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

I was at a local Honda dealer yesterday and I was stunned by the prices on their snowblowers. In Canadian dollars, they were: 928 wheels: $3000 928 track: $3400 724 track: $3400 1132 track: $3500 I know they have tracks, hydro tranny, honda engines, etc. but they're at least $1000-1500 more than equivalent toro and ariens models. Is it gold, they re making?

Awww.. My Ariens Platinum 24 will have you both sitting in the drift kicking your machines in frustration and sobbing into your hot chocolate  :<)

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OK, now that's a tad obsessive...  not so much that you have 4 blowers, but that you took the time to pose them for a formal portrait!  Now, I gotta ask: how many shovels do you have?

2 Shovels.  Those are only the ones that I took a picture of.

Hey Knee,

Nice collection.  I'm half way as obsessed as you.  Hehe.

mikiewest wrote:
This is the oldest joke, hot coffee or warm chocolate thing.  Show some creativity and originality on the "snow volume" stuff too.  You came a day late and suddenly knowing everything.

Come on, your Dad can beat our Dad up with both hands tied behind his back.

Seriously, either talk civil with convincing and persuasive tact, or drop your drawers and remove all doubt.

mikiewest wrote:
I think you missed class the day this lesson was discussed.

The comparison is ridiculous when you don't see the point.

I think we all have established the point that Honda are overpriced, both people who buy one and people that hates them.

All vehicles on the road are overpriced.   All computers we are typing on are overpriced.   But sometimes you pay because you want it.  Not because it is worth it.

Correction Honda is expensive, not overpriced. I have one and I had the Toro 1028. The Honda will do things for my purposes that make it superior. but just because I own a Honda does that mean I don't need a shovel? No I still heen one for small jobs and as far as the guy who posted The massive Ariens. Well sure there are even bigger machines than that. I had to get some lightbulbs at Home Depot and they had a Troy Built that was 48" wide! It had dual tires on each side and a Maw that could swallow Cincinnati. I wouldn't buy one since it's just too massive for my wife to use and would probably break after 1 storm but it was huge. Ariens makes a good unit and it might cost less than the Honda. But there is a reason people buy Honda and it's not because we are stupid. If a Simplicity, meets your needs great, ditto Ariens, Toro or whatever brand you like. Honda's do cost more and for me it was worth it being able to clean my driveway better as it chipped up the ice that was sort of melting and throwing it off the driveway. The Toro did not do that. It's best to buy based on your needs. Any good quality brand will probably last a long time and if it meets your needs and it $2,000 cheaper than a Honda, that's good. Meanwhile I'll be out there blowing with my Honda knowing it meets my needs.

I know I posted something similar to this earlier, but I want to do so again:  Why are Hinda's so superior?  For example, Steve wrote that Hondas could chip ice that other brands could not.  How is this possible?  Honda's engines are not universally more powerful than those offered by othe companies at lower prices, right?  Are their augers made of titanium alloy or something?

Specifically, what makes Hondas so hot?