Also use the height adjustment. I have mine just barely touching the ground. The blade is about 1/16 inch off the ground when the height adjustment is fully down. While you're blowing just push down on the handles a little bit if you have to.
I blew 40 feet of snow this past season with my HSS1333 AAT, almost always after it had packed down over 7-20 days in my sunny driveway. This thing is phenomenal and moves tons of snow in short order. My other machine is a HS80 from the 80’s. No comparison IMHO
I’m a skier and whenever I see snowblowers at ski resorts…. All I ever see is Honda snowblowers. Probably because they are super reliable and last forever
Thanks man hope all is going well. Mine is a 2006. Pulling to the right gotta fight it. They knew it was a problem back then. But Damn nothing blows snow like this Honda. My new Ariens SHO cannot compete with my old Honda.
ariens professional models have more weight behind them so they will go through banks the honda won't ... auger and impeller both spin faster on the honda ..
Could next oil change get a 1/4" pipe nipple with a 90° and add lengths to get back behind the metal frame, I did that with other brands and works extremely well for future oil changes.
Looking for a machine with the following attributes…. Easy to start, easy to maneuver, electric chute, good for a 5’3” woman to use. My only concern after watching several reviews is if it will too difficult for my wife to turn while blowing a lot of snow
If there's only an inch of snow just go faster. You see that big orange handle? There's a reason why it's orange..that controls everything. You want to go as fast as you're allowed if it starts veering or skipping pull back on the orange lever a bit. You're not gonna muscle this thing around like a wheeled model so use the orange handle and your steering levers. It's just a learning curve for the uninitiated.
More then likely. Up here in mn I've used many snowblowers over the years. Worked at a lawnmower snowblower dealership and seen alot of people with the same problem their snowblower just isn't heavy or strong enough to go though snow banks that are hard as a rock. I always recommend this machine. It's the only one that I've tried that can make it though snowbanks higher then the blower. Other machines and shovels I'd be their forever. This machine 2 passes and my sidewalk along with all my customers sideways look clear again. Then all I have to do is salt.
So if you need to turn right using your right hand on the steering trigger, and you need to rotate the chute with your left hand, will the machine stop as soon as you move your left hand off the handle to activate the chute joystick? I am thinking about buying one but I need to turn as I am rotating the chute without stopping. I have a new Troy-Bilt 30" and the chute joystick is operated by my right thumb enabling me to turn either direction and simultaneously rotate the chute without stopping.
@appleztooranges Ok. That's what I thought. Thanks for the reply. That's a deal breaker for me. That's just ridiculous, they should have made it a thumb controlled joystick.
that snowblower is comparable to ariens professional rapid track models (I have both)not their residential models ...why do you think the hour meter bad for resale?? ariens offers a 5 year warranty for an extra $100 .. big thing the ariens has over the honda is ariens has a cast iron auger gear box and hand warmers ...only thing yamaha is doing different is having a uhmw chute and auger housing liner .. you could do that but wait till after your warranty expires
Thanks. I think hour meter is bad for resale. Someone sees 20 hours vs 1 hour on the meter and they want money off. Just my opinion. It’s good for regular maintenance though I suppose like oil changes
Honda doesn't make low or mid tier snowblowers. Only top tier. If you compare Honda's pricing to Ariens top tier machine(like the kraken), Honda is actually significantly cheaper.
@@appleztooranges look up the 32" ariens kraken. It's comparable to your 32" Honda, has tracks and a hydrostatic transmission as well as a 420cc engine. It's $4800.
Worst snowblower I’ve ever had. No hand warmers and difficult to add them. When Shute is to far right it sprays snow all over me. I had a large 32 inch craftsman I paid $900 for. Ran it for 10 years. The Honda is much more difficult to operate. It’s harder to turn (tracks). No noticeable increase in traction. I gave my craftsman to my dad and wish I could trade back. But he couldn’t run this one as easily. Not worth 4 times, or even worth the same as the craftsman. It looks cool. That’s about it. No hand warmers. Are you kidding me? A snowblower? That’s criminal. At the end of the work I am soaking wet, frozen hands, and worn out from trying to turn.
I agree, I came here because I hate mine also. HSS724ATD absolute garbage, no power, bogs down constantly and I end up shoveling the entire driveway every single storm. It tends to just drool snow over the side. I have had it 3 years.
@@laddscottHonda used undersized carburetor jets in these a few years ago to comply with EPA standards. This caused fuel starvation under load which led to the problems you have. All you need to do is upsize the jet. It's quite easy to do and only costs a few dollars. There is info all over the web about it. On their newly released snowblowers they now use proper sized jets. I had a 2016 hss1332 and it came with a 102 jet. I upped it to a 110 jet and it was a monster! Now the 1332 comes from the factory with a 110, as it should. The jet size you need for the gx200 engine on the 724 is 78.
