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

I just recently installed the side-mount skid shoes on my hs 1132.

 I might be wrong but it seems that maybe their more forward location changes the pivot point of the bucket, making the difference between mid and low adjustment less dramatic. Does anybody else with these shoes notice this? I am measuring a bit of a difference in auger clearance, but because the scraper is now behind the pivot point it doesn't seem to change height - maybe it never did since I didn't check it's movement with the rear-mount shoes before I removed them.

I can't otherwise really say what I think of the difference between the two shoes. I've only cleared a couple times since installing them and my driveway looks like the downhill moguls run right now.

They weren't that cheap though.

Any solid opinions on their performance?

 Why does Honda offer this option and why they rear-mount. I'd think they must have put some thought into that rear-mount design for some good reason- maybe the pivot point for adjustability?

dfvellone wrote:
My scraper bar is at the topmost of the slot so I'm not seeing this problem.  Are you using the two welded nuts on the bucket housing or did you drill holes and use the provided plate? 

aa335 wrote:
I drilled holes and used the plates. There isn't much room for error either - the shape of the bucket housing where the shoes get mounted restricts where you can mount them. I might have been able to mount them forward a bit, but probably not enough to make much of a difference.

Why do you have your scraper bar so high? New scraper?  I adjusted mine as per Honda's recommendation (3-5/32nds above grade at the mid setting) and that puts the bar at the bottom end of the slots.
 

dfvellone wrote:
Yes, the scraper bar is new, 2 and 3/8 inch wide .  My auger clearance to the pavement is 5/32 inch, scraper bar 1/16 inch.