Fellow HSS928ATD owner here. Give some thought to fitting a pair of drift cutters. You'll have an easier time of it, and the blower will make a better showing of itself for the sake of posting videos on YT. Honda-branded cutters are available at your local pro OPE dealer, or online. There's also the Husqvarna drift cutters, which are adjustable via wing nuts and are also a confirmed fit. Just a suggestion.
Hello there, fellow Wisconsinite. I'm an Ariens guy myself, currently running a 24" Platinum SHO... but damn me, if those tracked Hondas aren't awesome! Great video.
@@toddb930 I hear a lot of people saying the 1332 is the way to go, mostly based off of power. I got new jets for my 928 that I'm gonna experiment with during our next big storm. I'll video all of it and get it on my channel. I want how it performs with stock main jet and then after. I'll see if the larger size main makes a difference
I used to have Honda 928 1978 three years ago no more dealer ship so I give to my friend in White River he fix it he said the best snow blower ever nowI have Ariens 30 inch with 414 cc very fast @ strong love it and love my old Honda better lol ty Ron Kapuskasing
Great machine 👍 I have a Honda HSS724, this monster of a snowblower has never let me down in our Canadian winters, it is more efficient than my previous MTD 28” 9hp blower, I always use highest octane gas with fuel stabilizer in all my small engines.
@ Yes we do, that the reason I have to use higher octane grade because it has less or no ethanol, As a matter of fact only Shell claims it’s high octane contains no ethanol. I don’t know how true is that lately.
I have the 1332 tracked Honda. These blowers are the best hands down. One tip is when you start it put the throttle on full. It should start up faster for you. Enjoy!!!!!!!
Yep you’re right! Sometimes I forget to do that. You’d think high revving upon startup would be harmful as the oil hasn’t been moved around yet. But there’s a lot of small engines where the choke and throttle are on the same lever. Up above full throttle. They start wide open so it must have been researched by them to be ok
I didn’t discover that till the other day. I didn’t know Honda has them set lean for California compliance. I’d like to try a bigger main in mine. Do a direct comparison cleaning up a big storm
I'm really surprised at how poor the Hondra tracks had on the ground. Compared to other trac models like the Ariens, Torro and Cub Cadet models, this didn't seem to "cut through like hot butter" like other reviews. Noticed lots of slipping and "pushing" by the operator. Honda is SUPER top heavy. A heftier trac system would make this an elite machine.
Well, I wanna be as transparent as possible, but you can’t tell in videos what the conditions are like. If I’m trying to cut through hard pack from tire tracks, you wouldn’t probably see it in the video. Or how cold it is. When it gets colder after a heavy, wet snow, it’s harder to get through. Real fluffy snow is easy. But whatever the case, the tracks on any pull much better than the wheels
Same with my HS928 which is 20 years old and track mounted. It tracks the ground quite well and when I'm in way too deep snow above ground level, it still tracks well until I hit better traction ground surface. Track mount works many times better in our snow than tire mount. @@wisconsinsmallenginenut
It's nice watching this cuz I have the same blower but it has never been used cuz I have a guy come and use his blower which is easier since I'm 80 years old but it's there if I need it.
I have the same blower. It will move a lot of snow and I’ve never plugged it. Downside is 7 levers and only 2 hands! Also not as maneuverable as my old Deere 826 wheel machine.
Nope it’s been great! This is my 3rd UA-cam channel. I have a firearms one and my main one is with Oliver tractors. So I have some small engine stuff on my main (Wisconsin Oliver Nut) but I will be putting all small engine stuff here, from now on. I have quite a few Honda things. Got some of the riders with the timing belt like the 3813 and 4514. Nice mowers. I wished I had been doing UA-cam at the time I fixed those. The classic mouse nest made the timing belt skip cogs. Oh well, I can always find some more to fix
Honda just makes great equipment. I have one of theres tracked blowers, quads, jetski, cars and a few small engines. Just never owned one of there snowmobiles..if they ever make one.
