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

I just recently acquired a lightly used Honda HS724WA Snowblower.  I plan to attack all areas that I can identify before winter comes. I have some ~noob~ questions as this is my first 2 stage machine, so please excuse some of the terminology

 

-       Oil Change

-       Bearing it’s used and not knowing storage history, I’m planning to remove the carburetor and give it a thorough cleaning

-       1^st order of attack. Weathersealing. I plan to use my outdoor sealant (Weatherpruf) on the exterior chassis/chute as well as the interior.

-       The Auger Blades is missing some paint. I assume this is normal ?

I have some leftover Black Rustoleum Paint leftover from this summers wrought iron paint. Should I hand paint the Augers ? If so, I plan to do this before I apply the ~sealant~

 

-       I do not see any Zerks Fittings on my Auger. If anyone can advise in laymens terms where I need to feed Grease in, that would be superb.

 

-       The Chute Control Rod,  Chute Drive Gear. It is somewhat oxidized/rusted/stained  in some places. I’m going to assume it was from winter salt, etc. I don’t intend to take metal polish to this cause it’s just more cosmetics. From a functional standpoint, I’m thinking a wipedown of it Weathpruf again or just AeroKroil or straight 30Wt.

 

-       Depending on lube points, it will either get SuperLube or a pretreatment of Wurth HHS lube and then a dab of SuberLube.

 

-       The Wheel Axle is most def. rusty. I plan to sand, seal with Weatherpruf, and Grease the Exterior. May spend the big bucks and buy for me a very limited application – marine grade antisieze when I put the wheels back.

 - The Inside of the Discharge Deflector, very minor nick on edges of the bucket and straight *horizontal* lines where the impeller is is missing pain. So what color code is Honda Red ;-)

 

For the record, never been a fan of white Lithium in spray or can.

 

Last but not least, make sure the tires at factory OEM spec of 8 PSI with nitrogen, and some matching Honda Valve Stem Caps ;-)

I do not like those welded nuts or bolts on the buckets, especially when used for attaching skid shoes and or scraper bars.  Don't overtorque them or you ruin the threads or snap the bolts right off.   Don't let them rust either.

By the way, my HS1132 was delivered without side skids.  There were no welded nuts to mount side skids.  I prefer to drill the holes and use the backing plate provided.  I also used larger OD washers on the inside of the bucket to spread the compression force over a larger area than the flanged bolt.

I went to my local dealer inquiring about mounting skid shoes to the sides of my recently aquired HS928TA. I was told that the holes/welded nuts on the sides of the bucket are not for the skid shoes and that I would have to tap and drill the holes if I were to install side skid shoes. I had to do this on my old HS624WA - it was not a problem and fairly straight forward but I wonder just what those predrilled holes are there for??? Any thoughts - more curious than anything to found out why they are there.

I just went out and looked at the bucket sides.
Logistically, the holes/nuts are the exact centers of where I would assume mount holes would be....

Dunno, but I would think that drilling 2 extra 3/16"+  holes in the same proximity would weaken the area.