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Izzynormal


Joined: Dec 10, 2010
Points: 5

Purchased the Honda HS928
Original Message   Dec 10, 2010 5:12 am
After shovelling 8-10 hrs. a day last year I swore to get a good snowblower.

Decided on the Honda HS928 without seeing one first hand.  My first impression

is that it's a bit short for most Americans who are tend to be taller than people

from other parts of the world.  I also thought some simple design aspects were

overlooked.  Mainly no tie down plates so you can transport the blower to other

places.  Considering this model is a commercial grade you'd think they'd have

thought of it.

The machine is difficult to maneuver without the engine running.  I'm thinking a

set of "training wheels" might do wonders for a tracked machine.  A kick plate

that would flip some wheels down to turn it around would have been one way

to solve the problem.  I also thought there should be a way to steer by braking or

even reversing either track like a tank.  Even a way to shift either track into neutral

would make steering pretty nice.  (I used to drive VW Beetles that I had equipped

with a JC Whitney dual lever parking brake adapter that would allow the driver to

pull on either handle to brake rear drive wheel. The other wheel would push

the car in the direction of the wheel that was being held with the handle.  It used

the braked wheel as a pivot enabling you to steer with the front wheels and the

one rear wheel.)  

I still think my choice was good.  I had purchased a used Honda Weed Trimmer

(UMK 431) last summer and was very impressed with the quality (other than the

stupid design of the line spool which I substitued with an aftermarket design that

uses short peices of line (about 9") stuck into three tabs (I spray a bit of wd-40 into

the holes to make feeding the line peices easier).  I also purchased an older Honda

Van (2001) and was also impressed with the design and reliability.  Have ridden a Honda

Scooter for past 5 years with no complaints there either (it's the PS-250 Big Ruckus).

I was a bit disappointed with the dealer's instructions (failed to mention the fuel shutoff

which I think is VERY important) and I didn't see any grease on parts such as the chute

directional control, etc. 

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FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #1   Dec 10, 2010 6:41 am
Use a furniture dolly to move it around your garage or shed. Makes life with this tracked beast a lot easier.

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
New_Yorker


Preach the Gospel always, use words when necessary

Location: Long Island, NY
Joined: Nov 26, 2010
Points: 219

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #2   Dec 11, 2010 10:40 am
I too just bought the HS 928TAS Snowblower, and I slipped a 'Creeper' I rarely used under the machine.  Just Tip it up in front then slide the creper under it, and tip it back up.  I added a piece of 5 ply fir plywood (5/8" thick) 2 ft X 4 ft and used a few nylon ties to hold the plywood to the creeper, drilled a dozen holes.  There is a whole thread on this topic of moving tracked snowblowers.  Best of luck with the Honda, they are the best.  Use nylon tie down straps, available at Home Dump-O cheap in th etools section, to hold it on the trailer of pick-up for transport.
tkrotchko


Location: Maryland
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
Points: 143

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #3   Dec 14, 2010 5:03 pm
Question to all you guys. I just had my 1132TAS delivered and it was so cold this morning I just put it away. I was playing with the height adjustment pedal, and it seems to you have to sort of mess with it to get it to lock into the lower two positions (normal & low). Is this normal? Or do I need to adjust something? Or could it be that its brand-new and needs to be worked in a bit?
FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #4   Dec 14, 2010 5:31 pm
You have to practice placing it in the 3 positions - it takes a little getting used to.

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
tkrotchko


Location: Maryland
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
Points: 143

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #5   Dec 14, 2010 5:43 pm
To get it into the lowest position, I had to pick the back of it up. After I worked it a few times, it seems easier, but doesn't work the way I expected it to.
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #6   Dec 15, 2010 12:00 am
tkrotchko wrote:
Question to all you guys. I just had my 1132TAS delivered and it was so cold this morning I just put it away. I was playing with the height adjustment pedal, and it seems to you have to sort of mess with it to get it to lock into the lower two positions (normal & low). Is this normal? Or do I need to adjust something? Or could it be that its brand-new and needs to be worked in a bit?

