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Honda Snowblowers: Worth the $$$$ ?

Dec 16, 2012#1

lawn mower fanatic

I was looking on the Honda website and saw their snowblowers. They are pretty expensive! Chances are I won't buy one, but my question is, are the worth the money (are they better than other brands)? They do look for durable and I trust Honda equipment. For example, the shoot is metal on these snowblowers, but plastic on mine. There are pictures below of all 9 models.

(Honda Snowblowers and Snow Throwers)

Dec 16, 2012#2

bwdbrn1

I've had my HS622 since new in 1999. Other than the routine annual maintenance, I've had to replace one seal and one cable in that time. I'm happy with it.

Dec 16, 2012#3

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bwdbrn1 said:
I've had my HS622 since new in 1999. Had to replace one seal and one cable in that time.

WOW that looks nice...thanks for your input! :thumbsup:

Dec 16, 2012#4

bwdbrn1

Just did a quick calculation using the original purchase price with an estimate of parts and all, I would guess that the average annual cost of this thing over the years has been around $85.00. High? I suppose, but I'm expecting that it will be the only such snowblower I will have to buy.

Dec 16, 2012#5

lawn mower fanatic

bwdbrn1 said:
Just did a quick calculation using the original purchase price with an estimate of parts and all, I would guess that the average annual cost of this thing over the years has been around $85.00. High? I suppose, but I'm expecting that it will be the only such snowblower I will have to buy.

Yeah, it still looks like new!

Dec 19, 2012#6

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NJsnapper

I have a Honda blower and think it worth every penny. It can literally throw the snow across a 2 lane road..

Dec 19, 2012#7

lawn mower fanatic

NJsnapper said:
I have a Honda blower and think it worth every penny. It can literally throw the snow across a 2 lane road..

Nice! How long have you had it?

Dec 20, 2012#8

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NJsnapper

Bought it used 3 years ago.. Starts every winter on the first pull

Dec 20, 2012#9

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NJsnapper said:
Bought it used 3 years ago.. Starts every winter on the first pull

That's good to hear that they are reliable. I know I feel the same way about my Honda mower!

Dec 23, 2012#10

Ida-Boy

lawn mower fanatic said:
I was looking on the Honda website and saw their snowblowers. They are pretty expensive! Chances are I won't buy one, but my question is, are the worth the money (are they better than other brands)? They do look for durable and I trust Honda equipment. For example, the shoot is metal on these snowblowers, but plastic on mine.

I had a Honda as much as 12 or 13 years ago. I really went for the 4 cycle gas engine and it really kicked some butt. I believe it was an HR621 single stage.

Didn't loose much on it when I sold it. I own 2 Toro's now. Alot of makers have the 4 cycle engines now. I thing Honda was one of the first in the single stage units.

Can't say weather I would buy again. The Toro's run a bit louder than the Honda did, but I went for the 4 cycle engine at the time.

Dec 23, 2012#11

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Ida-Boy said:
I had a Honda as much as 12 or 13 years ago. I really went for the 4 cycle gas engine and it really kicked some butt. I believe it was an HR621 single stage.

Didn't loose much on it when I sold it. I own 2 Toro's now. Alot of makers have the 4 cycle engines now. I thing Honda was one of the first in the single stage units.

Can't say weather I would buy again. The Toro's run a bit louder than the Honda did, but I went for the 4 cycle engine at the time.

Do you like the Toro's?

Jan 9, 2013#12

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metalslayer

Purchased my Simplicity 12yrs ago--great investment--usually get 2-300"/yr

Jan 9, 2013#13

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metalslayer said:
Purchased my Simplicity 12yrs ago--great investment--usually get 2-300"/yr

Nice! Wow...you sure get a lot of snow!

Jan 9, 2013#14

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metalslayer

lawn mower fanatic said:
Nice! Wow...you sure get a lot of snow!

Yeah the E end of Lake Ontario can be rough http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/nyregion/12snow.html?_r=0

Jan 9, 2013#15

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metalslayer said:
Yeah the E end of Lake Ontario can be rough http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/nyregion/12snow.html?_r=0

Wow! :shocked:

Jan 10, 2013#16

bwdbrn1

This was shared on another forum. Hope it's O.K. to pass it along here.

Shows a fellow with a Honda Hybrid snowblower in Japan.

How They Dig Out in Japan... - Snowblower Forum : Snow Blower Forums

Jan 10, 2013#17

lawn mower fanatic

bwdbrn1 said:
This was shared on another forum. Hope it's O.K. to pass it along here.

Shows a fellow with a Honda Hybrid snowblower in Japan.

How They Dig Out in Japan... - Snowblower Forum : Snow Blower Forums

Wow! Now that is a little more snow than I would like (or be able to handle!).

Jan 10, 2013#18

bwdbrn1

I'd just like to try the HS622 out on something like that once.:confused2:

Jan 10, 2013#19

lawn mower fanatic

bwdbrn1 said:
I'd just like to try the HS622 out on something like that once.:confused2:

Yeah, that would be cool!

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