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Re: HONDA SNOWBLOWERS
#1   Feb 25, 2015 9:08 pm
Paul7 wrote:
So in thirty years I still won't have 100 hours on the snowblower. Any decently made snowblower would last a long time at that rate...unlike my lawn tractor which gets used at least 60 hours every year..


Well don't knock the potential of the Honda. My HS35 dates from 1982 and except for replacing the auger rubber, paddles etc it is still going strong. But yes, the use is about 5 hours tops per year. But the HT3810 tractor, purchased in 1983, gets used about 120 hours a year. It also runs fine and has little maintenance except for the occasional bearing on the deck, which by the way are replaceable, as opposed to replacing the entire spindle. One key to these things is use synthetic oil, great stuff for air cooled engines! I use Mobil1, 0W-40, European Formula. That happens to be a formulation for Porsche and BMW and is still high in ZDDP. ZDDP was drastically lowered by many oil manufacturers about 10 years ago because it messed up catalytic converters, which had to be guaranteed for 7 years and maybe 100,000 miles. Let's see, what would you rather replace, a Porsche engine or a Porsche catalytic converter?
Re: Honda HS35 Snowblower
#2   Feb 24, 2015 1:31 pm
I have the early version HS35 (purchased 1982) snow blower that uses the discontinued 06761-730-000 Scraper kit or the 76215-730-000 "rubber shield", both of which are discontinued and very difficult if near impossible to find.  My rubber shield had cracked allowing snow to kick back (more or less at your feet).  Since the part is discontinued I decided to make my own part.  I ordered from a company named Zoro (www.zoro.com) product number G0805043.  This will get you a 3/16 inch thick piece of rubber (durometer 90 meaning hardness) that measures 6 x 36 inches for about $15.  My original piece measured 2-1/2 inches wide x 19-9/16 long.  You can get two pieces out of the replacement piece of rubber even if you do as I did and made the replacement 2-5/8 inch wide to allow for some wear.  Use a 3/8 drill to drill the needed (4) holes and make sure you insert the metal spacers into the holes.  They should be snug.

This worked like a charm.  Hopefully I can get a few more years old of the snow blower which runs beautifully in spite of it being 33 years old!

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