I have the same model.   What you are experiencing is normal going from high to middle, then low.  There are gates on the pedal mechanism which requires pulling up the handlebars beyond the engagement point while holding down the pedal.  Takes some practice to get used to, a little more challenging to put one foot on the pedal while the other foot is on slippery ice.  But it's like driving a car with manual transmission, like a Ferrari gated shifter, after a while, you just do it without thinking about it.
hobbes


Joined: Dec 13, 2010
Points: 2

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #7   Dec 15, 2010 1:15 pm
Hi, I have a Honda HS1132TAS. The three level shifting thing is a bit weird at first. Actually it still is and this is my second season. I find that sometimes the positions do not catch. And once I let go of the handles it just goes back to what it was before. In general I try a few times and eventually I get it. Sometimes I think I pull to much and go from level 0 cruise no-snow collection, to level 2 digg down, skipping over the "Normal Position". Fortunately the dig down position makes alot of noise, so you know you have over cooked it :).... Cheers, Mike.
tkrotchko


Location: Maryland
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
Points: 143

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #8   Dec 15, 2010 6:20 pm
hobbes wrote:
Hi, I have a Honda HS1132TAS. The three level shifting thing is a bit weird at first. Actually it still is and this is my second season. I find that sometimes the positions do not catch. And once I let go of the handles it just goes back to what it was before. In general I try a few times and eventually I get it. Sometimes I think I pull to much and go from level 0 cruise no-snow collection, to level 2 digg down, skipping over the "Normal Position". Fortunately the dig down position makes alot of noise, so you know you have over cooked it :).... Cheers, Mike.


You've made me feel better. That's precisely how this thing works and I was afraid it was broken.
This message was modified Dec 15, 2010 by tkrotchko
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #9   Dec 19, 2010 4:01 pm
tkrotchko wrote:
You've made me feel better. That's precisely how this thing works and I was afraid it was broken.

Once the operator is broken in, everything seems to work just right.  :)
FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #10   Dec 19, 2010 6:22 pm
These finely engineered machines are like a great woman, you have to know how to work them or you'll just be wasting your time! Just my .02 cents.....

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
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #11   Dec 19, 2010 8:18 pm
Yes, I got this finicky woman figured out.  Every crank and lever, left turn, right turn, reverse.  She's got a special parking spot, towards the inside wall where it's warm.  The problem is not getting enough seat time. 
njal


Joined: Jan 9, 2010
Points: 109

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #12   Dec 19, 2010 10:34 pm
 congratulations to all you new honda owners!!! Your going to love your new toys!

I wish we would get some snow here in Jersey..

aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #13   Dec 20, 2010 4:53 pm
Well, actually, a lot of snowblower owners just got done with clay and wax so we don't want any of that white stuff coming down and mess up our good work.  :)
Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #14   Dec 20, 2010 6:38 pm
aa335 wrote:
Well, actually, a lot of snowblower owners just got done with clay and wax so we don't want any of that white stuff coming down and mess up our good work.  :)


That's right it would ruin all that hard work we put into making them nice and shiny and we'd have to do it all over again! Don't want that. All that salt and EOD muck getting in all the cracks that we spent hours cleaning our snowblowers with a box of Q-tips.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
ClassikRam


Joined: Jan 22, 2011
Points: 1

Re: Purchased the Honda HS928
Reply #15   Jan 22, 2011 10:53 pm
If you have electric start use an extention cord, depress the drive lever, hit the start button and the machine will move.

I used this when my blower quit running some distance from my garage. I let the starter cool down a bit after about 10 feet

to be on the safe side. Also handy when in storage with no gas in it, but has to have oil as the engine turns over.

Hope this helps, I remembered starting an old 55 Ford standard trans. in gear( drove Automatic earlier)

 and it jumped ahead, same principle for the

blower.

This message was modified Jan 22, 2011 by ClassikRam
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