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
This message was modified Dec 23, 2010 by GtWtNorth
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