Are the front rear wheels same ?

The VYA is the best in that category. Yes it has the ROTO stop which means you can disengage the blades without stopping the engine. I love that in the sense that if for whatever reason I need to stop the lawnmower to remove a stone or a piece of wood etc i don’t have to do a cold restart.

Just did mine 2 days ago. Didn't look as bad as this one. I also wanted top clean the exhaust port, but I couldn't get the bolts loosened. Guess I needed someone to hold the thing steady while I tried both hands on the screw driver. (Or -I could have tried using my portable work bench - but not sure if the grips would have held it steady). Sprayed a lubricant with penetrating properties. No go. But it did dissolve a lot of the carbon on the muffler and behind the screen. Wiped it down. Used a new spark arrester. Started it up. Didn't let it run too long - as that spray is flammable. It's had a couple of days to evaporate. Let's hope I don't torch myself next time I use it.😵‍💫

Hey! How much gas do we put in?

Looks great man, keep posting videos dont give up!

great job man!

Just saved me some money, thank you for this video.

Now I know what it takes to change the wheels

My Echo SRM 225 runs like a BEAST for about 15 minutes and then boggs right out... if I let it sit for about 20min I can repeat the process however it always seems to "choke" out. It'll restart immediately but the moment I hit anywhere near half throttle it starts to choke even though it ran perfectly normal up till then... lower mid-range seem to function but the moment you get anywhere near the high end of the throttle it just drowns once it's good and hot I've replaced the fuel delivery system, cleaned the carburetor, changed the spark plug and kept her topped off with fuel plus of course always kept a nice clean air filter... I build gas RC cars, ride Motor Cross Bikes and have Decades of experience maintaining chainsaws, lawn mowers and all types of gas powered equipment yet I've never seen anything quite like this... I guess the next thing I'm going to try is to completely swap out with a new carburetor? I bought her new and never had a problem for about 7 years of residential use🤔

I have the SRM-250E which i cant find one video on youtube about it!! Very old but runs great. Similar filter set up to yours where i did 2 things. I put a oiled sponge pad under the flat plastic filter where the air is inlet in to catch almost all very fine airborne grit the main wouldnt get and i moved the choke pivot up and reversed it in that the choke position was now up and RUN was down, Reason was if RUN was in the up position, the natural vibration could send the level downwards choking off the machine. All metal and still 130 lbs and just made well with Pro linkage chain for harness and got it $10 from recyclers and just serviced everything on it , carb, greasing , gaskets and clean the cooling fins and check bearings around clutch. all great. Echo and Stihl old ones are just high quality.

The adjusting “smart drive” link was worth it all. Thank you!

can you push it without using the self-propelled thing?

runs over garden hose.....Brilliant!!

When checking oil in a Honda mower do not screw the dip stick in to check oil. Also after several hours of use change the oil again for motor break in. Hopefully you did not damage your motor for not reading the instructions.

Mr lawn southern star, it would appear you were checking the oil dip stick incorrectly. You were in fact supposed check oil with out spinning dip tube stick, rather just letting it lie on the threaded top as indicated by manufactuer. Just saying sir Or Mr lawn star as you would prefer

Well done dude no chitter chatter just get r done.

Just checking to make sure no special tools needed for wheel replacement and no other surprises.👍

Mine is spitting oil out of exhaust since day one.

thanks for reviewing this model HRN216VKA..i'm buying this today at Lowe's, price went up to $549.00. So sad Lowes and Home Depot stop selling the HRX 217 model, i heard it was the Mercedes (top of the line) of all Lawn mowers. Oh well, I will take the best available lawn mower out there, as longs as its Honda model.

I found out that the Honda warranty doesn’t cover the carburetor 😟

That motor didn’t sound good at all. I think it may have gotten damaged running it with low oil. Hope it’s ok. Buying one tomorrow. Thanks for the review👍👍

How has this mower held up for you since? I just unboxed mine yesterday, but haven't used it yet.

Where did you get the wheels? The ones I got from home Depot don't fit

I made the mistake of putting the entire bottle of oil in without checking and it was too much. I had to remove some… Do not put the entire bottle in, check the level first

Put the whole bottle

How did you wear out those wheels so fast?

I have a hrb216hxa and front wheels cost more than rear. wtf.

Just bought one. They're shipped with a tiny bit of oil in them to prevent engine rust during shipping and retail storage. I put all 12 oz of the included oil in and it was proper level afterward.

Don't waste $6 on Honda branded oil. Any synthetic 10W-30 will work just fine. It's a lawnmower, not an Acura NSX.

Why not a full synthetic?

That assembly was painful to watch. I do so enjoy the entertainment aspect of people who spend the money to buy something but not the time to read their owners manual on proper assembly/operation of it. I wish you the best.

Price

A hard metal object got caught in my mower blades and now the wheels rumble. Will replacing the wheels stop the rumbling ??

@5:01, did you fill up engine oil before you start it?

Never get all the well out doing it like that i like to undo the oil plug

KZbin channel called Bears Workshop has a video of how to do it.

Yep just what I thought you can clean the screen with a map gas torch and a wire brush. Pull the epa caps off the adjustment screws on the carb and adj. the carb it'll run better than new its running to rich.

Just watching the first minute I'd say its the muffler screen

Nice I have the same honda mower

Want to hear something really funny? I just gave up trying to find the mulching plug for my hrn216 after a year... you know.. when I realized the lever on the side was the mulch cover. Should have read the instructions. Just you try ordering one. lol

Why do honda wheels wear out so fast? Do you think self propelled wheels just wear faster than on push mowers?

Don't buy Honda. We bought a Honda mower and 4 months later the carburetor was bad. Honda won't stand by their products. They claim, after 10 uses, replacing a carburetor is normal wear and tear.

May I suggest to you. That if you are having that much wear on your ties go find a Junk bicycle or go buy a bike tire and cut it into strips, you can glue and put a few screw into it. Look up videos on (power wheels rubber tread) it will give you more grip and last longer than the mower.

Cool

Holy krap how did you get the wheels so jacked up?!

Subscribed! I have the same mower

Y’all aren’t smart if you think it comes with oil already in it 🤣🤣

How about the same type of Honda lawn mower and I am a lady that is 60 years old and it works fine you bought a commercial lawn mower that will run all day long take care of it get to keep the oil change the filter and keep your blades sharp it will run

I like how creative you got with the video.

um about to mow half an acre but got tall grass 8-12 in high prob gonna charged $140 for this time then 70 after