Honda Power Equipment HRR216VXA

SERVICING YOUR MOWER

Blade Installation

1. Clean dirt and grass from around the blade mounting area.

2. Install the blades using the two blade bolts and special washers as

shown (concave side of the special washers toward the blades).

The blade bolts and washers are specially designed for the mower.

When replacing bolts and washers, use only genuine Honda

replacement parts.

3. Tighten the blade bolts with a torque wrench. Use a wooden block

to prevent the blades from turning when tightening the bolts.

Blade bolt torque: 36 ~ 43 ft-lb (49 ~ 59 N·m)

If you don’t have a torque wrench, have an authorized Honda servicing

dealer tighten the blade bolts before you use the mower. If the blade

bolts are overtightened, they could break. If the blade bolts are not

tightened enough, they could loosen or come out. In either case, it

would be possible for the blades to fly off while you are operating the

mower.

TORQUE WRENCH

WOODEN BLOCK

BLADE

SPECIAL

BLADES

(2)

WASHER

BOLT

Contents

Main Rotary Mower EM4 Owner's Manual HRR216VXA Page INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 2 A FEW WORDS ABOUT SAFETY DANGER You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY WARNING You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY CAUTION You CAN be HURT if you don't follow CONTENTS LAWN MOWER SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION LAWN MOWER SAFETY 5 IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PARENTS LAWN MOWER SAFETY 6 SAFETY LABEL LOCATIONS CAUTION CAUTION CONTROLS & FEATURES COMPONENT & CONTROL LOCATIONS Use this illustration to locate and identify frequently used controls. DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Throttle Lever Page Page BEFORE OPERATION ARE YOU READY TO GET STARTED? IS YOUR LAWN MOWER READY TO GO? CHECK YOUR WORK AREA GET THE LAWN MOWER READY Page 15 OPERATION MOWING PRECAUTIONS STARTING THE ENGINE 16 OPERATING THE CONTROLS FOR MOWING STOPPING THE ENGINE SAFE MOWING PRACTICES Page MOWING TIPS Page Page SERVICING YOUR MOWER THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE SAFETY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE BLADES Page Page GRASS BAG CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT ENGINE MAINTENANCE Page Page Page Page CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTMENTS FUEL SYSTEM Page STORAGE PREPARING FOR STORAGE Cleaning Engine NOTICE Fuel Adding fuel stabilizer to extend fuel storage life Page PLACING IN STORAGE REMOVING FROM STORAGE TRANSPORTING BEFORE LOADING LOADING AND UNLOADING TAKING CARE OF UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS ENGINE WILL NOT START LOSS OF POWER TAKING CARE OF UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS 43 VIBRATION PROBLEMS MOWING AND BAGGING PROBLEMS SET-UP ASSEMBLY SET-UP 45 SET-UP 46 ENGINE OIL BEFORE OPERATION TECHNICAL & CONSUMER INFORMATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION Page Page EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM Page Page SPECIFICATIONS Frame Transmission Engine Maintenance Tuneup CONSUMER INFORMATION Page Distributor's Limited Warranty Accessories, Replacement Parts, and Apparel Warranty Emission Control System Warranty Your Warranty Rights And Obligations: California or Other States, U.S. territories and Canada Page Page Page INDEX A B C D INDEX 64 P R S QUICK REFERENCE INFORMATION Rotary Mower EM4 Owner's Manual HRR216VXA