Honda’s 4-stroke Advantage

All Honda snowblowers use our legendary 4-stroke engines.  From our single- stage HS520 snowthrower to our heavy duty HS1132 snowblower, you’ll find a high quality Honda 4-stroke engine doing the work.

Honda engines have numerous advantages over the competition’s 2-stroke engines, including:

• No mixing!

  With a 4-stroke engine, you never have to mix gas and oil.  Using regular gas is easier and more convenient.

• No smoke, no smell!

  2-stroke engines smoke and smell because they are burning oil.  But with Honda, there’s no foul 2-stroke smell to ruin your day outside.  And you don’t have to worry about changing your clothes when you’re done blowing snow.

• Easy starting

  You’ll be surprised at how easy it is to start a Honda 4-stroke engine, even in cold weather.  And unlike finicky 2-stroke engines, there’s no tricky procedures involved to get it started – no primer to pump, no bending over to fiddle with the engine controls.  Honda makes it truly easy to start and go.

• Lower emissions

  Honda takes the environment seriously.  Our engines use advanced engine technology that meets or exceeds EPA emission requirements in all 50 states.

• Better fuel economy

  Honda engines are known for being fuel efficient, and our snowblowers are no exception.  4-stroke engines use less fuel than 2-strokes by design.  And when you throw in the additional cost of special 2-stroke oil, it’s obvious that a Honda 4-stroke engine is considerably more economical to operate.