The 32-inch auger opening means that I can clear the main part of the driveway in three passes. To clear it would require the biggest snowblower made, and frankly, I didn’t think that a snowblower would be practical. Not only is it long, but there’s a parking area to the side of the two car garage that’s a car deep and three cars wide. When I bought this house, the driveway was the most daunting feature. The snowblower does a 180 in a surprisingly compact circle. To turn the snowblower, fingertip controls brake the left or right tracks while the opposite track remains powered. The tracks cruise right through the snow without slipping. The HSS1332 cut through the light stuff easily. Where the plows pushed snow up against the end of the driveway, there was a strip of about 16 inches of heavy, packed snow about two feet wide. The bulk of the driveway had approximately six inches of light, fluffy snow. The Cape and Islands got the worst of it, while in the Boston suburbs, we got six to eight inches. Our first opportunity to use the HSS1332ATD came when southern New England got its first blast of snow on January 7 and 8, 2017. RELATED: 2017 Honda Accord Touring Hybrid Review at The pull start works effectively, but the key-operated electric start is going to be a godsend when there’s two feet of snow in the driveway and temperatures are hovering around zero. When the engine roars to life, slide the choke back in. The starting procedure is simple: Make sure the fuel is on by sliding the lever under the fuel tank to the right. We tried starting the HSS1332ATD with both the electric start and the backup recoil starter. Be aware that if your snowblower is shipped this way, you need to add engine oil (which is supplied along with a bag of tools.) We had it shipped directly from Honda, and it comes strapped to a pallet, with a cardboard box covering it. The electric start bumps the price to $3,399.ĭepending on how you buy a Honda HSS1332ATD, it will either be prepped by a local dealer or shipped to your location. The HSS1332ATD has a key-operated electric start. The HSS1332AT has a recoil start - a hand operated pull start. There are two versions of the HSS1332 line. RELATED: Honda Ridgeline Black Edition at The HSS1332ATD features electric start, a 389cc Honda GX390 single cylinder engine, tracks for exceptional traction in the snow, and a 32-inch clearing width. Honda does make an HS1336iAS, which offers about four more inches of clearing space, but it’s $8,000 and not something most homeowners are going to want to purchase. The Honda HSS1332ATD is about the biggest residential snowblower you can get your hands on. When the folks at Honda Power Equipment asked us to review the HSS1332ATD snowblower, we jumped at the chance. As a matter of course, we review cars, trucks, SUVs and other things powered by engines.