Honda Cover for Hs928 and Hs1132 Snow Blower

High quality, snug fit.

My Honda 928 snow-blower with tracks is circa 2011. I had an original Honda cover that I got at the time from the dealer for it that was a bit snug but worked fine. Then, in addition to my usual grinding up of the morning paper in the driveway, I ground-up the corner of my original cover as it lay under the snow. Oops. So I got this cover in late 2017.

It is the same high quality. The fabric of the original held up fine for 6 years of summer sun. The elastic around the base is very stretchy (it needs to be). It is a bit tighter than the older cover I had. Some of that is that the elastic around the base is snugger. It also seems to have a bit less fabric overall.

Where previously, I could put the older, slightly larger cover over the snow blower in any configuration, now I need to turn the discharge chute towards the center and lower the chute's deflector make it less tall. I also have to work a little harder to wiggle it first over the handles, then over the engine&chute, then tuck the elastic under the back part of my tracks, and finally, I put the cover over the feed-auger housing (the very front of the blower).

It's enough of a tight fit that I've added one thing to my routine: I use a velcro cinch-strap to hold down the two dead-man handles. First I depress the right lever, and then the left (which locks the right one down) and then I secure the left dead-man lever to keep the whole snow blower slightly less tall and slightly lower in volume.

An upside, I suppose, of the tighter fit is there's no way it's getting blown off even in very high winds.

A suggestion: on a nice day, or inside the garage, use it a few times, make sure you have it in the proper orientation, and then mark the "front", "back", "left" and "right" sides with a Sharpie. That makes it a lot easier to get it oriented when it's cold, dark and snowy.

In summary: high quality fabric, looks good, protects the blower from UV damage over the summer, keeps snow and ice out of the mechanisms in winter, but harder to put on than the older version.Read full review

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cover install

Good fit, needs directions, as in which end to start with [one is easier]

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Must have cover

Must have cover. Fits perfect. We use it while snow blower is in back of the truck during storms.