I love my old Honda but want to cut higher than what is possible with this deck. Can I install the 9" wheels without a problem to raise my cutting height? I hate to buy a new mower, especially since the HRX217HYA is currently out of my price range.
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I have a Honda also and I frequently wish it could go higher, also! I don't know the answer to your question, but I am curious to see the answer because I have a lawn care business, and most of my customers only want me to mow once a week. Now it is fine, but in spring, you cut off around 4-5 inches!! I wish it went higher so I could cut it once and then do it again after lowering it, since I have to do it twice anyway since it clumps!!
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I've asked our mower engineer this question before, and sadly, "no" it's not possible to just swap out wheels for bigger ones. The adjuster parts, as well as the self-propel gears, etc. are just too different in size. You may also run into a fit/rubbing issue against the mower deck even if you could rig 'em on there some how.
Sell your old Honda and fund a new HRX; they cut right up to 4" and it's exactly because we has so many customers asking for a higher cut height.
Sell your old Honda and fund a new HRX; they cut right up to 4" and it's exactly because we has so many customers asking for a higher cut height.