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

O-K, the light kit that is sold as an 'Accessory' for the Honda Snowblowers comes with a standard 12 V sealed beam, like the old car headlights of yesteryear. But it IS Halogen as Honda says, a $10.00 dollar GE Par36 50 Watt bulb that puts out 300 Lumens.  It is in fact manufactured for this and many other applications by a company named (PM) Peterson Manufacturing, (www.pmlights.com)   They list the light in its rubber weather and vibration resistant mount as a Model 507, and if you go to www.foxtaillights.com they sell it for about 30 bucks, without the special HONDA snowblower bracket you need to mount it to the Honda snowblower, for the kit that Honda sells that includes this expect to pay $ 60.00 buckaroos.   Now IF, like me, You want to install a light more modern, capable and bright here's what you do.  You again go to FoxTailLights.com, and buy the PM model 907 light with 10 LED Diodes to light your way and an estimated 100,000 hour durability and an output of 1000 Lumens  . . . that light with the same rubber mount sells for $ 72.00 plus shipping and anything else they can add. 

The light kit, like the Commercial Skid Shoes is supplied with the electroplated zinc, Guaranteed to RUST in record time, bolts, nuts & washers.  If you don't like rust on your new snowblower go to www.allensfasteners.com and replace the HONDA QuickRust hardware with some Stainless Steel.

Incidentally the Peterson Manufacturing (PM) Technical rep said that the OEM accesory light they supply Honda, the 50watt 12V sealed bean requires 2.54 amps, the new LED unit needs just  .51 amps to operate, so the extra power to run the switch is not going to be a problem.  Just make sure the unit gets as good a ground contact as you can or it might  not work. 

PM makes a stick-on reflective in either amber or red they call them "Spitfires", IMHO they are the brightest reflectors I've ever seen should anyone need such a thing.

New_Yorker wrote:

I have not insulted anyone. What I see is you attempt to discredit me through strawman arguements by taking one post out of a series of posts to claim I was wrong about LED lights. Lights that you do not have on your Honda and neither do you have a Honda, of that I am fairly certain. Post the pics of your LED light setup on your Honda and that will prove that you aren't really DavidNJ because he bought a MTD snowblower again. People on here disagree all the time. It's the nature of a forum. You have been unable to point out where I have been rude and insulting and in fact the threads you were in were locked out because of your behavior. You like to use the term pseudo-expert yet you yourself do not even own the machine you claim to own which is why you will never post a pic of it. You read tech specs from manufacturer websites and somehow that makes you an expert?! You have posted no wothwhile content at all. So what exactly does that make you? I'm noit an expert and I have never claimed to be one. You make that claim and then try and discredit me. Show me one post where I claimed to be an expert, you can't. I'm just a guy who owns a Toro 1028 snowblower and I've posted pics and videos of it on here and shared my experiences. What have you done except create problems where none exist?

I'll sit back and wait for pics that will never get posted because you do not own the machine that you claim to own. You were booted off before because of your behavior. You can't prove anything to anyone because you have no practical information a to share. I'm still awaiting a list of people whom I have offended other than yourself.

People read these posts and they'll know you are full of hot air. No matter how you try an squirm out of it you don't own a Honda and you didn't put an LED light on it. You are a fraud! If not prove me wrong and I will apologize and say no more.

Like the quote says "Never wrestle with a pig - you get dirty and the pig likes it"

Either way I'm out of this mindless conversation.

New Yorker,

The number over the housing I just add for really no reason, it's something I add  to identify the width of the machine, for my  snow blower and lawn equiptment.

As for the photo, it was shot with the iPhone very simple.

New Yorker,

Quick question, does the LED light work with a simple replacement of the 507 with the 907 in the rubber housing?  Do the wires connect the same?  If so, I will order the light and take a photo.

Is there any fickering while the engine is running?

So I replace this:

with this:

aa335 wrote:

I think we are the only state left with that rule.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

Steve, It’s just dang expensive to live here.

We are taxed up the WAZZZO ..

njal wrote:

Yeah it is, I had relatives that lived there. They've since moved. My aunt has friends who still live there. Taxes in NYC are pretty bad also. Gas here is about $3.01 but our property taxes are insane considering we get no real benefits from paying them.

I am not a New Yorker but I will answer your question.  Yes you can replace your original with the LED replacement.  No it will not plug right in.  You will need to crimp a connector or cut and splice your original connector. Not a big deal at all.  It should not flicker.  Now just to through my 2 cents in,  Lights on a snowblower are not to see what is in front of you.  They are meant so you are seen.  In my opinion LED lights give a fake looking white light. I myself do not like the look. I will keep my old fashion power eating not green lights.  kderobertis wrote:

Just be careful about installing LED light on your snowblowers.  LED requires steady and tight DC voltage source and not sure the DC supplied by the snowblower is that steady without going thru a voltage conditioner.  Analog light is not that finicky and can handle some voltage imperfections.  My bike has NightRider bike lights and it comes with a Li battery supply.    So be careful about changing the light before checking the power source.

You can't pump your own gas in Oregon either. njal wrote:

snowmachine wrote:
What gets me is that you can't pump your own gas in NJ, but it's still cheaper than gas in NY, CT, and MA. It's about the same price as gas here in Maine but we have to pump it ourselves.

So much for the lie that you pump your own to save money.