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Jan 01 '11
Pros: excellent hydrostatic transmission and wheels
Cons: Handles thin and long and warranty does appy to much on the mower.
Summary: This is a review on the Honda HRX217HXA which is loaded with the blade clutch and hydrostatic drive but not with electric start. After buying this mower from home depot which worked great out of the box 6 weeks into the mowing season the ...
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Oct 09 '10
Pros: Ridiculously easy to start
Cons: waited to long.... maybe Hydrogen powered by 2020?
Summary: I used to mow a lot of lawns with my dad, and I can only say if we had this, we would have had a lot more of the saturday to enjoy. I went thru two of them, started with the metal one, and then went to the polymer (plastic?) one. I had the metal ...
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Sep 12 '10
Pros: Mowing now is a pleasurable experience (arguably).
Effortless starting. Infinite walking speed. Exceptional mulcher.
Cons: A little pricey, but worth the extra bucks.
Summary: My opinion - and I've been mowing lawns for 40 years, but this is absolutely the best I've ever operated. I've had two Hondas (this is my third) in 20 years. The previous two were still going strong - I just wanted to upgrade. And I did. I've had this ...
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Apr 11 '10
Pros: Engine performance: always starts
Nice even cut on the lawn
Easy to turn
Variable (hydrostatic) speed transmission
Cons: "Clip Director" design--leaks grass
Hard to adjust mower height on front wheels
Oil drain procedure
Summary: I bought this mower when it first came out. I had my older Honda mower in for routine service and this one caught my eye. Since the dealer was going to give me $200 for my trade-in, it made this new mower affordable. It seemed ...
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Mar 12 '10
Pros: High quality, durable, electric start, highly adjustable drive, efficient, relatively quiet.
Cons: No engine driven charging system. Bagging seems slightly dustier than average, although is not unreasonable.
Summary: I bought this mower this week to replace a 17 year old John Deere Tri-Cycler self propelled 21" bagger/mulcher. The Deere still runs and cuts great, but will be semi-retired to a less active life at the hunting camp. This Deere cost ...
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Dec 21 '08
Pros: Quality construction, excellent mow quality, easy-starting and quiet-running.
Cons: Handle is a bit long. Unit is a bit pricey.
Summary: I bought the Honda HRX mower after struggling with a cheap mower (Murray) for years. Wow--what a difference! The Honda starts and runs reliably, is relatively quiet, rarely clogs (even in thick/wet grass), and the quality of cut is first-rate. Unlike ...
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Oct 15 '08
Pros: Mulch bag lever, bearing wheels, hydrostatic, comfortable handle, fuel, oil and air filter replacement.
Cons: Price is high but honestly I got what I paid for. Couldn't be happier!
Summary: You know I came here 2 and a half years ago to see what people thought about this lawn mower and read all the good and bad things about them which allowed me to make a somewhat educated decision. I ended up finding our local Honda dealer (going to a big ...
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Jul 31 '08
Pros: EASY START, VARIABLE SPEED, ITS A HONDA, NEED I SAY MORE
Cons: PRICE- REMEMBER, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR THOUGH
Summary: ok after reading all these reviews I would like to add my 2 cents worth. I did things a little different than others and i did not read any reviews before buying the 2008 HRX217 model from HD. Now with the price @ 673. with tax I did hesitate, but ...
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Jul 21 '08
Pros: Clip Director
Fold down handle for storage
Easy starting
Double blades
Mulching
Cons: Blade engage feature
Price
Frame not metal
Gas tank size
Limited Wheel height
Summary: I've used the same Toro Commercial two stroke for the last 10 years, it was a great mower and having it worked on was easy. After over a decade of solid reliability it was now getting too costly to fix it so the time came to replace it.. I loved the ...
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Jul 14 '08
Pros: Love the Smart Drive great. Love the dual blade mulcher. Overall, I really like it.
Cons: Gas tank too small. Mower is heavy. Hard to lift into SUV.(alone)
Summary: I have the HRX mower. I love it, with one exception. I have used it about 20 hours. After first 12-15 hours of use, it began putting out blue smoke from the exhaust( to me, being from the old school, that spells burning oil). It wasn't bad, but you ...
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May 02 '08
Pros: Looks good, runs quiet, "Smart Drive" works.
Cons: Too fragile, not enough power for an average lawn.
Summary: After buying this mower new at (HD), I was expecting a little more for my ($640.00). While the mower did start on the second pull,and ran quietly, it DID NOT have enough power to cut 5" dry grass without bogging down. The "Versa-mow" works fine in ...
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Mar 01 '08
Pros: Good level cut, easy to start/maintain, Cruise Control is a great drive system.
Cons: Pricey, Clip Director system does not live up to expectations.
Summary: This mower replaced a top-of-the line John Deere mower that I had owned for about 10 years. While the JD was a good mower, during the time I owned it I frequently wished I had purchased Honda instead. So I finally did. I bought this mower to replace ...
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Oct 01 '07
Pros: Beautiful cutting performance. Big muscle engine. Intuitive drive system. Smooth, quiet, low maintenance.
Cons: Getting into this club isn't inexpensive.
Summary: After my 7.0 horsepower Craftsman ate its second set of front drive wheels, and bent the frame where the rear wheels attach, it was time to go. I was very worried that after having the big engine, the unmulched clumps, uncut grass and engine bogging ...
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Sep 13 '07
Pros: Powerful, effective, good top speed, easy mulch/bag adjustment
Cons: Speed control hard to use except as on/off switch
Summary: I usually don't bother writing reviews, but this mower so impressed me I had to do it. I gave it the toughest test I could imagine - a lawn which hadn't been mowed in several weeks, wet grass with a light rain still falling, and birch twigs everywhere ...
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Sep 12 '07
Pros: Honda Quality, Versa Mow system is great, smooth powerful mulcher. Simply the best mulcher available.
Cons: Speed and Throttle levers should be separated more.. Fuel tank could be larger...
Summary: Before I made this purchase I read all the reviews here. I don't recall any from an old Honda owner who decided it was a good time to swap up to a new model.. These are my findings on the difference's between the older mower and the improvements ...
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