How does it handle wet slushy snow? Chute get clogged? No heated hand grips or fuel gauge at this price point or hour meter on the 28 inch model is a joke.
I've not had a problem with mine in slush, I did a video on sloppy, slushy snow with water underneath. Check out that video. Mine has the fuel gauge but they got rid of it on newer models.
Considering the cost and reputation of Honda snowblowers, you are not doing anything unexpected of your snowblower IMHO. I live in WV and bought a 1332ATD at the beginning of winter. We had less than an inch twice. Did not need to use it this year. Told my wife it was insurance. If I had not bought it, we would have had 2 feet, LOL.
I have the 928 tracked also I bought it on the day after a 2013 blizzard. But since I purchased a bobcat with an enclosed cab and heat I've kind of been a wuss and have only used that even if it's only two or three inches. It's more fun honestly. But I love that 928 it could pretty much throw the snow about 90 ft I swear. We just haven't had much need for it since I bought it for the most part except for maybe a few times and by then I'd already had the bobcat.
Yes, on the flip side I affectionately call the bobcat the sauna it gets so hot in there I have to wear a t-shirt even when it's like -10 F. I still love being out in the weather also though.
I had a 928 track machine. Hated it so I sold it.. Terrible to operate but my biggest gripe was that it was terribly underpowered.. way too slow for my liking. Maybe the 13 is better.. A 28 or 30" Ariens SHO will easily outperform the 928 in speed and volume. For about half the money !! It's unarguable,, I've run both.
Keep swapping around you'll never see the difference past immediate results, pushing that much volume at higher speed is gonna murder the engine, same thing with tractors. That's why you select lowest possible gear. You run the brand new Ariens the way you see fit, I'll get a used 970/928 and run it the way I see fit, we run both for 10 years, whose snowblower will break first? Doesn't take a scientist to figure that one out.
Fellow HSS928ATD owner here. Give some thought to fitting a pair of drift cutters. You'll have an easier time of it, and the blower will make a better showing of itself for the sake of posting videos on YT. Honda-branded cutters are available at your local pro OPE dealer, or online. There's also the Husqvarna drift cutters, which are adjustable via wing nuts and are also a confirmed fit. Just a suggestion.
Yeah I think that would help me out tremendously. Good suggestion. I get drifts almost every winter
That machine looks brand new. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!
Best snowblower ever!I got the model before this one and it’s a beast!The power,one pull start and the hydrostatic is a game changer!
Yes, I really like mine
Hello there, fellow Wisconsinite. I'm an Ariens guy myself, currently running a 24" Platinum SHO... but damn me, if those tracked Hondas aren't awesome! Great video.
Ariens are good machines! Gotta love a Wisconsin company! Brillion isn’t that far from me. I should check out their plant some day
Those are some serious snow drifts! I ordered a 928 this morning.
Why didn't you order the HSS1332ATD? 😂 I've been debating between the two myself.
@shanew7361 isn't that like $1000 more?
@@toddb930 I hear a lot of people saying the 1332 is the way to go, mostly based off of power. I got new jets for my 928 that I'm gonna experiment with during our next big storm. I'll video all of it and get it on my channel. I want how it performs with stock main jet and then after. I'll see if the larger size main makes a difference
@@wisconsinsmallenginenut I'm wondering if I'll need to change the jet since I'm at 5000' altitude.
I used to have Honda 928 1978 three years ago no more dealer ship so I give to my friend in White River he fix it he said the best snow blower ever nowI have Ariens 30 inch with 414 cc very fast @ strong love it and love my old Honda better lol ty Ron Kapuskasing
Nice! The old ones are a gem nowadays
Great machine 👍
I have a Honda HSS724, this monster of a snowblower has never let me down in our Canadian winters, it is more efficient than my previous MTD 28” 9hp blower,
I always use highest octane gas with fuel stabilizer in all my small engines.
In Canada, do you have ethanol in your gas too?
