I'm going to buy a Honda snowblower next week.Looking at the HSS724 or HSS928.ive got a long driveway, about 200' long.i would probably be ok with the smaller unit but for $400 might step up to the HSS928.Anyone have any experience with either?Although it's a long driveway it's only 12' wide so I wouldn't need to throw it a great distance.There is a slight incline so I like the idea of track drive and please don't suggest a Craftsman or anything similar.Ive gone that route and have never been happy with them.
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If you haven't bought one yet I can put you in touch with a family member who owns a Honda powerhouse and he can point you in the right direction. sparkybp@gmail.com
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Yamaha also makes a high end track drive.
My concern with an ATV would be that by the end of the season the banks would be too high for an ATV to push any more snow over them.Also,the snowblower I'm looking at is about $3000 plus HST and I think a decent ATV and plow would be at least twice that.Im already up to my yin yang in motorcycles and I'm sure my wife would think I'm just using snow as an excuse to buy an ATV (insert whip noise here).
I'm loving my briggs and stratton, worked out a deal with the neighbour, he cleans my driveway and gets to do his too.
http://www.lowes.ca/snow-removal/br...cc-24-in-dual-stage-snow-blower_g2257686.html
have a 6 car driveway and it takes the neighbour about 20 minutes to do it.
http://www.lowes.ca/snow-removal/br...cc-24-in-dual-stage-snow-blower_g2257686.html
have a 6 car driveway and it takes the neighbour about 20 minutes to do it.
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Good on you for sticking to quality. Go with the 'biggest' you can afford. My driveway is smaller than yours, and have a larger unit and I wouldn't even *consider* going any smaller if I had to do it all over again.
The 928 is 4" wider. Doesn't sound like a lot, but when your clearing snow, it makes a difference It's also 50lbs heavier which is great cause it keeps the machine planted down on the driveway instead of floating. The extra 2hp will only help with the taller, and icy drifts.
Paying $400 extra for something you will never have to replace for 30+ years is peanuts.
All the best
edit: always use premium gas. the Honda carbs get messed up with regular gas.
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+1 I went thru a world of hurt with my Honda generator couple weeks back. Plastic pilot jet for crying out loud!
Calm down, this isn't the "Honda ****blower" thread.
It's paved
What model do you have?
another tip I neglected to mention....
when you purchase, get your sales guy to throw in (or if you have to, buy some) "shear pins" and keep them handy. They are not very expensive, and great to keep several on hand.
If one of your augers catches a solid piece of ice (its happened to me), a piece of wood, bundle of newspapers, or other solid object hidden beneath the snow, the shear pin will snap, saving your expensive hydrostatic transmission.
When some guys are in the middle of a job, they are tempted to put in a normal nut and bolt to get the job done. This is fine, but risky as they are not designed to snap.
[video=youtube;_ko8REUz4Os]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ko8REUz4Os[/video]
when you purchase, get your sales guy to throw in (or if you have to, buy some) "shear pins" and keep them handy. They are not very expensive, and great to keep several on hand.
If one of your augers catches a solid piece of ice (its happened to me), a piece of wood, bundle of newspapers, or other solid object hidden beneath the snow, the shear pin will snap, saving your expensive hydrostatic transmission.
When some guys are in the middle of a job, they are tempted to put in a normal nut and bolt to get the job done. This is fine, but risky as they are not designed to snap.
[video=youtube;_ko8REUz4Os]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ko8REUz4Os[/video]
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You guys think one of these bigger blowers would work for a residential building parking lot? We're having an issue where we have a contractor with a plow but it's too tight for him to come around and basically he just keeps pushing against a single wall...which is showing signs of bending under the weight of the snow.
Thinking maybe get one of these as it's more maneuverable and can put the snow into the smaller areas that are inaccessible with the plow? Thoughts?
Other option is to buy a used ATV with plow on it....driveway is about 20x150ft or so.
Thinking maybe get one of these as it's more maneuverable and can put the snow into the smaller areas that are inaccessible with the plow? Thoughts?
Other option is to buy a used ATV with plow on it....driveway is about 20x150ft or so.
Good advice,my wife lent her snowblower to a neighbour a few years ago and the a-hole replaced a shear pin with a bolt and then jammed a hunk of ice in it.Long story short-$500 repair bill for a snowblower that originally cost $1000.Decided to just get a new one since we have a much bigger driveway now.
Hope the neighbor paid
No, it was before I was in the picture.He returned it broken and it sat in her garage unused for three years until I looked at it and discovered the broken gears caused by the makeshift shear pin.Too late to ask the guy to pay for it.It was a Craftsman Model#POS-001.Its not nearly big enough to do our new place and a good excuse to buy a Honda.
