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jrtrebor

Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
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Someone asked about Honda clones and cold weather proofing
Original Message Dec 15, 2010 10:50 pm

I don't remember under which tread someone was asking about using a Honda clone on a snowblower. And any issues there might be with it not being set up for cold weather.
I'm getting ready to re-power my Ariens 1032 (924084) with an 11HP Greyhound clone. I've made some modification to it for cold weather based on some on the shields that come on
Honda snowblower engines. Though they might be helpful to anyone thinking about doing the same thing.

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New_Yorker

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Location: Long Island, NY
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Re: Someone asked about Honda clones and cold weather proofing
Reply #16 Dec 19, 2010 9:16 pm

chefwong wrote:

New Yorker. Can you post a scan of pic of the instruction manual for the side skid shoes ? I am curious as to what their recommended installation location is.My 724 came with them, and they were installed on the factory welded nuts that is dead center of the sides of the bucket itself. I can't imagine them wanting it anywhere else because you still need the linear height of being able to adjust the shoes higher or lower. Other posts suggest that you are NOT supposed to install the skids at the factory prebored hole/welded nut location.

Give me a mailing address and I will mail the instructions to you. I do not have a scanner on the computer. In the case of my new HS928TAS the weld nuts are there, but the instructions say not to use them, and drill the holes the instructions require and install the commercial shoes using 'skid spacer', a heavy steel plate with two 11/32" holes in it that mate with the skid shoe itself. What they seem to be ding by this arrangement is make for a reinforced auger casing wall to hold the skid shoes. The spot welded nuts that were installed by the factory are not going to be as strong, and especially in an area prone to rust even more than the rest of the auger housing.

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Re: Someone asked about Honda clones and cold weather proofing
Reply #17 Dec 22, 2010 8:22 pm

jrtrebor, it was me who asked about the use of clone Hondas on snow blowers. Beautiful work on the various covers by the way, and thanks for all the pics and explanations about what to cover & how you did it. Also recognised the bicycle parts you used for the throttle control, good repurposing. Reminds me of the time many years ago when I was driving my 68 383 Roadrunner with my left leg in a cast. Hooked up a bicycle brake handle & cable to control the gas so I could brake & clutch with my right leg! (no accidents)
I also agree with Shryp, you can never have enough power!!! I have a worn out HM100 that I am rebuilding and I will try to wring a little more power from it by porting & polishing the intake & exhaust passages and maybe shaving the head cover a couple of thou. I am always on the lookout for an 11 or 13 horse clone to use on my 924050 8-24 that I am also rebuilding (tried to buy the 15 horse that HD had on sale on line, couldn't do it from Canada).
By the way, I notice that the front of the tractor section (where you attach the auger housing) on your machine has a solid plate (holes in it to pass the auger shaft), whereas the smaller machines like my 8-24 have nothing. Is that something you added or do all the larger models come with that extra beef?

Cheers

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