How does Honda Roto stop work?
Honda’s Roto-Stop Blade Stop System allows you to stop the blades while the engine keeps running. With traditional zone start mowers, when you let go of the handlebar, the engine shuts off. You have to restart the mower to continue.
How does Honda select drive work?
Honda’s HRX217VKA and VYA mowers offer the exclusive Honda Select Drive® System, providing control, comfort, and convenience all in the palms of your hands. Rotate the speed adjust dial to select your desired speed range. When fully engaged, the control handle becomes an integrated part of the lawn mower handle bar.
What is smart drive on Honda mower?
Smart Drive uses an ergonomically shaped paddle lever designed to be used by either hand. Simply place your hands on the convenient, adjustable control and rotate it to match your mowing conditions. Smart Drive is designed to be used with your palms or thumbs, whichever is comfortable.
What is Honda smart drive?
The Smart Drive variable speed control allows you to easily adjust your speed while comfortably resting your hands on the handlebars. You can immediately change speeds just by turning the Smart Drive control. The design is very intuitive and easy to control.
What causes a Honda hrx217hya rotostop blade to stop turning?
When I depress the “yellow” button (13) on the handle and move the handle (12) forward to engage the blade, sometimes the lever lock (14) abruptly releases causing the blade to quit turning. It seems to pop off the roto-stop cable arm (11) when moving forward the handle and yellow button.
Is the Honda HRX Roto stop a safety issue?
Took the control assembly apart, looks fine. I would take it to a dealer. That may be a serious safety issue. It is one thing for the blades to disengage and stop when they should be running, but if the mechanism is out of adjustment and they keep running when the user thinks they have stopped it could end in a missing finger or worse.
Why is my Honda hrr216 not mowing properly?
If bagging and mowing aren’t working very efficiently, the problem is likely due to the grass itself. Wet grass, or grass that is excessively long, can be hard to handle when cutting and storing in the included bag.
Why is the fuel tank not full on my Honda hrr216?
Open the fuel tank and make sure that fuel is present. If it’s not, add unleaded gasoline until the fuel tank is full. If fuel is already present, it’s likely that it has gone stale after an extended period of storage.
When I depress the “yellow” button (13) on the handle and move the handle (12) forward to engage the blade, sometimes the lever lock (14) abruptly releases causing the blade to quit turning. It seems to pop off the roto-stop cable arm (11) when moving forward the handle and yellow button.
How does Roto stop work on a Honda lawn mower?
Honda’s Roto-Stop Blade Stop System allows you to stop the blades while the engine keeps running. Watch the video! With traditional zone start mowers, when you let go of the handlebar, the engine shuts off.
What to do if your Roto stop doesnt work?
The fix at that time was to slightly bend (1 mm) the yellow Roto-Stop button contact surface. A spec change was applied to production units after serial number MAGA-1605306. Drop me a PM with your email and I’ll send you a copy of the bulletin for reference.
What’s the difference between zone start and Roto stop?
With traditional zone start mowers, when you let go of the handlebar, the engine shuts off. You have to restart the mower to continue. This can be a hassle, especially if you are bagging. Roto-Stop stops the blades from turning, but keeps the engine running. No need to restart the mower!