Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I saw an auction for a Yamah snowblower - 6 hp track drive. Item #

4379458908

Kind of neat rubber hood in front for deep snow.

But Yamah doesn't list snowblowers on their website? Did they give up, or?

I think I remember Bobby_P saying that Yamaha used to make snowblowers but stopped or, they still make them but stopped importing them? I don't remember which? He sure was high on them, as I am with Yamaha engines. Here's some more Pics of one.........is the writing in english?

Oh yea, Bobby_P used to be a Mod here.

Marshall, kinda looks like a cheaper version of Honda? 

Back in the 1990s, maybe even in the 1980s, Honda starting importing to the US a full line of outdoor power equipment, including tractors, mowers, snow blowers and so did Yamaha. Good machines, but expensive compared to the rest of the marketplace. Honda still sells generators and snowblowers, but stopped selling the rest. Yamaha pretty much got out all together by the late 1990s. Honda tractor parts are hard to find, Yamaha parts are even harder to find. Neither company supports these old machines very well.

i service a yamaha snowblower every year for a guy and its the exact same as the auction one.

absolutley the best snowblower i have ever had anything to do with.all i ever do is change oil and look at everything else.

never had to replace a belt or anything.

you shift on the fly from gear to gear and for 6 horsepower it will outperform any 10 i have worked on including a snapper ariens or even the HONDA.

i dont know why they work so good but they do.

i did check for parts once at a 4 wheeler dealer ,at first he said he couldnt get anything but i gave him part numbers for belts and cables and he checked again and said no problem.

so as long as you didnt need some thing like sheetmetal ar a tranny you should be okay.

later chris

They looks like real sweet snowblowers.

I'm surprised they didn't do better in the marketplace. Yamaha is the gold standard for offshore putboards.

Perhaps because they don't have a strong presence in the turf market so they didn't have the dealer network.

Here's another rarity - International Harvester Cadet.  I like the gear housing for the chute.

The one on Ebay will be a good buy for someone............

$372 with a little over 2 hours to go.

It must have a good track drive system on it.  I'd but it, if I had the money, but I already own a fine blower. 

I have a YS624 snowblower, Yamaha with tracks. Does anyone know where i can find parts for this machine. I know they are hard to find but well worth the effort. The machine is awesome and has very few problems but is almost 20 years old. Any help would be appreciated. thank you.