6wheeler 676 #1 Posted 11 hours ago Hi all. So, I was at an auction last weekend. (How many stories start like this). I bought this nice Honda HS624 snowblower. ( I missed this nice 3 bottom IH plow I was really after while bidding on a rake for my brother). Not yet able to go home empty handed, I had to get something . So, I got this snowblower. It runs super nice. The only thing right now is that it is low on hydrostatic fluid. I looked under it and it looks like it leaks. It drives fine so it must not be completely out. Does anyone know how to change the fluid? I do not see any kind of drain plug. The little fluid bottle says honda hydrostatic fluid. But, of course. I don't have any. Can I use something else like 5w-30? I would use Rotella 15w-40 like I use on my WH's but maybe I can't. I have never had one of these (I mean any snowblower) before. I usually use a shovel and my Bobcat. I have some places the Bobcat won't fit. The older I get? The less I want to shovel. Henceforth, a snowblower. So, do I need to go chase down the honda juice? Or convert it to dinosaur gravy. Any help on these machines is greatly appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,044 #2 Posted 11 hours ago Ah, a track machine. At the time it was made, the Honda was the only model with a device to disengage the drive to allow the machine to freewheel & be pushed if inoperable. Competitors had to wait until the snow melted... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6wheeler 676 #3 Posted 7 hours ago Thank you. But, sorry. This is a wheeled machine. It does have a dis-engagement lever though. It looks like it will be an ok machine. I think ..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
