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

My YS 828W, this one will get commercial grade skids. It has the mounting hardware for the snow cab on it but the cab will fit the YS 624's as well

My YS 624W, recently refurbised so just need skid and scraper adjusted

My YS 624T, fabricated a drift cutter today and will install when paint dries, then she is ready to go

Steve Cebu – Trust me I no longer work on cars.  Home power equipment is about my limit. I make do with your average Joe’s tool array; turning wrenches and resurrecting good used stuff is somehow therapeutic for me!  Some of the projects I see on these sites are way beyond what I would attempt and I marvel at the skills out there.

Bought a Honda 928 last winter and it came with BOTH side and rear mounted skids installed - so I ran it that way.  The machine tended, just a bit, to ride high on one side - looked to me like it was caused  by the side mounted skid running up on unblown snow since it does stick out beyond the side of the bucket.  I plan on removing the side skids this winter and just going with the rear mounted skids and we'll see what happens.  Any comments from anybody?

Dr_Woof wrote:
I'm using my Honda 1132 with both side and rear skids.  It came new with just the rear skids, I added the side skids for stability and protection of the bucket from making contact with concrete or anything that might scratch or dent.

The rear skids are still on, but they are adjusted to be 1/8" above the side skids.  I use them to support the bucket when going over curbs. 

Rear skids only makes turning easier, and you can use the scraper mode to chip away at ice, very aggressive since the serrated auger are actually kerf-like edges on a circular saw blade.  The risk is that you may grind your bucket or bump into something, which I don't use scraper mode anymore.  There's more side to side movement and the front end tends to wander around easier.

Side skids offer more side to side stability, the front end doesn't wander around as much.  Turning requires more effort.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

I don't have a blue one.   

mcbnh wrote:

Well as long as you enjoy what you are doing that is what's really important.

aa335 wrote:

Yet

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Yes, it's good that I have other distractions at this time that doesn't cost $4000. 

Besides, I can't keep two full sized snowblower in the garage without some kind of electric platform lift.