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jrtrebor


Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Points: 539

Honda HS621 restoration
Original Message   Oct 27, 2013 8:57 pm
Well here is my most recent find.  Actually I bought it at an auction back in August.
But didn't get around to restoring it until earlier this month.
It was pretty rough but started on the second pull. So figured it
was worth the 40.00 I paid for it.


   

The upper handle was pretty messed up.  So I replaced it with one that I kept around from and old Toro CCR2000.
It bolted right up and was also a little longer than the stock Honda handle.  Which is nice.





Stripped and repainted the muffler cover.  As well as the lower handles.


 

The blower housing sides needed quite a bit of straighting.  Also welded on a small piece of steel onto the bottom of the left  side
where it had been worn off.  Not adding the piece would have allowed snow and water to get inside what is the belt and pulley
compartment.  That would not be good.  Installed a new set of paddles and a new scraper that I bought on ebay for $53.00

 


Cleaned up everything inside.  Have to say that these blower are really well built.  The steel used for the bucket and the
undercarriage is heavy gauge.  Actually the undercarriage is plate steel.  The bracket between the engine and the bucket
is like something you would find in a automobile.

 

Sandblasted the bucket and sealed some of the joints with auto Spot putty.  Gave it two coats of Rustoleum Red oxide primer.
Then two top coats of Krylon Tough Rust semi gloss.  I did end up giving the center interior section of the housing another
coat of black Rustoleum Hammer finish.  That gave it a smoother, slicker finish and that paint if extremely durable.
That is also what I painted the auger with.

 



 

Didn't do much else other than check the carb bowl for dirt or signs of water. 
Replaced the plug, oil was good and clean.  Belt was good.  So it's ready to go.

In case some of you noticed there is a modification that I made.  I designed a chute rotator system for it.
Which I will show in another thread.


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MN_Runner


Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined: Dec 5, 2010
Points: 622

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #41   Jan 12, 2014 6:29 pm
NJhonda wrote:
what are you talking about? its not anyone here and toll from NJ to where it is is no more then $10


It was a joke @AA335 because he has a really nice unit. I was making a joke that you were driving out from NJ to Chicago to pick it up hence the cost of the tolls will be a lot. I drive to DC from MSP and the roundtrip tolls are about $80-$100.
NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #42   Jan 12, 2014 7:38 pm
Oh crap i am sorry. I did not know.. Anyway... Ill let you know if I was taken :)
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #43   Jan 12, 2014 7:46 pm
MN_Runner wrote:
Is he driving from NJ to buy your HS621? Roundtrip tolls will be more than $50 from NJ.

My snowblower is not for sale.   
But the tolls through the Chicagoland area can be ridiculous.    Anyone who ever has to cross Chicago to get around Lake Michigan knows I-294 / I-94 has tolls coming up way too often.
GtWtNorth


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Location: https://t.me/pump_upp
Joined: Nov 16, 2008
Points: 264

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #44   Jan 13, 2014 9:55 am
Well, better to pay some tolls & have a good highway system than what is happening here in Quebec. They took tolls off the highways & bridges years ago and stopped doing maintenance. Now we've got overpasses falling down and the busiest bridge bridge in Canada (Champlain) in such poor shape that they frequently close it down or reduce the number of lanes so they can do emergency repairs!
Thank you very much to the separatists for keeping the focus of political activity on stupid issues (weather or not government workers should be allowed to wear religious symbols at work) rather than where it counts like health care, education & infrastructure.

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NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #45   Jan 19, 2014 3:28 pm
Ok guys just got back from a 5 hour round trip for my 'new' HS621. Its an under 25 hour machine that is perfect in every way.. I sold the old one for a new cost of $50 for the 'new' one. Here are the pics of it..

New one is on the left.

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NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #46   Jan 19, 2014 3:32 pm



aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #47   Jan 19, 2014 4:57 pm
NJhonda wrote:
I sold the old one for a new cost of $50 for the 'new' one.


I don't understand what you mean here. 

Anyways, that's a ridiculously awesome find.  Very nice !  That machine was probably stuck in a time capsule for the last 12 years.  Did it come shiny like that or has it been Armorall-ed?

How much did you pay for this one?
NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #48   Jan 19, 2014 5:44 pm
aa335 wrote:
I don't understand what you mean here. 

Anyways, that's a ridiculously awesome find.  Very nice !  That machine was probably stuck in a time capsule for the last 12 years.  Did it come shiny like that or has it been Armorall-ed?

How much did you pay for this one?

What I mean is that I sold my 'old' one for $50 less then I paid for the 'new' one.:) So the 'new' one cost me, in reality, $50.

I did 'armor all' it. lol I thought some may think I lost my mind but I love my machines.

BTW- paid $450 for the new one and sold the old one for $400
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aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #49   Jan 19, 2014 6:51 pm
Very good deal.  The machine is immaculate.  Well worth the time and cost.  By the serial number, your HS621 is actually older than mine.  Probably a 1996-1997 production date.

Looks good with the armorall.   You sure treat your equipment better than other people treat their cars.  
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NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #50   Jan 19, 2014 7:07 pm
aa335 wrote:
Very good deal.  The machine is immaculate.  Well worth the time and cost.  By the serial number, your HS621 is actually older than mine.  Probably a 1996-1997 production date.

Looks good with the armorall.   You sure treat your equipment better than other people treat their cars.  

Thanks!! You aught to see our cars lol
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