All Honda Garage now

the Ferret

the Ferret

Road warrior
Thread starter
Our Majesty 400 Yamaha Scooter left today. Great scooter, but it wasn't getting enough riding time and I had other needs. Especially in the winter. My snow blower is getting old and running it up and down my curvy hilly driveway was wearing me out as well.

This afternoon they delivered my new snow removal tool ..a new Honda Rancher 420 4wd with 48" Cycle Country Blade fitted with a Warn Winch to lift and drop the blade.

No more hours and hours behind the snow blower, hopefully no more coming in dripping sweat with my heart beating thru my chest, breathing like I just ran a marathon. As my wife said," it's cheaper than a heart attack".



It joins the CB DLX, the ST 1300, my wife's Accord and my Ridgeline. Honda? You paying attention? lol

Certainly not wishing for that white stuff to come any time soon, but when it does, this year I will be ready!




.
 
That is cool! Do you live on property where you can use that beastie for other things as well?

Me, I'm still livin' like an animal. :P

 
Thread starter
Well Im on about 5 acres, mostly wooded, but a lot of it is steep hillside. It will get some use carting the 4 grandkids around the yard in summer though I'm sure, which will take so e pressure off the riding mower lol
 
That's exactly the sort of thing I have been looking for over here! I am not sure they have the blade option here, but perhaps I can get it shipped from the US. It usually takes me a good two hours to clear the snow from my road in the winter each time i has snowed over night with my Yamaha snow blower, and with something like that I would get the job done in no time! Also, I have always wanted a quad to go up some more remote trails here in the summer...
 
Thread starter
CIP yes, straight right on a couple different angles and left on a couple different angles but you have to set those manually.
 
The ferret_imp said:
CIP yes, straight right on a couple different angles and left on a couple different angles but you have to set those manually.
Click to expand...
Good, you need an angle for driveways not so much for walkways. It keeps the snow away from your feet (tires) and makes life a lot easier.
 
Gonna be firing up my Honda mower today or tomorrow. Bought it 21 years ago. I think it's been tuned up once. I know that the spark plug hasn't been replaced in 10 years. I probably should sharpen the blade, but that's about all that it will need. The thing just runs and runs. Love my Hondas! Wish I had room and need for a Honda 4-wheeler.
 
Thread starter
CIP57_imp said:
The ferret_imp said:
CIP yes, straight right on a couple different angles and left on a couple different angles but you have to set those manually.
Click to expand...
Good, you need an angle for driveways not so much for walkways. It keeps the snow away from your feet (tires) and makes life a lot easier.
Click to expand...
Good, you need an angle for driveways not so much for walkways. It keeps the snow away from your feet (tires) and makes life a lot easier.
I've heard the good thing about snow blowers is they blow the snow up and away from the drive, whereas with the blade you have to push the snow someplace and if it gets really cold the pushed snow freezes and then you have nowhere to push more snow if it snows again. Hope that doesn't become an issue.
 
Hmmm, after a quick check it turns out the Honda quads are no longer imported here since well over 5 years. But I like the idea, and will have a look at other brands. I could really use one also with a small trailer for moving things around.
 
The ferret_imp said:
CIP57_imp said:
The ferret_imp said:
CIP yes, straight right on a couple different angles and left on a couple different angles but you have to set those manually.
Click to expand...
Good, you need an angle for driveways not so much for walkways. It keeps the snow away from your feet (tires) and makes life a lot easier.
Click to expand...
Good, you need an angle for driveways not so much for walkways. It keeps the snow away from your feet (tires) and makes life a lot easier.
I've heard the good thing about snow blowers is they blow the snow up and away from the drive, whereas with the blade you have to push the snow someplace and if it gets really cold the pushed snow freezes and then you have nowhere to push more snow if it snows again. Hope that doesn't become an issue.
Click to expand...
Good, you need an angle for driveways not so much for walkways. It keeps the snow away from your feet (tires) and makes life a lot easier.
I've heard the good thing about snow blowers is they blow the snow up and away from the drive, whereas with the blade you have to push the snow someplace and if it gets really cold the pushed snow freezes and then you have nowhere to push more snow if it snows again. Hope that doesn't become an issue.
Back to back storms like we had this year with cold temps it does become an issue. Not sure how long your driveway is but assume with 5 acres its 200-300 feet. Try to get as much snow out of the driveway and across the street as possible. Clean the center to the sides first because if you keep running over it it will pack and freeze and you will need a set of chains, problems you don't have with a blower. Straight blade the last 100 ft out of the driveway and clean the edges, the rest you can push off the sides by going straight into the pile and lifting the blade pushing a few feet back. You'll get the hang of it all driveways are different.
 
ferret good choice, when we had our store selling plow for ATVs was a big part of our biss. . We sold another brand but always kept a demo ATV set up with plow , big wheel kit , cab , winch etc. I even plowed the whole parking lot in our second store with the demo everyday in the winter. Made for some early mornings in the winter
because I had to clear snow at home before I got to the store.
You will be surprised at all the things you can use a ATV around the house for. We used to leave the plow on and pushed pallets around
full of tires in the spring. Never had a fork lift. In the winter if it is below 0 and windy a Moose cab really helps.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top