
Here's the deal: There's a gear case mounted to the inside of the right side (looking forward) of the main frame of the machine. I think I've done most of the posting on this dowel pin. My next moves on the exterior will be to change the ground stone, and add a garden to the left of the right column with some evergreens, hydrangea for summer, and some annuals. We also added top and bottom molding to the columns. We also took away the original 2 round columns, only one of which was a supporting beam, and we squared them off, added some extra lighting, we also hide the old gutters behind the white drop down from the roof. The new entry door brings a ton of light into the inside entry way, and we also added 2 light tunnels inside that room. Added a dark grey garage door, and a dark grey stone wall to balance out all that one sided-ness of the house and hide the electrical box. So above is the old facade with asphalt roof, white garage door, white front door, and the long expanse of white with the stupid electrical box dead center of the white wall.So we added a dark grey tile roof, a skylight over the outside entryway to pull more light because it is the north side of the house.
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I am very pleased that I had a 3rd architect that was great we worked well together. But it just looks more cheaply built than these old Hondas.Wow just found this thread and see I never updated with a photo of the new exterior. I have a brand new Ariens Classic 24 that someone bought last year and is selling for $450 locally. Or if there are any other machines that would meet my criteria and for less than $500, I am all ears. I like the idea of a tracked machine for those more significant snowfalls and both the HS 55 and HS70 are listed for $500. We are located at approximately 2800' elevation and do receive significant snowfalls at times (we still get lake effect snow even though we are in western MD). I will have 2 vehicles that will be kept outside and will be occupying that space so its really not all that big of an area at all. My driveway at our new house is roughly 20' wide and approximately 40'.

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I just want an engine that will be bullet proof if taken care of and don't need all the fancy bells and whistles on a machine. The machines seem to be very well built and look to be in excellent condition for their age. I have found a few honda tracked snowblowers on craiglist and wanted to get opinions on the HS 55 and HS70 models from the mid 80's. I am really more interested in looking at an older, more simple design. Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and am researching for the snowblower that I think will perform the best for my needs.
