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rubinew
Joined: Dec 30, 2010
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #33 Dec 31, 2010 2:02 am |
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AA335, I think that is one of the differences between Track vs. Wheel models. When I look at the manual, the side skids are not intended for the track models rather are intended for the wheel drive blowers. Having them might be a bad idea as it may interfere as you move the machine up and down. I cannot move my snowblower with a foot pedal (I don't have this feature) like the way you can with your track models. If Honda thought it was better to have the side skids for the track models, I am convinced that they would have mounted them from the factory. For your track model you have the foot pedal to control how much you want to dig into the ground and having the side skids reduces your control of the height and makes the foot control less effective.
The Hondas that I have been looking at this week, all track models, had both skids, side, and behind the scrapper blade.
I was curious why both? The Yamaha only had the curved skids behind the scrapper. The dealer mentioned that even though you can set the hieght with the Auger Tilt, you still need a stopping point, so you don't push your scrapper into the concrete! The tilt does allow you to put a lot of weight downward, and I can see the need for skids. Here is the Honda, showing side skids, can not see the back ones, but they are there, http://english.honda.ca/HPower/Models/ModelOverview?L=E&Type=SnowBlowers&Series=HS928&Model=HS928TCD Here is the Yamaha, you can see the rear skids, http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/display.php?idx=16019&model=3537&group=G&
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
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Re: Anyone Affected by Honda Snowblower Recalls Due to Fire Hazard?
Reply #34 Dec 31, 2010 7:47 am |
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The Hondas that I have been looking at this week, all track models, had both skids, side, and behind the scrapper blade. I was curious why both? The Yamaha only had the curved skids behind the scrapper. The dealer mentioned that even though you can set the hieght with the Auger Tilt, you still need a stopping point, so you don't push your scrapper into the concrete! The tilt does allow you to put a lot of weight downward, and I can see the need for skids. Here is the Honda, showing side skids, can not see the back ones, but they are there, http://english.honda.ca/HPower/Models/ModelOverview?L=E&Type=SnowBlowers&Series=HS928&Model=HS928TCD Here is the Yamaha, you can see the rear skids, http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/display.php?idx=16019&model=3537&group=G& I never realized just how anemic the US version of the HS928TCD was until I checked out the Canadian Honda brochure link you posted. I'd love to have the electric joy stick chute control that's available to our brothers up north. The US population is roughly 10X that of Canada - you'd think that corpoate Honda would wake up and realize that the US market would likely outsell the Canadian market if these were offered in the states. Sorry for the rant but it's very frustrating to see such nice upgrades that unfortunately are not available to the US market.
Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
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