The old guy that runs the mower shop I went to (had to drive 25kms) suggested it.

He said that all the Australian mowers with a “flat” deck already have this tilt built into it by default, so I had to manually do that on this one that let’s you set each wheel height independently.

Apparently, if I remember correctly, it helps with the length as the grass is cut earlier and is then above the blades sooner, rather than clogging it from underneath, and the rear of the cut path isn’t fighting grass as much and can create the vacuum to get the clippings into the bag.

As the model I chose has a “Blade Brake” that lets me stop the blades but keep the mower running, the only thing he suggested to me was not to start the blades mid path, and if I had to, to lift the front up as I engaged the blades, as they lift just a little as they come up to speed.

I forgot a few times, and I can see the few little areas where it cuts a little bit shorter than desired, so it was good advice.

I chose that shop as they had the models I wanted to compare in stock, and the guy who owned the place and his wife both seemed to know the models inside out on their short YouTube videos…

The other places I rang just told me they didn’t carry any stock, and that everything I needed was on the Honda webpage, so you can probably binder stand why I drove the extra distance.