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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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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
NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #51   Jan 19, 2014 7:09 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.  

Your thinking mine is about 17-18 years old? niceee
jrtrebor


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

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #52   Jan 19, 2014 10:32 pm
NJhonda wrote:
So the 'new' one cost me, in reality, $50.
BTW- paid $450 for the new one and sold the old one for $400

Actually the new one cost you $100.00
Which is still an extremely good deal.
You sold your old one for $400.
But you paid $50 for it.
So your profit was $350.
$350 from $450 is $100

Moderator Denis


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Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #53   Jan 20, 2014 5:51 am
Awesome job, It reminds me my old 1984 Ariens restoration, cleaning, sanding, buffing, scrape, wipe, prime, paint,
add new parts, that's a couples of hours of big work. But the thing that made me smile was the first
snowfall and take out the bull to work


NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #54   Jan 20, 2014 7:26 am
jrtrebor wrote:
Actually the new one cost you $100.00
Which is still an extremely good deal.
You sold your old one for $400.
But you paid $50 for it.
So your profit was $350.
$350 from $450 is $100


Actually using it for 4 years I can clearly say that the initial $50 cost has been absorbed :)
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #55   Jan 20, 2014 12:56 pm
NJhonda wrote:
Your thinking mine is about 17-18 years old? niceee

I'm guessing it's around that age, maybe a bit older.  There's a forum member here that works for Honda that may be able to find out the exact month and year of manufacture from the serial number of your HS621.  In any case, your machine looks like it only actually moved snow for one season and did a Rip Van Winkle all these years until now.  Hopefully the fuel lines and all rubber components are not dried out and are brittle.
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #56   Jan 20, 2014 1:03 pm
NJhonda wrote:

Actually using it for 4 years I can clearly say that the initial $50 cost has been absorbed :)

Yeah.  It's like you've been loaned a Ferrari to drive, all you have to do is add gas and tires. 
NJhonda


Joined: Jan 9, 2014
Points: 25

Re: Honda HS621 restoration
Reply #57   Jan 20, 2014 1:22 pm
aa335 wrote:
I'm guessing it's around that age, maybe a bit older.  There's a forum member here that works for Honda that may be able to find out the exact month and year of manufacture from the serial number of your HS621.  In any case, your machine looks like it only actually moved snow for one season and did a Rip Van Winkle all these years until now.  Hopefully the fuel lines and all rubber components are not dried out and are brittle.

Went over the whole machine and its like new. He used mobil 1 and drained the carb after every use, and kept it in a heated garage. Its truly a perfect machine :)
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