Honda HUT216

Have to agree with other posters. Same problem with axle breaking and wheels falling off. Not the first time either. Good engine but frame and chassis is crapola. Not an easy job to fix myself either.

I have to agree... With sentiments it's spent more time at the workshop then we have mowed....we were told when we were looking for a reliable heavy duty mower it was the best one for our requirements....the axles kept breaking ... Wheels falling off!!! The engine is great... Just a big lemon to the designer of the chassis!!!! Wouldn't recommend honda to anyone!!!

Never got the Honda HUT216 axle to work with a snorkel and now the axle has broken. It's spent more time in their workshop than I have had it - and only for domestic use. The positive reviews must be by Honda employees.

Although the engine is great (I own two other mowers with the same engine) the chassis seems too unreliable. It obviously has a design fault that Honda or its service people won't or can't fix.
GXV160 engine is great. Cuts long grass well.
I have owned this mower for about 18 months. It was back to the shop twice under warranty for rear axle collapses and it has just happened again (out of warranty)

I've owned this mower for approx 2 years and haven't had a single problem with it. I purchased it after previously owing a honda brushcutter that has also proven to be reliable & trouble free. I utilise this mower to cut approx 3/4 acre and it has little difficulty in cutting, even a idle. Small sticks / branches & rocks provide no barrier to its effectiveness. Whilst i wouldn't recommend this mower to a female user (due to its heaviness) i fully endorse this mower and would highly recommend it to those in a more rural / large block setting.
Easy to start. Runs on standard unleaded. Mows just about anything.
May become too heavy for a female user after extended use

10 out of 10 i have been wanting to get one of these mowers for a long time and now that i have got one i know i won't look back as i have worked for mower cotracters useing honda's i know how reliable they are and they start first time ever time.
hi purchashed my hut216 at a second hand store for $240 dollares and was surprised to find out it is this years model 09 and it retails for over $900 hundred dollars so you don't have to tell me i got a bargain it still looks like new. new blades cost me less than $12 dollars as my new mower has only two blades i have found out that there is a four blade cutting plate available but even with the two blades it cuts very well.
i have no dislikes it is a very easy mower to use

I have mowed four foot high bracken, razor grass and spinifex with this unit. A PTO slasher would do the job this thing did. It just goes, when it runs out of petrol you just fill it up and start it again. Worth every cent I payed for it, brand new.
Starts first time everytime no-matter how stuffed your shoulders are. Very serviceable unit.
None. The thing is bullet proof!

The HUT216 is great starts first go and is as tough as nails.
My dealer here in Vanuatu can not get me parts for it like blades and an air filter so I have had to stand it down and use a Victa with a Briggs and Stratton engine. I have to find a frame size so the dealer can order a filter but I have only the length and width measurements from the owners manual.
It works well and is and handles some of the toughest conditions imaginable.
Service in Vanuatu is non existent, the local dealer does not want to know about it.