Honda HRN536VYUA
VerifiedMPNs: HRN216VYU and HRN216VYUA13 reviews
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LEMON – BIG LEMON The mower has been in for repair once during the warranty and twice just weeks after the warranty expired. On strong and spirted advice of a sales person at GYC Thornleigh we bought this very expensive mower. It is a LEMON. Inbuilt obsolescence. Honda have built two other movers that have been recalled. Maybe this was something the sales person should have mentioned to potential buyers. This HONDA mower isn’t fit for purpose. Show details
very good machine, used commercially but small catcher – Had the mower two years now. I use it daily for my property maintenance business. I live in Darwin and find it handles all the wet grass no problems. the mower has been used on everything from two foot tall grass/weeds to manicured lawns at the marina, all on the same machine and blades. The engine is so easy to maintain. oil change in under two… Read more
minutes with no tools! very fuel efficient. My only gripe with the machine is the catcher should be a lot bigger! there is easily room for another 200mm in length. I get sick of emptying it so often. We are expanding our business and will be purchasing two more machines very soon. thanks Honda!
Honda = Junk – Unfortunately the good old days of a quality Honda mower are gone. Just threw out this model after 4yrs. Deck was completely rusted out to the point the front wheel fell off. Rang the dealer and spoke with the mechanic who said Hondas are junk these days and to buy a cheaper brand from Bunnings and throw it out in a few years. I will NEVER buy another Honda mower. Show details
Honda has bummed out with this smart drive – Had a 30+ year old 2 speed self propelled Honda mower, was fantastic, thought it was time for upgrade, bought HRN216VYUA, worst decision I have ever made, will destroy the good Honda name, Smart drive system is dummiest thing ever, impossible to control on changing lawn surface, especially if buffalo lawn, or changing terrain, good motor good power, very quiet, would love to have my old mower back. Show details
Very disappointed – Bought this mower recently relying on the reputation of the Honda brand. Found the engine underpowered, can’t handle wet grass and doesn’t like it when the going gets even slightly tough. Have to stop the mower regularly to unclog grass from underneath. I live in the tropics and the mower is definitely not suited to tropical conditions. More suited to small flat city yards. Show details
Mows wet buffalo Amazingly – Mows wet grass amazingly catcher was full and still trying to fill it. The self propelled buttons bit different to my old Toro as it was inbuilt so harder you pushed faster it went. Thick grassed area it easily cut through it where other mowers left clippings behind very happy Show details
Not worth the money – Biught this mower and it broke just in warranty but by the time I found the paperwork it was 3 weeks out of warranty and Wright's chainsaws wanted nothing to do with it. I have an average lawn and was using it for my own use only and im in a very residential area so nothing but grass is on the lawn and the shop without assessing it said I must… Read more
have run over something... very disspointed in this mower especially with it being $950! My old victa lasted way longer and when I upgraded it was still working. My Honda still looks brand new and it's completely inoperable and I'm left out of pocket.
Expensive but worth it if it lasts – I was encouraged to get a Honda by a friend who used to run a lawn maintenance business. Looking at the different models, I went through a "well if I'm spending that much, I might as well spend a bit more and get the one with extra feature..." period and ended up with top of the range for $999. It starts very easily, seems economical on petrol and… Read more
hasn't used any oil in the six months that I've had it. It's also quiet which I like as it seems to make the whole task less onerous. I rarely use the self-propulsion as my lawn is flat and I can get a bit of exercise. But I hope the lawnmower lasts a long time, by which point I'll be old and doddery and will appreciate it more.
I'm blown away by this mower – I have a sloping 1,400 sq. metre block with multiple levels. After many years of persisting with my trusty Kubota 5021 self propelled mower, I warily upgraded to the self propelled Honda HRN216VYU 21". Thankfully the experience is way beyond my expectations. There is simply no comparison. I literally complete the job in half the time with the… Read more
Honda. The mulch is many times finer, so that it actually falls to earth between the grass blades on first pass, rather than sitting on top and getting picked up on people's shoes for the next several days. The motor is twice as powerful - I am almost at jogging speed, yet the deck doesn't show signs of choking, nor the engine overloading, and I never have to go over the same area twice. I love that there is a single adjustment lever for both front wheels and one for both back wheels. The Kubota had one on each wheel and they were each very difficult to shift, but on the Honda they are simple to operate and don't slip when you bump into something. The blade release/brake is such a good feature. I can start the engine in long grass, then start blade rotation. Then I can stop blade rotation when lifting the rear to manouevre around awkward garden beds. The deck is all solid metal contruction, but the mulch port is plastic. I don't see any problem with this as it helps keep the mower lighter - and it is noticeably lighter than the Kubota. My only gripe is that the rear wheels are quite small for a mower of this size, and they do tend to bog down and spin in soft or wet conditions. Maybe I'll fit some larger rear wheels at some stage, but it really hasn't been much of a problem. Other than that I am surprised at some of the negative comments. I'm so blown away by this machine I kind of look forward to using it! I only wish I'd taken the plunge sooner and saved myself a lot of time.
