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rubinew
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #73 Jan 6, 2011 11:44 pm |
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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. :)
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!
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aa335
 
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #74 Jan 7, 2011 12:04 am |
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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 And you missed the 12" subwoofer mounted below the engine?
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Steve_Cebu
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #76 Jan 7, 2011 12:48 am |
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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. 
Totally off topic but it seems GoPro is coming out with their LCD BacPac this upcoming year. (Supposedly) It's been vaporware for a long time now.
The reason I mentioned it is because my wife wants one and we will be getting one as soon as the lcd bacpac becomes available. We've seen the pics from the CES of it today and my wife says I can order it the day it's available!  The on topic part is she wants to know what mount we need to mount it on the snowblower! Now I've gotta figure out where to mount it. But it's a done deal as soon as it's released for sale.
"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England." "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
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aa335
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #77 Jan 7, 2011 11:12 am |
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The reason I mentioned it is because my wife wants one and we will be getting one as soon as the lcd bacpac becomes available. We've seen the pics from the CES of it today and my wife says I can order it the day it's available! The on topic part is she wants to know what mount we need to mount it on the snowblower! Now I've gotta figure out where to mount it. But it's a done deal as soon as it's released for sale. Looks like CFO is a keeper. I'm still trying to convince my CFO why she needs a Gopro camera. :) Can you mount the camera on the side of the chute, right below the deflector? Or is that plastic chute too slippery for the adhesive disc? I think mount on the side or above the bucket would be good vantage point. See if you can get shot of the impeller and the Powermax system in action.
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Steve_Cebu
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #78 Jan 7, 2011 1:34 pm |
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Looks like CFO is a keeper. I'm still trying to convince my CFO why she needs a Gopro camera. :) Can you mount the camera on the side of the chute, right below the deflector? Or is that plastic chute too slippery for the adhesive disc? I think mount on the side or above the bucket would be good vantage point. See if you can get shot of the impeller and the Powermax system in action.
My wife watched teh videos on GoPro's site as well as some YouTube stuff and said I want one! Just waiting for the lcd bacpac in Feb and I'll order it. I don't know if the plastic chute is too slippery but whippping the chute around with the joystick would probably give some people vertigo. Also steh chute is going to rattle a lot it's designed so that it doesn't bind up. So I doubt I will mount it on the chute. I could mount it to the bucket any number of ways but if you see the auger you probably won't see the snow being thrown without 2 cameras.
I also would think too much snow would obscure the auger as well. I'll have to try a few different mounting places out. Besides we are still getting a full HD camcorder probably in March from the look of the release dates. I am considering these. Leaning toward the Canon with it's new 3MOS processors. The sony does shoot in 1080p60p ,but it's proprietary so no editing ability for a while. The Panny is preety darn good and cost is reasonable. Still the GoPro will be a lot of fun to mount on a snowblower. I don't think anyone has done that yet.  Canon Vixia HF G10 - due out in March - $1,499
Sony HDR-CX700V - $1,299
Panasonic HDC-TM900 - $999
"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England." "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
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