Snow blower advice
jussi_1933
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Comments (13)Hi Bill, Thanks for your advice. Looking at yout post, you have a 50ft by maybe 30 feet, (10 feet per car) area to clear. So that is about 1,500 square feet. You are looking at about 20 - 30 mins. What is your typical snow depth there? If I have 400 feet by 10. I have maybe 4000 sq feet. So Am I therefore looking at over an hour at a minium. In which case maybe a snow blower is not a way to go. I guess my problem is I am just not sure how long it will take me. Anything under an hour would probablly be managable. Anything over is probablly not going to work. Is there a formula to work out given roughtly X square feet to clear and a snow depth of y inches how long it will take? The Honda claims 71 tons per hour. And I read somewhere that snow weighed like 1 lbs per sq foot inch. So If I get an average 4 inch snow fall, it would take me: 4000 * 4 * 1 / (2000 * 71) = 0.1127 of an hour or about 7 minites. Clearly this incorrect. So what is a better formula? Thanks for your kind help, Mike....See MoreJust purchased a used Ariens ST524 snow blower, maint advice
Comments (4)I would check the belts and replace them (or tighten them) if necessary. As far as the carb goes, if it started right up, leave that alone. I would clean or replace the air filter and spark plug as you had mentioned, as well as an extra sheer pin as someone else had told you. Another one that many people forget about is you should change the fluid in the auger gearbox every 10 years or so. Some people will tell you this is something you never need to do, but gear oil wears out eventually and that poor gear box goes through hell in the winter turning that auger. It's cheap maintenance to keep your blower running tip top. At minimum at least check the level of the fluid in the auger gearbox. My dad and I performed all of these things on a 1964 Toro snowblower that came with our house 30 years ago, and it ran until 2002. If we had put a new clutch plate on the thing, it'd still be running now....See MoreHonda Snow blowers Compared with Tore and Simplicity snow blowers
Comments (1)Hi, I have a Honda HS1132 TAS (the new model is a HS1332) which I think is a bigger snow blower to what you are considering. Although my Honda has an electric start, I have only used it once to test it. It is easier and faster just to pull the cord. Hondas are easy to start. I think the HS520 also has an electric start option. So far, I have been through two seasons, and last year we had "The Big One" in New York, it has been very good. best, Mike....See MoreSnow Blower
Comments (25)I have a long paved driveway on a slope. I am using a Craftsman (MTD) 928 two-stage snowblower, but have added a Clarence impeller kit to get decent performance out of it. Given past experience, this is what I would recommend given your situation and budget ($5k) and assuming your driveway is paved: Two snowblowers! You need a good two-stage for snows greater than 6 inches. Good brands are Ariens, Simplicity and Honda. Honda can't be beat, but they are expensive! Maybe go for a smaller tracked model. If you get a wheeled model, look for one that releases either wheel with finger triggers, that makes it much easier to handle. You need a good single-stage for snows less than 6 inches. Why? If your driveway is paved, then you know that even a small amount of snow left behind can turn to ice after driving over it once or twice - bad news on a slope! A single-stage will clean the snow down to the pavement and eliminate that problem. Use it for light snowfalls, and use it for clean-up after using the two-stage on larger snowfalls. The single-stage is also lighter and easier to handle. For a brand, I'd have to recommend a Toro 221Q (2-stroke) or 421Q (4-stroke) with the 221 being a little better than the 421. Toro beats even Honda in this market....See Morestripped_threads
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