Does a decent job – I've had this a bit over a year. I bought the non propelled model because we had quite a steep block with lots of turning and manoeuvring. Overall it does a good job of cutting the grass, it is easy to start and has good fuel economy. It is quite heavy which I certainly noticed compared to my old mower and if I was buying again I'd probably… Read more
aim for something lighter, particularly on our terrain.
It struggles in long grass where the engine will stall until you put up the cut height. It drove my father in-law nuts when he used it but I'm used to setting it at the right height. My biggest complaint would be that I can't get the handle high enough, I'm 6'6" and it really is too low and can't adjust higher.
I would recommend this mower more to those with flat yards who have the time to mow regularly so they don't encounter really long grass too often.
Plastic fantastic, useless piece of junk – In summary - total JUNK, paid $1k and the self-propelled drive belt comes off every second mow, bloody awful plastic yankee mower, been a Honda fan all my life - NEVER HONDA AGAIN, please let me explain. Firstly I’ll say I never voice my thoughts on these forums, this indeed is a first. But I’m so annoyed with Honda’s response I’m putting my… Read more
thoughts down so hopefully someone else won’t get caught. I bought a Honda HRC mower HRN216VYU to be precise, it’s the ‘better than Bunnings’ self-propelled one with blade brake (doesn’t cut the engine when you stop mowing), and is one down from their ‘contractor’ range.
Candidly as I’ve found out, it’s plastic fantastic – and a total piece of rubbish. It is a total LEMON.!!!
I wouldn’t be so annoyed however on the second mow it stopped self propelling. Just dead. And you can’t push it. So after 65 minutes of mowing I was left with no option but to take it back to the dealer under warranty. Only trouble, I’d just moved away from Melbourne and relocated in Kyabram. The dealer, who was fantastic by the way, took one look at it and shuddered and said ‘imported rubbish’. He followed up and I quote, ‘this model is made in America and we won’t sell them, most of the country dealers refuse to touch them’. He explained they are full of plastic which regularly breaks, the drive mechanism is belt driven (and is frankly bloody awful), and if the blade hits anything major it bends the spindle which goes all the way through the engine, and if that happens throw away the mower.
After he inspected it 4 days later he pulled out a tiny nut from the drive belt, it was wait for it - 4mm in diameter.!!! Absolutely tiny. Said Honda wouldn’t warranty it and the charge was $260, however as a gesture of good faith he’d let it go. He explained this was one of reasons no country dealers touch them. Seeing is it had chewed out the belt, I ordered another one for ‘just in case’ it snaps, and went home very upset. It lasted the rest of that mow, but on the very next one it went again. I downloaded the dealer manual and after 3hrs had it working again, by this time I was seriously annoyed.
Five more mows, three more THREE HOUR repair sessions and then the belt snapped. So wait for the icing on the cake, the dealer can’t get belts - they are imported and out of stock, so I’m left with borrowing my mates Masport until Honda get their spare parts act together. And that was 3mths ago.!!!
I rang Honda customer ‘service’, if you can call it that, and asked if they could please swap it for the top model minus a small discount, and after 2wks of them procrastinating I got totally fobbed off. ‘Sorry, you need to be careful.
Well frankly, If I had a postage stamp size Melbourne lawn that took 5mins each time maybe this $1,000 mower might be ok. But for ANYTHING in the country, FORGET IT.
Honda ‘Bunnings‘ and/or HRN – it’s a useless piece of rubbish. And I say that as previously being a lifetime Honda fan, I’ve owned dozens of Honda engines, garden equipment, pumps, generators, quad bikes, kids bikes and farm bikes. Hell, I even used to race Honda as a teenager. This lemon mower takes the cake though.
I never thought I’d say it but Honda – NEVER AGAIN.
Best Lawn Mower ever owned – Quiet easy start great cut for mulching , easy lever control to switch from bag to mulch, easy self propelled lever, blade break just brilliant big wheels glides over grass best ever owned Peter
Worst mower I have used – Unless you have a bowling green flat lawn, the weather has been dry, and you cut the grass yesterday - this mower will struggle. The single improvement it offered over previous machines was the exceptionally low moise levels. End of positives. This is in no way a self propelled mower, even though it is sold as such. I coaxed, cajoled and outright… Read more
heave-hoed this rudderless gripless machine around a sloping block for ~50% longer than my recently deceased 35 year old Kubota 5021. Any small depression or bump was sufficient to render the driving wheels useless - spinning wildly with no hope of regaining purchase on the ground. Other issues -height adjustment is too coarse - controls for blade break and "glide" speed are awkward at best; - air filter fell out for no obvious reason - high risk of lacerations from nut above pull cord when starting - rear flap which prevents flying rocks etc from escaping the base actually drags very heavily along the grass, exacerbating the self-propelled issue.
This mower and I are returning to the shop tomorrow.
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