Snow blowers

Comment:

Here in Vail, CO, high in the Rocky Mts., snowblowers are like snowmobiles to Innuits, or air conditioners to Houstonians. Can't live without them. Three hundred inches of snow a season means you get to know that snowblower, kind of like a wife. I have to clear three driveways before work. In addition, I have to move the snow from 80 feet of gravel roadside parking area to the other side of the road. That is about sixty feet, and the MTD I got twenty years ago only threw it half way, requiring a second throw from mid-street. Not just time consuming, but a bit nervewracking. This is a cakewalk for the Honda. I am an admirer of great machinery, and my ten years with the HS1132 enables me to put it in that category. <br />If you need high production capability, and extreme reliability, the high cost of this line is justified. Justified indeed.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

Comment:

I have had only two blowers since 1986. The first Honda gave it up in 2006, bought the 929 the next year and haven't had an issue with it. Like the lugs for walking it up into my pickup, up the steps onto the deck at the mother-in-laws, and shearing off the nasty stuff the municipality fills in at the end of the drive. It walks through even the heaviest snow, just a treat to use - one pull most times!

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

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Comment:

I've used various brands of snowblowers over the years. Once you've used a Honda, though, you'll never want anything else. Here is why: I have the 7 hp, track-drive version (HS724). It is simply unstoppable. It is built like a tank, which makes it heavy, but that is necessary to be stable enough to dig out the ice and packed snow. I regularly get to clean up after my neighbor's 10 hp, Craftsman, Ariens, etc. as they simply can't blow through the slush/packed snow that the street plows push into the driveway. Only the Honda can. It always starts. Simply look at the knurled bronze helical cut gear that moves the chute from side to side - overkill? - perhaps, but it is unbreakable. The hydrostatic transmission allows you to creep along at a a crawl, necessary to get the really heavy, tough stuff. The used market says it all. Put any Honda snowblower in the classifieds for $1,500 and it will be gone in an hour.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.