OKK group... top line questions is what kind of steel is used to make a shear pin?
Background.. we just received over 28" of snow here in the mountains outside of Boulder, CO in the last 24 hours. My big Honda Snowblower (HS 828, 8HP,
28" auger) broke the both auger shear pins while blowing my 250 foot driveway.On the internet, you can buy 10 pins for $5.50, but I needed them now. Here in Boulder/Denver, one guy was charging 4.00 for the pin and 3.00 for the nut. Another was charging 9.00 for 4 pins and 5.00 for 4 nuts -- but he was out of stock - sold out.
Now I understand capitalism and I don't want to talk about that.
What I want to know is why not use a standard grade 2 M6 hex bolt and nut from Home Depot for .17 cents for the "pin" and 20 cents for the nut. Obviously, I want a "cheap" bolt so it WILL shear...
Will this work to get me thru blowing the rest of the driveway until I can order "genuine Honda replacements pins"... or do I really need "genuine Honda replacement pins?
Steve