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

My current primary residence is fine with a single stager except for the EOD.
As of late, the wet snow we get, sometimes becomes a chore for my HS621.
Or it's more constant chopping, running the auger, breaking up the stuff in the chute, run auger, rinse and repeat


I did have a 724 but sold it - mainly just due to lack of space.
There have been times that I wish I had the 724 and there have also been times where I was smiling DANCING with the HS 621.


I DONT have space for both.

There is a screaming deal on a 724 with Tracks.
You know how it goes. Want versus reality.
I dunno if I'll be have buyers remorse and end up selling the 724TA down the road again...

Pulleys, yadda, they are NOT up my forte. Not looking to do *homework* on how to hodgepodge a clone to mate.

If I was to get this 724 - how hard or not is it to repower it with a 9 or 13HP clone...

http://www.abbysguide.com/ope/discussions/61797-0-1.html

I like the 24" Width bucket....just want more power.

I hope some one here picked up the hs724 that was on eBay for around $900. Looked like it was in good condition. I would've bought it if I didn't have the 928 on the way. Item# 230881821676

The only merits I like on the HS is the Bucket Width, and Hydro.
I think if I was to end up buying another, I would probably errr on repowering to 9 +.

mobiledynamics wrote:
Good luck on your quest.  If you did repower the HS724 with a more powerful engine, make sure you keep the original engine around.  If you ever sell it, it's worth more with a genuine GX engine instead of a Honda clone.

I myself wouldn't muck with the HS724.  It is quite a tidy and compact package. I rather step up to the HS928 and be done with it.

Mods never resell well. I flipped a set of 8K wheels + another K plus in tar for a whopping 900 on Ebay.

28+ Width - More HP seems to be the market, so manuf. make them accordingly.
I wish there was more of a selection on the 24" with HP......
I could easily by one without any qualm

I think your quest for power might be unrewarding. I put an 11HP engine on a 24" Ariens and it threw as well as a 7HP. The only difference was it used more gas to do the same job.

I'm a little late to the game here as I was away for the last week. I had an HS624WA for 10 years and that little 6 HP did a great job no matter what Mother Nature threw at it. I did have to slow down my forward speed to prevent the augers and impeller from being overwhelmed but it got the job done every time. My HS928TA is definitely a big step up in terms of performance and power but I would have no problems using the newer HS724TA or WA. Yes it will take a bit longer to get the job done but it will get the job and it's a nice compact machine that is easy to maneuver. I think the HS724 would be the ideal machine in terms of handling the small snowfalls and the larger occasional monster storm that might come your way.

Does the USA see a 10 year old trickle down product effect

http://www.honda.co.uk/garden/snowblowers/

mobiledynamics wrote:
Sadly, but no.  One can only wish such awesome models makes it to the shores of the USA. Yamaha left north American market many years ago, then came back to Canada.  Honda has no indication that they care. The only exciting news so far is that the 32" model got a bigger engine.  The other not so exciting news is that Honda now sells a premium 36" model with all the bells and whistles, for a whopping $8000.

But first, there's got to be an educational marketing campaign to convince USA demographics that hydrostatic transmission, electric motors, and hydraulic systems can and do work reliability in cold weather.  There are consumers who don't care about being to fix their own OPE when it breaks.

yea, but look at the prices when compared to the USA. i.e., Canada has the HSS928 (or the UK HSS970), but the Canadian price is a whopping $3,899 CDN. The US model without the electric chute is $2900 retail. It can be had for $2,350 NEW. Of course I love everything that is powered/electric, but that's way too steep.