Honda Owner Check-In --- Read This First!

dgail620 · Jun 26, 2017

Hi, ya'll. Owner of a classic Honda HR214 that seems to have picked up a really bad smoking habit. I've had the mower for about 14 years but it originally belonged to my inlaws. The father in law bought a new Honda and gifted this to me. I'm now a widow and the one responsible for the upkeep of the lawn equipment so came looking here.
Besides the Honda mower, I have a Craftsman 3.5 hp Eager 1 gas edger and a Stihl weedeater and blower/vac. I also have a Echo tiller a neighbor offloaded on me over the winter that won't start but I haven't tinkered with it yet.
Looking forward to soaking in the knowledge here. I'm not afraid to try my own repairs. My dad and I rebuilt my '65 Corvair (my first car) and I learned a lot about engines from him.
Gail

deckeda · Jun 26, 2017

dgail620 said:
Hi, ya'll. Owner of a classic Honda HR214 that seems to have picked up a really bad smoking habit. I've had the mower for about 14 years but it originally belonged to my inlaws. The father in law bought a new Honda and gifted this to me. I'm now a widow and the one responsible for the upkeep of the lawn equipment so came looking here.
Besides the Honda mower, I have a Craftsman 3.5 hp Eager 1 gas edger and a Stihl weedeater and blower/vac. I also have a Echo tiller a neighbor offloaded on me over the winter that won't start but I haven't tinkered with it yet.
Looking forward to soaking in the knowledge here. I'm not afraid to try my own repairs. My dad and I rebuilt my '65 Corvair (my first car) and I learned a lot about engines from him.
Gail

Hopefully others will chime in here, or you might ask specifically about the mower in a fresh thread. I suppose we could speculate about it burning oil ... never had an oil change, rings are shot, bad luck ... doesn't matter the reason I guess.

I would also suppose that if the rest of the mower is fine, perhaps a hurt donor mower could supply its GXV120 but the funds might be better spent going to a rebuild of yours. Or perhaps someone here can say if a GXV140 or GXV160 could be hot-rodded into the chassis.

dgail620 · Jun 27, 2017

Thank you for your reply. I did start a new thread so hopefully will get some advice from a "been there, done that" veteran.
I was hot on the trail of a donor mower from Craigslist over the weekend but some lucky sap beat me to it. $100 and ran well little or no smoke but the lower self propelled setting didn't work. Probably an easy fix.
Rats, kicking myself for missing out on that.

CalgaryPT · Jul 4, 2017

Looking at the Honda HRX217HZC up here in Calgary. I am a big Honda fan with an EU2000i, an HSS520 single stage and a new HS724 ATC (tracked) two stage. Also Honda engines on my pressure washers.

I actually don't need a new lawn mower as I just rebuilt my Briggs L-head that's 25 years old and runs great. But my wife hates a pull start and so wants one with an electric start. I won't have anything but a Honda, so it is off to the dealer tomorrow I guess.

Do you guys like these machines?

Can you get a service manual for the HRX217HZC ? I like to understand how all my machines work.

Does anyone know the difference between the 2016 and 2017 HRX217HZC models? Thanks.

- Peter

robert@honda · Jul 6, 2017

CalgaryPT said:
Can you get a service manual for the HRX217HZC ? I like to understand how all my machines work.

Does anyone know the difference between the 2016 and 2017 HRX217HZC models? Thanks.

- Peter

Hard to get an actual Canadian-spec Honda shop manual. The good news is the USA-spec HRX is pretty much an identical mower, and you can get a USA-spec shop manual from Honda via eBay or Amazon:

Honda Power Equipment Shop Manuals on eBay
Honda Power Equipment Shop Manuals on Amazon

Honda mowers don't have model years like cars, but use a version code called a K-number to document running changes. You can see what K-number / version mower you have by looking at the serial number sticker on the rear of the deck; for your mower, it will be marked HRX217K_HZC where the blank is probably a 4 or 5. I doubt you have a K3 version, but as it is a Canada-spec machine, hard to know for sure.

The USA-spec of the HRX217HZA is at K5 version.

CalgaryPT · Jul 6, 2017

robert@honda said:
Hard to get an actual Canadian-spec Honda shop manual. The good news is the USA-spec HRX is pretty much an identical mower, and you can get a USA-spec shop manual from Honda via eBay or Amazon:

Honda Power Equipment Shop Manuals on eBay
Honda Power Equipment Shop Manuals on Amazon

Honda mowers don't have model years like cars, but use a version code called a K-number to document running changes. You can see what K-number / version mower you have by looking at the serial number sticker on the rear of the deck; for your mower, it will be marked HRX217K_HZC where the blank is probably a 4 or 5. I doubt you have a K3 version, but as it is a Canada-spec machine, hard to know for sure.

The USA-spec of the HRX217HZA is at K5 version.

As always...thanks Robert!

rgarbach · Jul 15, 2017

Muhammad said:
GREETINGS to all Honda mower owners! :thumbsup:

Hi Muhammad -- Blessings!

Looking forward to getting help installing handlebar on my HRX217HXA mower.

All the best!

graaar51 · Feb 21, 2019

Checking in with my Honda Hrb216txa. Its been handed down to me with some issues so that is why I am here to learn from all of you!

Jbobsbbq · Mar 2, 2019

HRR216 Purchased last year for my wife to replace the John Deere she'd been useing for 18 years. She required electric start.
Thinking about a tractor HT3813 or what I can find. :tractor:

Jbobsbbq

RoyalMaker · Mar 22, 2019

I bought a Honda HRX217VLA
it has the new GVC200 engine and electric start.
Self propelled.
I am enjoying this mower.

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