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Yes we do, that the reason I have to use higher octane grade because it has less or no ethanol,
As a matter of fact only Shell claims it’s high octane contains no ethanol. I don’t know how true is that lately.
@@vrod1a same here. Although we have a chain of gas stations here that have 87 no ethanol now
I have the 1332 tracked Honda. These blowers are the best hands down. One tip is when you start it put the throttle on full. It should start up faster for you. Enjoy!!!!!!!
Yep you’re right! Sometimes I forget to do that. You’d think high revving upon startup would be harmful as the oil hasn’t been moved around yet. But there’s a lot of small engines where the choke and throttle are on the same lever. Up above full throttle. They start wide open so it must have been researched by them to be ok
loves a full bucket. Put that thing to work as I do and have a HSS928
Yes! And I'm gonna try out larger gets next big storm we get!
My daughter just bought this exact model. Looks like it works well!!
Yes it does. I play around with smaller blowers sometimes, ones I’m fixing, but when we get a big dump, the Honda comes out!
Hondas a beast. Just got 14” and the 1332 ate it and spit it out
Nice! I saw your community post, but didn’t check out your videos yet. Did you ever try the bigger main jet?
@@wisconsinsmallenginenut I have not yet. I have seen people do it and seems easy. Just haven’t gotten around to it
I didn’t discover that till the other day. I didn’t know Honda has them set lean for California compliance. I’d like to try a bigger main in mine. Do a direct comparison cleaning up a big storm
@@wisconsinsmallenginenut that be awesome.
amazing you cant beat Honda
They are quite the machines!
I just ordered one of those yesterday and it should be delivered on Tuesday (December 12 in Brockville Ontario.
Nice! Hope you like it!
I just bought a Honda 928 track machine can’t wait to use it 🇨🇦
I hope you like it. I like mine
I'm really surprised at how poor the Hondra tracks had on the ground. Compared to other trac models like the Ariens, Torro and Cub Cadet models, this didn't seem to "cut through like hot butter" like other reviews. Noticed lots of slipping and "pushing" by the operator. Honda is SUPER top heavy. A heftier trac system would make this an elite machine.
Well, I wanna be as transparent as possible, but you can’t tell in videos what the conditions are like. If I’m trying to cut through hard pack from tire tracks, you wouldn’t probably see it in the video. Or how cold it is. When it gets colder after a heavy, wet snow, it’s harder to get through. Real fluffy snow is easy. But whatever the case, the tracks on any pull much better than the wheels
Same with my HS928 which is 20 years old and track mounted. It tracks the ground quite well and when I'm in way too deep snow above ground level, it still tracks well until I hit better traction ground surface. Track mount works many times better in our snow than tire mount. @@wisconsinsmallenginenut
It's nice watching this cuz I have the same blower but it has never been used cuz I have a guy come and use his blower which is easier since I'm 80 years old but it's there if I need it.
Good backup to have then 😃
If stronger knives were installed, this machine could be used to dig canals for irrigation or drainage. And military trenches.
Yeah, and maybe blow my leaves into a trailer or wagon
my toro would bug down on that much snow, honda always the winner for sure.
The Honda you gotta run it slow. But with the hydrostatic tranny you can go extremely slow if you want
YEA i get it they should put that trans in more model @@wisconsinsmallenginenut
Surprised it wouldn’t just go thru. I own a 1332 but my driveways on incline. Maybe that’s why
It will pretty much go through anything, it's the snow that comes over the top that I don't like. Maybe some drift breakers would be nice
I have the same blower. It will move a lot of snow and I’ve never plugged it. Downside is 7 levers and only 2 hands! Also not as maneuverable as my old Deere 826 wheel machine.
Yes it definitely has a learning curve with all those levers
I hope this channel stays like this being all Honda stuff. looking at selling my John deer blower for a new Honda 1332 any issues with yours?
