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Re: Honda HS1332tas
#1 Jan 9, 2012 11:38 am |
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Mikecr250 How did you end up mounting the skid shoe kit? I picked up the Honda kit and it says not to use the nut bosses that are already welded into the sides of the auger housing. The directions say to drill new holes into the housing. Would hate to have to drill out a new snowblower. Figured I could just use the existing bosses, but I'm guessing Honda wants you to drill new holes for more strength. Curious as to what you did? Thanks I mounted mine using the existing holes in the front. The 1332 states that you can mount the rear shoes on the front using these hole so there really is no difference between those and the commercial shoes. If I had to do it all over again I would have just purchased a set of the rear shoes for the front and ran them both. The impeller housing on the 1332 was changed and is stronger than the 1132 on the sides.
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Re: Setting skid shoes help.
#2 Nov 27, 2011 6:18 pm |
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May I ask why you want to leave 1/2 of snow? I am thinking about buying a SS unit cause I dont like how my two stage leaves snow behind.......I can get 26" of snow and buy the next afternoon I am down to dry pavement! IMO its only a matter of time before someone falls..... My driveway is 1000ft gravel
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Re: Setting skid shoes help.
#3 Nov 25, 2011 5:06 pm |
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The Commercial Skid Shoe kit for the HS 928 TAS machine warns NOT to use the weld nuts on the hood for mounting, and to drill holes to mount the skid shoes using the template provided. I'd be surprised if that were any different on the next size larger machine ou own. The weld nut will break under stress evidently, and have so often the kit I have says don't use them. I also notice the boilts they supplied were too large for the weld nuts anyway, though I swapped mine out for stainless steel. Hi Guys, The commercial skids are not available for the 1336. If you look closely in the picts the auger housing was changed. It's not the same as previous years models including the 1132. I talked to a Honda rep on the phone about it. Also, the rear skids are different than last years as well and they can be used up front on the sides. After looking it over, the housing looks to to be beefed up from previous years. My thinking is this. If the rear shoes which are about the same size of last years commercial kit can be moved up front, than the commercial kit should be fine mounted on those existing weld nuts.
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Re: Setting skid shoes help.
#4 Nov 24, 2011 11:33 pm |
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Great thanks guys. I did exactly that! I set the machine in the middle position and dropped the rear skids to touch the floor. After they were touching I lowered the front skids. I guess we will see how it works out. O-yeah just a side note. I purchsed the commercial skid kit for the 1132 and it does not work with the 1332 per the instructions. I had to use the existing weld nuts on the front to get it to work and that doesnt allow much drop. I'll test it out the way it is and if I dont like it I'll just buy a second set of rears and place them up front.
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Reversing controls on Honda Snowblower
#5 Nov 24, 2011 11:28 pm |
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Well, after putting around with my new hs1332 I decided that the chute and hydro controls were not intuitive for me. I'm a right hander and it was just strange and uncomfortable to hold the left lever down and then reach across with my right hand to the left side to control the lever for the transmission. After looking it over, the brackets for the left and right side are the same so I simply removed the grips and switched them and removed the cables and switched them. Now that the transmission control is on my right hand side it's much easier to control the beast. Funny how such a little thing can make a big difference! O-yeah, I removed the indicator stickers and ordered new ones which cost $5.00 each. Not a bad deal and it will look factory.
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