I picked up this worn out honda hs35 snowblower at a yard sale for $20 buck, got it running in another video but still needed more work to throw the snow, lets fix the rest of it.
Honda snowblower not throwing snow, lets fix it by replacing the paddles and scraper.
ByMustie
Feb 17, 2019
Quite a kot of time but once again, success
Nice Karmann Ghia
Thanks for the tricks of piece of wood to expand the slots, I was able to follow that to replace the paddles. The video is excellent!
It's cool that you restored the old snowblower Love watching the videos.
But that Honda is virtually useless as a snowblower 🤣
You could literally take a MANPLOW shovel or a snow plow shovel and do a better job than that little snowblower.
I know super late to the party… but just found the channel. But using IPA on rubber makes them slick as snot for getting them into tough spots.
The replacement and her parts definitely made a huge difference with that slush…the old parts wouldn't stand a chance…very impressive actually!
Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
This was the first snow blower that we bought back in the 1980's. This little machine is/was a beast!
Always buy Honda OEM PARTS and your machine will run forever.
I killed mine because I purchased aftermarket belt which was too tight and caused shaft seal oil leak. Since the machine was 30 yrs old, I bought a new Honda. Honda & Toro make great machines but Honda is one notch better than Toro.
Your gap looks alittle big .My honda 720a has a much smaller gap so it moves snow better.
Just a tip, spray some silicone spray or WD40 on the sidewall of a junk car tire and use a new utility blade, or a sharp knife, and it will cut like butter. It is much easier than you would think. Make sure it is a car tire not a truck tire and be sure to not try to cut through the steel cords. I have done this multiple times
I have a 1998 Toro CCR 3000, its a 21" 5 hp machine with a Suzuki 2 stroke. The paddles are a little pain to replace but not as difficult as the Honda. I leave the new rubber paddles on top of a warm radiator and that makes it easier.
On the Toro auger when you replace them the rubber actually touches the housing when they are new. These machines throw snow very well due to the impeller design.
I've had this same model for almost 25 years, it doesn't need high rpm's to work effectively. The auger consumables and scraper bar are what kills the performance when they're worn out
Ok I just changed out my paddles and scraper . The paddles were a Pia. I finally took a fat chisel to widen out the groove where the paddles sit. And the way I got them in and lined up was to use tire lube in the groove and on the paddles near the bolt holes. It worked better than spray silicone. When you widen the groove it throws the bolt holes out of alignment, so you have to clamp them back down a little bit. Used a scratch awl to guide the bolts back in. The scraper was a piece of cake. Hope this helps someone!!
Looks good from my house …. good job bud ….
I have a honda 621 which I'm trying to change the paddles, but the auger doesn't seem to want to spin for me, the way the one in the video is. It spins when it's on, but I'm trying to spray the bolts down a bit with the liquid wrench & it won't spin.
In Houston it snows enough to accumulate and stay on the ground about once every eight years. Yet here I am watching, with keen interest, as Mustie fixes a snowblower. On another note, only those who have moved here from the north know how to drive in the stuff. Being on the roads, even with a little sleet, is like watching Keystone Cops in one of their car chases.