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

My serial number is too high so my Honda blower is not affected but has anyone taken their Honda blower for the recall repair?  On a side note, My 2005 Honda Odyssey had a brake failure recall and took me two tries to get it right this week.  I hope you guys have much better recall repair experience.  Are there any other recalls on Honda blower?

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Honda, who manufactures and sells these machines, and accessory Commercial Skid Shoes does NOT agree with you.  I'm comfortable enough with that. Oh, and the auger housing adjusts just fine into all positions, as anyone would expect.  Where DO you get these ideas ?

MN_Runner wrote:

Not only would it be bad, it would come as a shock to HONDA because they didn't include my new machine in the recall for the possibly-could be, gas seepage recall.  Also I am very familiar with the odor of gasoline, and would notice a gas leak on any machine I own pretty quickly.  Only someone foolish would ignore such an odor on any machine.  So thanks for your concern, but I will not expecting any problems.

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Steve_Cebu wrote:

This is partially true, you don't need side skids for tracked models.  With side skids, you definitely will lose the scraper mode for chipping at ice on pavement, very impressive if you ever use it.  I don't particulary use scraper mode often, seems abusive to the auger.  Hence, I use side shoes for better stability and protection of the bucket.

Side shoes are probably better for wheeled models for stability since the high profile tires low pressure, soft, and bouncy.

Sorry for being off topic.  How did we get here? 

aa335 wrote:

You can put side skid shoes on anything but the tracked model isn't designed to work with them. I got my info directly from the Honda Dealer and they are a HUGE dealer up here and I got it from the guys who work on the units not just the sales guy. Yes you can put them on but you lose the ability to really plow down into the ice which I actually did use on mine and it works pretty well. You can also mount fuzzy dice on the dash controls if you want but it's not going to help any more than the side skid shoes.

If the side skids are so critical and essential components for TA/TAS models then why were these skids not mounted straight from the factory.  I think having Yamaha speakers on left and right sides will be more fun with Wagner's Die Walküre blasting at the maximum volume then moving around the blower with sub-optimal commerical side skid shoes.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
It sounds like we're disagreeing, but essentially, we're saying the same thing, just slightly different way.    Potato, potatoe.

Darn, I just got those fuzzy dice put on and now you tell me . They're coming off tonight, but not the deer whistles, and curb feelers though.

MN_Runner wrote:

Not sure why those side skids aren't mounted from the factory. Perhaps it's an opportunity for dealers to make a few extra bucks. Let us know how those speakers work though. :)

aa335 wrote:

See, this is the strange thing, in Canada, the side skids are mounted from Factory. You can see it on the site, and I have personally seen them at the dealer.

I even commented to my father, "hmmm, it has skids on the back, and on the side, wonder why?" I did not ask the dealer, got distracted by more important things, like Engine, chute, remote controls, etc

If i go back to the Honda dealer, I'll ask them why they put both skids on from factory!

rubinew wrote:

And you missed the 12" subwoofer mounted below the engine?