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    Re: What Honda SP for mulching

    Catcher is different, USA engines and deck are made in USA, not sure where gearbox is made.
    Aussie deck is the same as USA, but engine most likely chinese and the rest who knows?
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    Re: What Honda SP for mulching

    Just order direct from Speedway sales or another US dealer. Get a decent USA mower and probably pay less in the bargain. Takes about 2 weeks max from the time you order.
    Get your parts through...
  3. Re: ? for Hrx217 owners or guys with mowers with 4 wheel hieght adjustment,

    Yeah Macka, I hated the independant wheel heights until I learned how to use them.
    Front 1 notch higher than back = way better finish in mulching shorter grass, it does as you said and double cuts...
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    Re: What Honda SP for mulching

    Pretty much covered any questions you might ask about the HRX if you take the time to read through the posts here on Indi mowing.
    Bear in mind that all of my reviews on the HRX are based on the...
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    Re: New Masport sp with Kawasaki engine

    I'm sure the person that led the design for those blades spent 4 years getting an engineering degree and a further 2 years earning honours in computer design.
    The entire blade design team were...
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    Sticky: Re: hows the weather

    This will have to be one of the wettest Autumns/March on record for the Illawarra. Most Kyku lawns are putting on 6" a week and the ground is boggy mud.
    Anyone with an old petrol Flymow in the shed...
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    Re: New Masport sp with Kawasaki engine

    Reading the description it sounds like a list of Honda problems all fixed.
    They even have specifications !
    For the life of me though, why in the world does a manufacturer try to sell equipment...
  8. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Wow - sounds like I was very lucky to get my HRX's from USA before Honda Australia managed to stuff up a pretty good design.
    Other guys are having problems with the Aussie versions because the...
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    Re: Honda Hrx 217 won't free wheel backwards

    Check the lever at the box is returning fully and not jammed up with a gum nut or cr@p.
    Make sure you haven't stretched the outer cable of the gearbox control, and it's stopping the lever on the...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Love your work Bluey.
    Nothing quite as satisfying as beating a twit at their own game - with their own rules - as a novice.

    You'd be lethal at chess. 10/10 well done !
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    Re: All Wheel Drive Self Propelled Mowers

    Yeah - looked at the Husky's a few times over the years, pretty cheap and crappy like a MTD/Toro - possibly same chinese stuff with different badges.
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    Re: Deutscher Y560 or XE560 as utility mower

    The XE560 looks like a solid bit of gear, but a 5hp motor on a 22" seems a bit weak for heavy slashing.
    Plus it's 75kg
    Don't know the Victa 560 myself, but based on specs, at least it isn't as...
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    Re: Honda HRU216 modifications - What's yours?

    Just bumping this thread.
    Seems like all the photos are dead.....
    ..........But really - the HRU216D is dead, likewise the "Honda heritage" and the "Chonda"
    here are the results of 4 years testing...
  14. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    No-where as good as a Rover with the full open rear chute, but the HRX is twice as good as the HRU - I think the blade lift and area, combined with the size and breathability of the catcher, helps...
  15. Re: Honda HRX217HYA imported from USA - A better mower for less $$ than an Aussie HRU

    OK fellas, the results are in.
    Comparison between the HRU and the HRX is over.
    One died.
    Thread is here ...
  16. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Yeah - this is the Australian 2011 model HRU216D that was still "new in box" and the 2012 (USA) model HRX216HYA.
    The HRU was put into service late November 2012, and the HRX mid December 2012....
  17. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Here is another retired HRU deck
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    Below is the 2nd HRU catcher bag and the original HRX bag
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  18. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Seems like only 4x pics per post.

    Here is the wear on the underside of the HRX - plastic vs metal = surprising results.

    The deck has copped some damage in places, but no signs of through cracks...
  19. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Try again - bloody internet "improvements"
    You can see where the HRU blew the hole - look nearby for the cracks where other holes are forming
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    The mulch plug and rear apron has seen...
  20. Re: Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Sorry, NBN network going in our area to "improve" internet.............. So nothing is working, and when it is, it's jammed.
    Seems I'll have to post these in small lumps.- be patient.

    Here are...
  21. Honda HRX217HYA vs HRU216 - Arfa Brayne, 4 years commercial use final comparison.

    Well after exactly 4 years of going side by side on about 4,400 lawns (average 2,200 each) the winner between the HRX and the HRU has been decided as one mower has terminally failed by blowing a hole...
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    Re: Glyphosate, Good for what ails you

    Monsanto = Absolutely trustworthy company (:shifty )
    C'mon - these guys brought us saccharin, PCB's , agent orange, aspartame, frankenfoods (genetically modified crops), dioxin, genetically modified...
  23. Re: Honda HRX217HYA imported from USA - A better mower for less $$ than an Aussie HRU

    If I can stop those fat lazy b@stards at Honda Australia from ar$e reaming fellow grassies - it's an absolute pleasure.
  24. Re: Honda HRX217HYA imported from USA - A better mower for less $$ than an Aussie HRU

    I agree with the low end torque of the GCV - once it drops revs below about 1600rpm it just throws it's arms in the air and surrenders.
    Would have to check, but the Briggs is a longer stroke, where...
  25. Re: Honda HRX217HYA imported from USA - A better mower for less $$ than an Aussie HRU

    Too bad you're not mechanically minded.
    I'd replace the seal and refill the oil.
    Probably only cost about $5 for the seal and less for the oil.
    Depends how long you ran the box dry as to what else...
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