Bought a new Honda!

[stygz]

You may have been looking at HRX wheels? HRX wheels are 9"

Wow you use that mower alot!

 

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You may have been looking at HRX wheels? HRX wheels are 9"

Wow you use that mower alot!

Looked on amazon and I typed hrr216 wheels and keeps giving me honda harmony wheels I admit I have not actually measured my wheel diameter yet just been to busy.

Yes I use the machine at least 30 hours a week in every condition possible super long wet to desert weeds I'm sure I've put this thing through it all.

Also the flappy paddle doesn't spring up on its own anymore I have to manually pull it up kinda annoying on sharp turns it just wants to drive in what everdirection the mower is facing any ideas on how to fix this I took the paddle apart and lubed the inside of the mechanizm that didn't help at all :/

 

[MowerMike]

Looked on amazon and I typed hrr216 wheels and keeps giving me honda harmony wheels I admit I have not actually measured my wheel diameter yet just been to busy.

Do you have a Home Depot near you ? I found them there under Honda part no. 42710-VG3-305 for $17.48 each. You can get them cheaper online but with shipping costs they end up costing just as much.

 

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Do you have a Home Depot near you ? I found them there under Honda part no. 42710-VG3-305 for $17.48 each. You can get them cheaper online but with shipping costs they end up costing just as much.

Seriously almost 20 ea they are cheap plastic wheels :/ that's stupid ill go up there and look but I will not spend 40 bucks on them.... I wonder how long I can get away with slicks

 

[MowerMike]

Seriously almost 20 ea they are cheap plastic wheels :/ that's stupid ill go up there and look but I will not spend 40 bucks on them.... I wonder how long I can get away with slicks

Thing is, they have ball bearings which makes them more expensive. I've priced rear wheels for my Husky mower, which also have ball bearings and they cost $5 more than the Honda wheels at HD. Plus, I have to to pay shipping on them as well. You bought a premium mower, so you're going to pay a premium on replacement parts as well.

 

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Thing is, they have ball bearings which makes them more expensive. I've priced rear wheels for my Husky mower, which also have ball bearings and they cost $5 more than the Honda wheels at HD. Plus, I have to to pay shipping on them as well. You bought a premium mower, so you're going to pay a premium on replacement parts as well.

I guess :/ but I do need them uphill is getting diffucult. Any ideas with my flappy paddle problem?

 

[MowerMike]

Any ideas with my flappy paddle problem?

Sorry, I don't own that model so have no experience with it. Maybe Robert @ Honda will chime in with some suggestions.

 

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I guess :/ but I do need them uphill is getting diffucult. Any ideas with my flappy paddle problem?

Well I bought the wheels installed them and they work nice. Went to inspect the front wheels they were really tight didn't spin very well took them off and OMG no bearings... I swear. Dug out some older snapper wheels same diameter but with bearings repacked the bearings put a little white lithium grease on the bolt and they spin forever now.

Fixed the flappy paddle problem and I feel really stupid... the mower comes with some rubbery handle grips well they slid up the handle and into the paddle I moved them down took maybe 3 seconds and look at that the paddle springs back all by it self. Good stuff

 

[MowerMike]

Well I bought the wheels installed them and they work nice. Went to inspect the front wheels they were really tight didn't spin very well took them off and OMG no bearings... I swear. Dug out some older snapper wheels same diameter but with bearings repacked the bearings put a little white lithium grease on the bolt and they spin forever now.

Yeah. You'd think Honda would give you ball bearing wheels on all 4 corners for the high price of their mowers, but only on the higher priced HRX mowers do you get ball bearing wheels in the front. One thing I really like about my much lower price Husky is that they give you ball bearing wheels both in front and back, and it rolls with almost no effort. :biggrin:

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

I know I am late on this thread, but I wanted to add my 2 cents. :2cents: Check out this thread I made a few months ago...it shows how fast the wheels wore down on my Honda HRR, just like they did on yours! http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/front-porch/12838-look-how-much-these-tires-wore-down.html