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Just a thought, you stated the machine was designated as an HXA- so it's a hydrostatic drive? If so, shouldn't the transmission oil be changed after 20 years? From what I have seen, as the hydrostatic transmission oil degrades the drive becomes slower and weaker. Manual states that...

I have an HRC216K3 (don't have experience with the 215's) and kinda surprised by the 4.3hp rating. I thought that the '21' in 216 stood for 21" cut and the 6 stood for 6HP. Since the engine design of the gxv160 has not changed, perhaps the carburetor was the culprit? Going to the parts look...

I have a Honda HRC 216 and I think the blades for the HRX models are the same (except for some minor differences in the diameter for the attachment bolts). The Honda OEM blades are ground at 40° (as opposed to vast majority of blades that I’ve encountered where the angle is set at 30° ) so be...

This is not true. Starting with the K2 version, the bracket that attaches the handle to the deck has 2 bolt holes drilled in to it, giving the handlebars a high and low height setting. Using the top hole gives the handlebar about 39" in height. "Looking at buying one of these mowers" Its a...

The problems you describe sound eerily similar to the HRX217 "decompression camshaft" fiasco over here on this thread: https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/mower-wont-pull-start.72841/ Sounds like maybe Honda may issue a service recall of the faulty camshaft units? As for the hydrostatic slow...

I believe the HRM215 models had the 140 GXV engines in them, so adjustment process must be similar to the HRC 216 160 GXV line. Loosen the nut on the governor arm pinch bolt and move the governor arm rearward, as far as it will go, to the full throttle position. With the governor arm held...

I just bought the same model for the exact same reasons about 3 weeks ago. So far I found the mower to be solid and in my opinion mulch system works well (despite some reviewers saying otherwise). I'm not a commercial operator, but my mower sees a decent amount of hours from spring-summer-fall...