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zekeman
Joined: Dec 30, 2008
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Selling new Honda HS928 track drive..What to replace it with?
Original Message Sep 1, 2010 6:45 am |
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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?
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
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Re: Selling new Honda HS928 track drive..What to replace it with?
Reply #6 Sep 2, 2010 9:16 am |
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"I don't understand why Honda does not design a steering system for all their blowers it really makes sense especially seeing that they have such fantastic machines that have been around for a long while now, they don't even have a steering system on the wheeled models when almost every manufcturer has some type of steering to make your job a little easier..."I don't understand this either. Honda makes a great product (particularly their snowblowers) but they have not made any major or significant improvements on the HS line in many years. You pay a premium price for a Honda Snowblower and other brands that cost half as much or less have independent steering controls and features that should be incorporated into the HS line. This is one thing that has always bothered me about Honda. They don't even include the headlamp as standard equipment until you step up to the HS1132TA. I always wondered if they think people only blow snow during the daylight hours as this (to me anyway) should be not be considered an optional item like say an electric starter or heated handgrips (i don't think you need either but that's just me). During the winter months the sun sets around 4:00 pm where I live so by the time you get home from work and get the kids fed or help with homework, etc..., its pretty dark outside. Same for the morning hours - does'nt get light til about 7:00 am. I'm usually out there at 5:30 - 6:00 am getting my fairly long driveway, etc... cleared out. I think they would sell more snowblowers if they made these items standard and lowered the price just a bit to be more competitive in the big box store society we live in now.
Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
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zekeman
Joined: Dec 30, 2008
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Re: Selling new Honda HS928 track drive..What to replace it with?
Reply #11 Sep 4, 2010 11:17 pm |
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I'd go for the Toro 1028 it's a breeze to steer and throws snow as good as the Honda. I had the Honda 928TAS so I know it throws snow well but is a bear to turn for some people. Thank's, I was thinking about going to my local Toro dealer this week and checking out the 1028 or 1128 models..My biggest fear about selling the new Honda is losing the great snow throwing distance it has..I have read and have seen you tube vids where the Toro really seems to do really well with throwing distance. I see that the shute stick is plastic how easy does the control work in the cold weather?
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aa335
Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: Selling new Honda HS928 track drive..What to replace it with?
Reply #12 Sep 5, 2010 10:46 pm |
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Don't worry, the recent Toro, Simplicity, Ariens, and Troy Bilt are no slouch when it comes to throwing snow. Unless you are into impressing your neighbors or putting your snow on their driveway, I'd say get what you are comfortable with. Now, if you're talking about throwing slush, well, Honda literature doesn't say anything about pumping water. :)
This message was modified Sep 5, 2010 by aa335
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Steve_Cebu
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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Re: Selling new Honda HS928 track drive..What to replace it with?
Reply #13 Sep 5, 2010 11:51 pm |
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Thank's, I was thinking about going to my local Toro dealer this week and checking out the 1028 or 1128 models..My biggest fear about selling the new Honda is losing the great snow throwing distance it has..I have read and have seen you tube vids where the Toro really seems to do really well with throwing distance. I see that the shute stick is plastic how easy does the control work in the cold weather?
Try the 1028 it's a great machine the 1128 has a weird part on it that can hang up on things I'm told so I didn't bother with it.
Here are some vids from YouTube of my wife using our Toro. She weighs 84 lbs. and has no trouble steering it. The first Vid is me doing the EOD and it's really nasty stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeU7CGw4r0Q This one is my wife doing the driveway with the Toro 1028. My wife was new at using it and tried to hold it back. LOL :D You can see how much it throws that was heavy wet snow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uUBRE7vsRU
"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England." "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
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