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aa335
 
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Re: Would you buy 1 year old HS520 for $400 or 15 year old 621 for $450?
Reply #27 Dec 7, 2011 12:00 am |
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aa335: The 1st HS621 I bought last spring is S/N # SZAN-1026712, the most recent HS621 purchase is SZAN-1015460. This means my "newsest" HS621 is 11,252 machines older than the first HS621 I purchased last spring. I've got both out on my deck right now and will take pictures of both sometime tomorrow. I just really like the look of the HS621 (sleek and up to the task) and feel the GX160 OHV engine will perform great with this package. The older I get, the more I want to use a lighter, easier to handle machine for the lighter snowfall amounts we typically get in early and late winter when a single stage is better suited to the task at hand. Will post fresh pic's tomorrow providing I can remember how to do so... My HS621 S/N is SZAN-10356xx. It was bought in 1998, but not sure of the production date, maybe 1997. I really like the look too. It is sleek, Honda managed to wrap up the engine completely inside the housing with nothing sticking out and not looking bloated like the Toro 621, or sloppy looking like the B&S variants of the Simplicity / Snapper / Ariens 208cc single stage snowblowers.
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Would you buy 1 year old HS520 for $400 or 15 year old 621 for $450?
Reply #28 Dec 7, 2011 9:00 pm |
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While I was swapping out the paddles on the "new" HS621 I scored this past Sunday, I noticed that the chute could only rotate about 160* right to left. I thought this was a bit odd especially considering that the HS621 I picked up last spring could rotate almost all the way around. I removed the chute and after comparing both machines, I realized that the stationary chute base that is attached to the paddle housing was mounted 180* opposite on each machine. I removed the 4 mounting screws and rotated the chute base on my latest score 180* to mimic the one on the older HS621 and that did the trick. I now have close to 360* of chute rotation on the latest HS621 I just acquired. Just curious if this limited degree of chute rotation was a built in design by Honda or if someone had removed the chute base and reinstalled it incorrectly. I could almost see this intentional limitation being applied to some of the machines sold overseas as they appear to have some serious over-built safety features that are borderline ridiculous. I suppose if you were stupid enough to point the chute towards your face or body and got whacked with snow, you deserve what you got and would hopefully never make the same stupid mistake again! I guess the problem these days is the lawyers are running just about everything and downright stupidity & what you get as a result of it, is a good enough reason to sue the sh!t out of a company. I often wonder whatever happened to personal responsibility...
This message was modified Dec 7, 2011 by FrankMA
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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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Would you buy 1 year old HS520 for $400 or 15 year old 621 for $450?
Reply #30 Dec 7, 2011 9:39 pm |
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Raining here in New England as well. Might get a little a snow though, so something to look forward to!!! Maybe get to use the toys...
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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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Would you buy 1 year old HS520 for $400 or 15 year old 621 for $450?
Reply #32 Dec 7, 2011 9:51 pm |
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Should have looked me up - I'm about 30 miles north of Boston along the New Hampshire border.
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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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Would you buy 1 year old HS520 for $400 or 15 year old 621 for $450?
Reply #36 Dec 8, 2011 6:28 am |
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So where is the party? aa335 HS621 vs. Frank_MA HS621? or blumonster HS621 vs. aa335 and Frank_MA? No snow, only rain... Still not cold either and it looks like mild weather for the next week or so.
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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