Honda Snowblowers

[Hawkshot99]

How does it cut? Does it leave nice lines on the lawn?
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I do have a Toro also that always seems to start on 2 pulls.

Those lines that your mower leaves are just tire tracks. The wheels are to skinny on push mowers, for their weight.

These are some nice stripes.

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[o3jeff]

Those lines that your mower leaves are just tire tracks. The wheels are to skinny on push mowers, for their weight.

These are some nice stripes.

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Really, those are all tire tracks across the whole path? Same pic zoomed in a little. Your picture seems to show a lot of tire tracks too.

 

[ScottySkis]

We need blow job blowers.

 

[Nick]

Scotty must be on a bender.

My lawn gets striped in the summer pretty good but now it's already browning up for the winter.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Really, those are all tire tracks across the whole path? Same pic zoomed in a little. Your picture seems to show a lot of tire tracks too.
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Looks totaly different in that 2nd pic.

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[skijay]

Why change?

One important thing I wanted from a snowblower is how far the impeller can throw the snow. Long ago, I bought a craftmans, a bad purchase, had little throwing power. It would take forever to clear the snow and if it snowed on consecutive week or days, the blower could not clear the banks. I noticed my neighbors with Ariens or Toro, those things can chuck it far away, especially wet or road salted stuff. I have a U shape driveway and a long sidewalk easement that I plow for school kids, those areas always has salt treated stuff. Only reason I may consider another brand is a "renamed" version of the Arien or Toro.

The drivetrain is worn & not worth fixing as it's about 2/3 the cost of a base model Ariens 24" cut.

It's been well maintained over the years and always garage kept. In 2003 I spent $900 on a new motor & starter, in 2011 I had the gearbox rebuilt at $200. In 2003 I was laughed at by not purchasing a new blower. I appreciated the quality construction of the Ariens and the Honda seems to be as well built as a domestic one produced 40 years ago.

Kind of surprised to see the "Made in Japan" label on the Honda. I thought Honda produced power equipment in the USA for North America.

 

[ScottySkis]

Scotty must be on a bender.

My lawn gets striped in the summer pretty good but now it's already browning up for the winter.

Up and I sober but this if fun.

 

[skijay]

Thanks for the information. All I can say is we better get some serious snow this winter so I can justify my purchase!

 

[andrec10]

I have a Honda Snowblower Circa 1989. Still runs and works great. Don't know if I can justify the difference in price now though. A decent Honda now runs 2500$, as opposed to a Cub Cadet at 1000.

 

[tree_skier]

I have 1 20 y/o MTD 8 horse runs like a champ, throws snow a good distance. starts right up. The best investment was the $79 cab. now i don't get covered in snow. I did have to rebuild the carb $8.00 kit last winter thanks to the ethanol in the gas, but i have had to do that to the 50 y/o Troy built rototiller, the 30 y/o wood splitter and the 20 y/o honda mower in the lost 5 years. the splitter might have just been the float but while i had it apart did the rest, cheap and then they all ran like new.

 

[bigbog]

Just a 5.5hp Craftsman, ~24". Except for a new belt a few years ago, has been running fine, surprisingly, for ~8 winters. Electronic start option.
Lacks a little power throwing deep slush for distance.....but other than that works okay with my ~30+?' driveway. Was a special on the 5.5hp....seemed like kind of a challenge to succeed...think I'd go a little bigger if given the option today. Family had one ~10hp decades ago in upstate NY(snowy 60s) threw for distance.