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CONTENTS
Add Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Engine Oil Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Check the Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . 5 Engine Oil Recommendations . . . . . . 15 Operating the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dealer Locator Information . . . . . . . . . 25 How to Contact Honda . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FOR YOUR SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PARTS AND CONTROLS. . . . . . . . . . . 3 LED Work Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Storage Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
INITIAL SNOW BLOWER SETUP . . . . 4 Snow Clearing Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Storage Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
List of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Auger-Lock Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Removal from Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Add Engine Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hour Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Please Register Your Snow Blower . . 4 Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Engine Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Before Using Your Snow Blower . . . . 4 Stopping the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
BEFORE EACH OPERATION . . . . . . . 5 Clearing Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Snow Blower Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check Your Snow Blower . . . . . . . . . 5 Snow-clearing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check Your Work Area. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Removing Obstructions . . . . . . . . . . 13 Serial Number Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check the Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . 5 SERVICING YOUR SNOW BLOWER 13 High Altitude Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Add Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Emission Control System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . 14 Air Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Snow Blower Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Engine Oil Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operating the Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Engine Oil Recommendations . . . . . 15 AVOIDING FUEL-RELATED PROBLEMS . . . . 24
Engine Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CUSTOMER INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Auger-lock Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Track Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Parts, Accessories, and Service Items . . . . . 25
Hour Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Dealer Locator Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel Valve Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Auger and Blower Inspection. . . . . . 16 How to Contact Honda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starter Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shear Bolt Replacement . . . . . . . . . 16 Honda Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Throttle Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Skid Shoes and Scraper . . . . . . . . . 16 DISTRIBUTOR’S LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . 26
Choke Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TRANSPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY 27
Shift Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Before Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PRODUCT REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chute Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Clutch Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Auger Clutch Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Steering Control Levers . . . . . . . . . 9
Height Adjusting Lever . . . . . . . . . . 9
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OWNER’S MANUAL
HSS928A • HSS1332A
SNOW BLOWER
Before operating the snow blower for the first time, please read this
Owner’s Manual. Even if you have operated other snow blowers,
take time to become familiar with how this snow blower operates and
practice in a safe place until you build up your skills.
REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT
To register your snow blower, scan
the QR code or see page 31
for additional ways to register.
QUESTIONS?
Contact your Honda dealer.
There is a dealer locator at
powerequipment.honda.com
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