Setting Up Your New Mower - Honda HRC216HXA Owner's Manual

SETTING UP YOUR NEW
MOWER
Loose Parts
Use the following included loose parts to set up the lawn mower.
Part
Handle support plate
Handle support hanger
Flange bolt (8 x 16 mm)
Self-locking nut (8 mm)
Handlebar Setup
1. Raise the rear wheel height adjusters to the highest cutting height
(to allow the handlebar to be raised without contacting the tires).
2. Raise the handlebar and
install the two 8 x 16 mm
flange bolts through the
handlebar lower bolt holes.
3. Confirm that the handlebar
is positioned to the desired
height.
To change the handlebar
height, remove the two
8 x 40 mm upper handlebar
bolts and reposition the
bolts into the lower holes.
Tighten the four handlebar
bolts.
4. Pry open the handle support
hangers and place them over
the handlebar with the ribs
facing out. Position the right
hanger above the starter rope
guide and squeeze the ends
together.
5. Reposition the rear wheel
height adjusters to the lowest
cutting height.
Quantity
2
2
2
4
8 x 40 mm BOLT (2)
8 x 16 mm BOLT (2)
RIBS OUT
6. Insert the stud on one
end of the handle support
plate into the lower hole
in the housing.
7. Install an 8 mm
self-locking nut on the
stud on the inside of the
mower deck. Do not fully
tighten the nut at this
point.
8. From the grass bag
side of the handle,
insert the stud on the
end of the handle
HANDLE
support plate through
SUPPORT
the handle support
HANGER
hanger. Make sure the
stud goes through
both holes in the
handle support
hanger.
9. Install an 8 mm
self-locking nut on the
stud.
10.Tighten the lock nut
on the stud at each
end of the handle
support plate.
11.Repeat Steps 6
through 10 to install
the handle support on
the other side of the
lawn mower.
8 mm
LOCK NUT
12.Position cable ties at
the locations shown.
STARTER
ROPE HANGER
STUD
8 mm NUT
(2)
HANDLE
SUPPORT PLATE
LEFT HANDLE
HANDLE
SUPPORT
PLATE
LEFT HANDLE
RIGHT HANDLE
HANDLE SUPPORT
HANGER (2)
HANDLE SUPPORT
PLATE (2)
CABLE
TIES
10 in (250 mm)
3 in (75 mm)
12 in (300 mm)
STUD
8 mm
LOCK NUT
3