Honda Snow Blowers

23.8" wide · 49 ft throw · 243 lb

This is the smallest of Honda's track-drive HSS line, and the one owners point slope-dwellers to when wheels just spin: hydrostatic tracks claw up steep or gravel driveways, the auger height lever lifts the bucket clear of loose stone, and the GX200 engine is the same commercial mill that runs rental fleets for decades. Owner sentiment is near-reverent about build quality — 'Honda smooth' comes up constantly — but you must know the history: 2015-era HSS machines had a well-documented chute-clogging saga in wet snow, and Honda's fix was a redesigned, larger-opening chute available free under warranty (current production has it baked in). The other rub is price: at roughly $3,299 you're paying Ariens Platinum 24 SHO money plus a thousand bucks for a 23.8-inch cut, and Honda has exited single-stage snow blowers entirely in the US, so dealer support is the bet you're making. For deep-snow country on a grade, though, nothing this size works like it.

Best for Steep, icy, or gravel driveways in serious snow country where traction and longevity outrank width-per-dollar.

28" wide · 52 ft throw · 276 lb

The HSS928ATD is the Goldilocks of Honda's track line and the model snowblowerforum lifers usually mean when they say 'just buy the Honda': a GX270 pushing 1,900 lb/min through a 28-inch bucket, hydrostatic tracks that hold a grade like a tank, and joystick chute control that owners describe as fantastic. Home Depot reviewers call it 'easily the best snowblower made,' and the engine routinely outlives the driveways it clears. Honesty file: this platform was at the center of the HSS wet-snow clogging saga — Honda's redesigned larger-opening chute (free under warranty, standard on current units) mostly settled it, but heavy slush can still slow the 270cc more than the bigger HSS1332. At about $3,599 it costs $1,300+ more than an Ariens Platinum 24 SHO and turns slower than Ariens' auto-turn wheels, yet nothing in the price class matches its traction or fit-and-finish. With Honda winding down parts of its US power-equipment line, grab one while dealer channels are still full.

Best for Heavy-snowbelt homeowners with sloped or gravel driveways who want a buy-once machine and can stomach the price.

31.9" wide · 56 ft throw · 298 lb

This is the biggest gas snow blower Honda sells in the US and the machine snowblowerforum threads simply call 'awesome': a GX390 moving 2,750 lb/min through a 32-inch bucket with a 56-foot throw that reviewers joke puts snow in the neighbor's yard. Notably, the wet-snow clogging complaints that dogged the HSS928 barely touched this model — the bigger impeller and 389cc of torque keep heavy slush moving, and current units carry Honda's redesigned chute anyway. Owners' actual gripes are practical: it's 298 lb, it fills half a shed, turning the tracks takes shoulders since there's no trigger steering, and at about $3,999 it's up against the Ariens Platinum 30 SHO and Professional RapidTrak, which cost less and steer easier. But for lake-effect country, long steep gravel drives, or anywhere the plow leaves a four-foot wall, this is the no-drama pick — commercial-grade everything, decade-plus service life, and traction that makes chains-on-wheels rivals look silly.

Best for Lake-effect and mountain-country properties with long, steep, or gravel driveways and routinely deep, heavy snow.

23.8" wide · 49 ft throw · 220 lb

This is the wheeled sibling of the HSS724ATD already in this catalog, and the choice between them is the whole story. Tracks give you grip on ice and slopes and the ability to tilt the bucket; wheels give you a machine that turns without fighting you and costs less. Both run the same commercial GX200 engine and the same hydrostatic drive, which is the reason people buy Hondas in the first place — the speed lever is continuous rather than stepped, so in deep snow you can creep at whatever pace the auger will actually take. It is also the only Honda in this catalog with an Amazon listing, which matters only because every other Honda here is dealer-order.

Best for Flat-to-moderate paved or gravel driveways where Honda's engine and hydrostatic drive are the draw, and the ice-grip of tracks isn't needed.