Found this sweet Honda HR214 in the dump

[ultrarunner]

Electric start is pretty rare...

Bought Mom and Aluminum Deck Comercial Honda about 15 years ago and with tax was about $1000... great mower and a godsend for her not to have to kill the engine to dump the catcher as it has blade stop.

My brother went to a yard sale and they had a mint condition 2013 46" riding Sears Mower... the tires were flat and the battery dead... owner said they were clearing out the Estate and they couldn't get it running... said come back at the end of the day which my brother did and offered $250...

He couldn't get it started and when I looked the carb had "Gunk" in it... purs like a kitten now... also added a little Sea-Foam...

 

[aczlan]

It is equipped with electric start (even has the keys) but the battery is dead and a replacement battery is cost prohibitive.

Have you looked at a different battery? It looks like Interstate makes some batteries that are similarly sized for $30ish (probably $15 on Amazon for an off brand). You would need the size and amp hour rating.

Aaron Z