda mowers run around $500 in my area generally ready to use. Sometimes they have a small problem but comes with a bagger etc. The deck has a built in extra boost fan for the bagger system too. I mowed my "woods" with a ton of leaves, and the shoot plugged up a bit, but it was moving a lot of crap too. All of the Honda lawmowers I got were $100 though, I got 1.5 bagger kits and a snow blower that's made by honda for it. It's only a single stage, but honda makes some of the best snow blowers in the world for consumer use.... more videos? I'm really on a video kick lately lol.
Here's an 8hp one, nothing special =)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J362C5BKNOY
Another angle, this one should be 13hp based on model number. If I recall correctly, all the way down to 5hp they say warning may throw snow up to 60 feet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VawOARgASj8
Anyway, back on the lawn mowers, careful that you get an actual Honda rider mower, the ones with another brand with has a Honda engine is likely just an MTD with a Honda engine. Same goes for generators, a Honda motor is nice, but the whole thing Honda brand is like top of the line build quality,
parts available, etc.
For those down south, that white stuff in the videos is called snow, kind of like a slushy =D.