They have now moved the end of production to July is what my dealer was telling me yesterday. I run 2 of these in my lawn care business and I love them.
Thanks for posting. I searched all over the country and just found an HRX217HYA two hours away from where I live so I will pick up this week. I'm only buying it because I just found out Honda is discontinuing production of their mowers. I have a 14-year-old HRX217TDA which has been bullet proof, only one or two repairs over thousands of hours of heavy use.
The blade handle on mine I use a Velcro strap made for electrical extension cords that stays attached to the main handle and then I twirl it around the blade clutch handle to where it is stationary. This way all I have to contend with is the drive handle, so much easier in moving the mower on turns and going forward. If I have to disconnect the grass catcher, just unwrap the Velcro for the blade clutch handle. I use nothing but premium gasoline as it contains more detergent to clean the carb plus the use Mobil One oil for the engine. Worked well in my old John Deere JX75 for 25 years and still does. I have exactly the same model for over two years now, works fine !
Don't believe the thermowax crap. First check to see if the choke is working. If it is working there is nothing wrong with the thermowax. This guy has got a mental hangup on thermowaxs on Hondas.
Bought a honda izy during first lockdown s ran rough from new ,i made several trips to the dealer before they eventually replaced the carburetor,the pull cord broke recently and now the back wheels are beginning to stick.i should ve just went with the cheaper mowers if i had known, i thought these were bulletproof
So a family member owns one I don't, and the blades are not engaging so I am trying to research to discover why but haven't found an answer yet, have you had this issue or would know a possible diagnosis?
Be on the look out for Nexite staining with the gasoline drops and spills. There is a materials incompatibility problem, so you'll get a spotting on the deck if/when any gasoline gets spilled out onto the deck. I'm going to wait until the end of the 4th season to get it looked at for a new deck. My hydrostatic transmission also has been a 'groaner' since day one- tempted to tackle changing out the fluid - not really wanting to deal with take it to a dealer for mediocre and slow service. Purchased legit from Home Depot...but it wasn't adjusted the way it would have been from a dealer.
Hey I just rewatched. I’m basically talking about the hydrostatic system and how it was super slow. You need two wrenches to fix this 🔧. I have a video showing this.
Zach, if you had bought your mower from a local dealer instead of off the internet all these things would have been checked out and adjusted before delivering it to you. Why didn't you call Mowers Direct and get them to service your mower where you bought it? You get what you pay for. You got a good price but you didn't get any service support.
Nobody had this mower in my area. The dealer took it in and it took them not just once to fix the leak of the overhead valve. These mowers are not made like they use to be in terms of “quality”. I’d be lucky to get 10 years out of this
They have now moved the end of production to July is what my dealer was telling me yesterday. I run 2 of these in my lawn care business and I love them.
cant beat the hrx217hya for lawn business
Thanks for posting. I searched all over the country and just found an HRX217HYA two hours away from where I live so I will pick up this week. I'm only buying it because I just found out Honda is discontinuing production of their mowers. I have a 14-year-old HRX217TDA which has been bullet proof, only one or two repairs over thousands of hours of heavy use.
Your welcome man
The blade handle on mine I use a Velcro strap made for electrical extension cords that stays attached to the main handle and then I twirl it around the blade clutch handle to where it is stationary. This way all I have to contend with is the drive handle, so much easier in moving the mower on turns and going forward. If I have to disconnect the grass catcher, just unwrap the Velcro for the blade clutch handle. I use nothing but premium gasoline as it contains more detergent to clean the carb plus the use Mobil One oil for the engine. Worked well in my old John Deere JX75 for 25 years and still does. I have exactly the same model for over two years now, works fine !
That's the first I've ever heard of thermal wax for the auto choke.. Thanks for uploading the video.
Your welcome! Donyboy73 has a good video on how to install one
Don't believe the thermowax crap. First check to see if the choke is working. If it is working there is nothing wrong with the thermowax. This guy has got a mental hangup on thermowaxs on Hondas.
My HYA self propel was slow since purchase at end of last season. Adjusted the cable this morning, and all is good!
Awesome
I’ve had mine just over 2yrs and not had any issues. I just wish there were attachments for the rear bag area
Ohv leaks on mine too! HUA 217 Hza.
Bought a honda izy during first lockdown s ran rough from new ,i made several trips to the dealer before they eventually replaced the carburetor,the pull cord broke recently and now the back wheels are beginning to stick.i should ve just went with the cheaper mowers if i had known, i thought these were bulletproof
What 💩!
So a family member owns one I don't, and the blades are not engaging so I am trying to research to discover why but haven't found an answer yet, have you had this issue or would know a possible diagnosis?
That’s weird, may be the clip not engaging or a spring
Be on the look out for Nexite staining with the gasoline drops and spills. There is a materials incompatibility problem, so you'll get a spotting on the deck if/when any gasoline gets spilled out onto the deck. I'm going to wait until the end of the 4th season to get it looked at for a new deck.
My hydrostatic transmission also has been a 'groaner' since day one- tempted to tackle changing out the fluid - not really wanting to deal with take it to a dealer for mediocre and slow service.
Purchased legit from Home Depot...but it wasn't adjusted the way it would have been from a dealer.
I had the gasoline stain too. I wiped it with pb blaster and seemed to work okay.
home depot doesnt have the better models,,the ones they sell are cheaper,,better off with the 900$ hrx217hya,,but they are now over 1000$
@@carmennole1130 I got mine from mowersdirect
@@appleztooranges how much 875$ a year ago?
The voice fry got to me bro, I'm sure the rest of the video is good. Thanks for some info.
Vocal fry is a Asperger disability.
I'm sorry to hear that. The bit of info I recieved helped me make my decision. I appreciate your time taken to help some peeps out.
im buying 2 more before september
Do you have a lawn business?
@@appleztooranges yes i do
Hard to hear what your sayin at 4:07 with the mower running.>
Hey I just rewatched. I’m basically talking about the hydrostatic system and how it was super slow. You need two wrenches to fix this 🔧. I have a video showing this.
Sorry
Zach, if you had bought your mower from a local dealer instead of off the internet all these things would have been checked out and adjusted before delivering it to you. Why didn't you call Mowers Direct and get them to service your mower where you bought it? You get what you pay for. You got a good price but you didn't get any service support.
Nobody had this mower in my area. The dealer took it in and it took them not just once to fix the leak of the overhead valve. These mowers are not made like they use to be in terms of “quality”. I’d be lucky to get 10 years out of this
You got a bad dealer… looks like this is a defective item
From my research, I see a lot of people facing these issues. Thanks for watchign
4 wheels to adjust height
What a stupid idea
I just purchased my 3rd hrx 217. Fortunately I haven’t experienced any of those issues yet