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

Dear others:  who also believe one can never have too many pieces of power equipment, I am depressed as my new honda HS1132ta is 3 days old and there has not been enough snow yet to use it  here in lower, NY. Any pointers to using this this fine piece of equipment? The ground speed appears quick. Will it really clear the snow at near top speed? I will post action shots after first good snow along with my opinions after use if anyone interested.

After running snowblowers tracked & wheeled for decades i can tell you that the fastest way to get the job done begins before the snow falls.  First and all winter long, clear fallen branches, stones, and other shear pin breaking debris from the driveway.  Next once the snow arrives clear it when it first falls as soon as possible because if the snow changes to sleet, freezing rain, or rain the whole mass of snow becomes ten times heavier and sticky enough to Clog the discharge Chute.  Throw Distance is directly related to how wet the snow being thrown becomes.  Even the weakest machines can throw light powder snow a long way, what separates the wimpy snow blowers from the he-men is wet snow and slush.  Next, learn to listen to the machine, if its lugging, ease up on it, let the machine do the job, forcing it only makes things wear out faster or break.  My new HS 928TAS is a well designed, pretty much 'state-of-the-art' snowblower, as yours is.   No machine is perfect, but these are as good as they get.

Keep plenty of spare shear pins, spray the chute with a product like 'snow & ice teflon spray', clean the machine afterward, run the gas out, or drain it, and always follow the Honda instructions for storing the machine in the warm weather, once the winter is over.  It should be the last snowblower you ever need buy if you do.