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RND1


Joined: Nov 19, 2012
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From Troy Bilt 8526 to Honda HS624TA
Original Message   Nov 19, 2012 8:31 am
Hello - first post! I've finally had enough of the awful quality of my Troy Bilt snowblower. The box is rusting apart and I had to replace the transmission last year. The joystick to control the plastic chute is a joke. So, I decided to search CL and found a very well kept Honda HS624TA snowblower. Love the engineering from the simple controls to the brass worm drive on the chute! What do you guys recommend I do to service it this year? What areas should be greased? What do you do to keep the box as rust free as possible? Thanks!
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Dr_Woof


Don't blow into the wind, and don't eat yellow snow. WOOF!

Location: Saskatchewan
Joined: Dec 13, 2010
Points: 253

Re: From Troy Bilt 8526 to Honda HS624TA
Reply #9   Nov 19, 2012 11:24 am
Damn - that Borat is sure quick on the draw!
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Dr_Woof


Don't blow into the wind, and don't eat yellow snow. WOOF!

Location: Saskatchewan
Joined: Dec 13, 2010
Points: 253

Re: From Troy Bilt 8526 to Honda HS624TA
Reply #10   Nov 19, 2012 11:30 am
Also - when you put it all back together, make sure you use real shear pins and NOT just any bolt that fits.  The shear pins look a lot like regular bolts but are designed to be weak enough to break (shear) when you hit an obstruction, whereas a regular bolt may not.  It'd be good to keep a few of these on hand - you will need em sooner or later.  Get em on Ebay.
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RND1


Joined: Nov 19, 2012
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Re: From Troy Bilt 8526 to Honda HS624TA
Reply #11   Nov 19, 2012 11:45 am
Thanks Borat and Dr. Woof - now I understand exactly what you're talking about. Guess I should have checked this before purchase LOL. I'll remove the shear pins tonight and see if it will turn. This machine is a 2001 and the previous owner said he had the dealer service it annually so we'll see if that's true. Don't want the auger tranny to blow if the shear pin is rendered useless. If it doesn't turn, I'll try Kroil and see if I can get it to loosen up. I'll let you all know.
borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
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Re: From Troy Bilt 8526 to Honda HS624TA
Reply #12   Nov 19, 2012 1:33 pm
Dr_Woof wrote:
Damn - that Borat is sure quick on the draw!

I touch type and actually, I'm not all that bad at it.  Not really certain but mabe 45 to 50 words per minute. 
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