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

Not sure what to replace new (December 09 ) Honda 928 track drive with..I love the Honda smooth and throws snow like crazy and goes through anything  ( also have an older Honda 828 track drive at a rental property )...I went out bought this new HS928 tarck drive late December 2009 for my own home so i wouldn't have to transport the 828 back and forth...I  used this new Honda  for literally 5 whole minutes but need to replace it with a snowblower with some type of steering . I know i'm going to lose a few bucks on the new Honda but for this driveway i really need some sort of steering I live in Massachusetts have about 150+ feet of a circular driveway.. I was at Lowes the other day checking out the new 2010 model 1330SE "Simplicity built" John Deere machines with easy steer and dual electric shute controls, heated hand grips etc.. Any ideas?

Steve_Cebu wrote:
That's usually the sentiment with some OPE shops I have talked to.  If it can't be taken off in 5-10 minutes, they usually $#%* about it.  I guess they rather charge someone $80 to change out a carburetor in 10 minutes rather than fiddle with a stuck pivoting scraper for 30 minutes.  It's all about $$$.

Good thing they only work on OPE and not cars.  They have no idea what it takes to change a light bulb in a newer BMW with HID bulbs.  :)    It involves one floor jack,  5 wheel bolts, 10 fasteners, 1 fender liner, 2 clips, and a few choice PG rated expletives.

I don' t think the pivot scraper is all that much trouble, I usually maintain my equipment judiciously so CLA (cleaning, lube, and adjusting) are normal practice.

aa335 wrote:

Yeah, they said the guys using them don't like the pivoting scraper and I guess it jams which is a bad thing when you have to clear a lot of walkways. I figure simpler is better. No fun having to deal with a lot of snow and getting the scraper stuck and dealers are always busy in the winter so there is a lot of downtime if something breaks.