Recent content by tpetrich

You know, I think I was having a senior moment and the mower is working as designed. My 30 year old mower, which recently died and was replaced, had the ability to be started without the blades engaged. It had two levers, one engaged the blades and the other the drive wheels. When both levers...

My bad use of terminology, but I don't know what you're referring to by engine brake. It has one bar (blade control lever) which engages the blade, and one plastic lever (Smart Drive Control) which when depressed controls the forward speed.

I mowed my lawn as usual and put away my Honda mower (model Owner's Manual HRN216VKAA). A week later when attempting to start the mower the cord was difficult/almost impossible to pull. Definately not fast enough to start the mower. I checked for gas in the oil and none found. I pulled the...