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

Heading out to look at an HS621 for $ 125.00 that's supposed to be in good condition. Got to love this time of year - I call it "dump your snow blower" season! Lots of good deals to be had if you keep your eyes open. Hope it's as good as the owner says! Update to follow.

Let's hope it's not a rust bucket.  Post pics if you score it.

Well I got it! Tried to get it for $100.00 but the guy knew what he had and would not budge below $125.00. It's in good condition (better than I expected) has the electric start option and fired right up on the first pull. It needs a little TLC but everything is intact and solid. I'll have to read the "how to post pictures" on here as I have never posted any to this site before (any suggestions?).The belt was replaced last year and it could use a new set of impeller paddles but for $ 125.00 I can't really complain. I'm looking forward to cleaning it up and getting it ready for action for next winter.

I plan on selling the HS520 this fall as I was somewhat disappointed with the performance. It worked OK but was not what I would consider a steller performer. The HS621 has the same type of chute control handle that I did not like on the HS520 but it appears to be a bit shorter in length so I can probably live with that. I'm going to have to get the Toro CCR3000 I scored a few weeks ago going (got to remove and thoroughly clean the carb) so I can do a performance comparison between it and the HS621. Right now I'm leaning towards keeping both of them and using the HS621 for driveway duty on smaller storms and the CCR3000 for clearing my deck. This way I won't have to drag anything up from down in the driveway area to the back of my house where my deck is located plus the CCR3000 is lighter to lift up the few steps onto my deck.

Pic's coming as soon as I figure out how to post them.

Nice.  You got two oldies but goodies.  I already have the HS621, while it cannot match modern Toro singles in terms of distance or handling, it's one my favorite.  It has the classic look and has soul. 

The CCR3000 is one of those rare ones I've been waiting for a good condition for a good price.  There's probably one sitting in someone's garage under utilized just waiting to be discovered.

Doing some picture posting tests - Here's my old HS624WA.

One more - I think I'm getting the hang of this. If so, I will take some of the herd and post later.

That HS-624 is a gem.  How does the metal on the impeller look on the 621?  Sometimes that area does not get enough attention at the end of the season and will rust out badly.  Speaking of which,  I need to do some preventive maintenace.  My family gave me a gallon of "Fluid film" for christmas and I was going to spray down the snowblowers before putting them away (still snow in the shady parts of the yard if I want to run them one last time).

There's some rust in the usual spots but overall it's in pretty good condition. I've got a few spare moments so I'm going to take some pic's and remove the housing on the HS621 to see what the engine looks like. I picked it up in South Boston which is very urban - triple deckers on 5000 square foot lots, so it appears to have lived a fairly light duty life. It was worth the 1.5 hour (round trip) drive to pick it up. Pic's coming soon.

   I'm over in Marlboro and had been thinking about that HS621 for a few days but passed.   At that price in decent shape with electric start it does not matter much if the augers need to be replaced.  

  The CCR3000 might be a bit big for a deck.  A Powerlite would be nice for a deck.  I'd be interested to know how the 621 and 3000 compare in snow.  If the 3000 had decent compression it should be impressive.

   Nice 624W.  I think you picked up either a 7 or 9 new which shoud be very nice.  I currently have a 624T which I've gotten to like.  It's got a very good reverse speed and about as easy to use as a single stage. 

Here's when I first got it home. I had to remove the chute and handle to fit it in my trunk!

Here's one from the top looking down.

Nice side shot.

I had some post clean up shots but they came out blurry for some reason. I'll post some new shots tomorrow.

Trouts: You're going to be upset that you did not jump on this one. I almost did not either but figured for $125.00, I'd take the ride and see what it looked like.Definite keeper and does not need too much to get her in top shape again.