Nope it’s been great! This is my 3rd UA-cam channel. I have a firearms one and my main one is with Oliver tractors. So I have some small engine stuff on my main (Wisconsin Oliver Nut) but I will be putting all small engine stuff here, from now on. I have quite a few Honda things. Got some of the riders with the timing belt like the 3813 and 4514. Nice mowers. I wished I had been doing UA-cam at the time I fixed those. The classic mouse nest made the timing belt skip cogs. Oh well, I can always find some more to fix
When the wind is blowing and you have to snowblow you can't beat a balaclava and a snowmobile helmet. You could do it all day.
Yes, I was thinking about getting the cab for it, not sure if that would annoy me though
Honda just makes great equipment. I have one of theres tracked blowers, quads, jetski, cars and a few small engines. Just never owned one of there snowmobiles..if they ever make one.
Yeah I always wondered what a Honda snowmobile would be like. Maybe too low of volume is the reason they never made them?
How does it handle wet slushy snow? Chute get clogged? No heated hand grips or fuel gauge at this price point or hour meter on the 28 inch model is a joke.
I've not had a problem with mine in slush, I did a video on sloppy, slushy snow with water underneath. Check out that video. Mine has the fuel gauge but they got rid of it on newer models.
That is crazy Snow
Yes
HEY , IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT HAMMERED PRETTY GOOD WITH THE DRIFTING AYE !
Yes indeed! Thanks for watching!
Considering the cost and reputation of Honda snowblowers, you are not doing anything unexpected of your snowblower IMHO. I live in WV and bought a 1332ATD at the beginning of winter. We had less than an inch twice. Did not need to use it this year. Told my wife it was insurance. If I had not bought it, we would have had 2 feet, LOL.
Yep that’s exactly right. If I didn’t have a blower or mine was broke, I’d no doubt be getting record amounts of snow 😁
Man i thought we in southern Ontario had snow last week..not even compared to what you have.
Yeah it was a pretty good storm. We got another 8” storm less than a week after this one
I have the 928 tracked also I bought it on the day after a 2013 blizzard. But since I purchased a bobcat with an enclosed cab and heat I've kind of been a wuss and have only used that even if it's only two or three inches. It's more fun honestly. But I love that 928 it could pretty much throw the snow about 90 ft I swear. We just haven't had much need for it since I bought it for the most part except for maybe a few times and by then I'd already had the bobcat.
Yeah blowing is definitely out in the elements. Always seems to be windy when I have to blow
Yes, on the flip side I affectionately call the bobcat the sauna it gets so hot in there I have to wear a t-shirt even when it's like -10 F. I still love being out in the weather also though.
Haha my Dad uses a Bobcat to move his snow. He’s always saying how he’s sweating in that cab 😁
One auger looks like it’s on backwards in the one part there
I’ll have to look at it. Might be the way it’s designed though
Nope it's on correctly, 8:00 for reference.
They have to take snow from opposite ends and feed it to the fan.
That's what she said
Yes!
Great machine but this particular model is Underpowered. Get the 12 Horse if your getting the tracked Honda, you'll be much happier.
I can see that. Could use a few more ponies
Got a wheel 28. 2005. Kick ass machine . Nothing like a Honda blower. Nothing.
They are there when you need em
Their is no blower that I have seen match the power of this honda machine. It's the only blower I would ever buy.
Only blower that comes with a Honda engine 😉
I had a 928 track machine. Hated it so I sold it.. Terrible to operate but my biggest gripe was that it was terribly underpowered.. way too slow for my liking. Maybe the 13 is better.. A 28 or 30" Ariens SHO will easily outperform the 928 in speed and volume. For about half the money !! It's unarguable,, I've run both.
I can see how the 928 could use a more powerful engine
Keep swapping around you'll never see the difference past immediate results, pushing that much volume at higher speed is gonna murder the engine, same thing with tractors. That's why you select lowest possible gear.
You run the brand new Ariens the way you see fit, I'll get a used 970/928 and run it the way I see fit, we run both for 10 years, whose snowblower will break first?
Doesn't take a scientist to figure that one out.