Honda HRX217HYUA, Owner'S Manual

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HRX217HYUA
HRX217HYUA
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CONTENTS
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Check the Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 10
Add Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Oil Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating the Controls . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dealer Locator Information . . . . . . . 18 Serial Number Locations . . . . . . . . 16
Blade Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How to Contact Honda . . . . . . . . . . 18 Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FOR YOUR SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Stopping the Engine. . . . . . . . . . 9 Removing From Storage . . . . . . 14
PARTS AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . 3 SERVICING YOUR MOWER . . . . 9 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . 15
INITIAL MOWER SETUP. . . . . . . . 3 Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . 9 Engine Will Not Start . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjust the Handlebar . . . . . . . . . 3 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . 10 Loss of Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Add Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Blade Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Assemble the Grass Bag . . . . . . 4 Blade Mounting Bolt Inspection . 11 Mowing and Bagging Problems . 15
BEFORE EACH OPERATION . . . . 4 Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 11 TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . 16
Check Your Mower . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Oil Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Serial Number Locations . . . . . . 16
Check Your Mowing Area . . . . . . 4 Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 High Altitude Operation . . . . . . . 16
Clip Director® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . 6 Spark Arrester (optional part). . . 13 AVOIDING FUEL-RELATED PROBLEMS 17
Check the Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . 6 TRANSPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CUSTOMER INFORMATION . . . . 18
Add Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Parts, Accessories, and Service Items 18
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dealer Locator Information . . . . 18
Safe Mowing Practices . . . . . . . . 7 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How to Contact Honda. . . . . . . . 18
Operating the Controls . . . . . . . . 8 Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Honda Publications . . . . . . . . . . 18
Operating the Controls . . . . . . . . 8 Storage Location . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LIMITED WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . 22
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Handlebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
OWNER’S MANUAL
HRX217HYUA
LAWN MOWER
Before operating the mower for the first time, please read this
Owner’s Manual. Even if you have operated other mowers,
take time to become familiar with how this mower works and
practice in a safe area until you build up your skills.
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