I have a new HSS1332 ADT but live pretty far from any dealer or service center. I was wondering what spare parts would be handy for this machine?
Spark Plug?
Drive belt?
Auger belt?

Does this machine have typical problems or faults?

Good questions that I have been asking myself as well. All I can say is from the experience with my HS 928. It ate shear pins a lot on my gravel driveway, but that is about all. The spark plug is the original and always starts first pull still after 10 years. I have new belts on hand but there is no sign they are slipping either. The new 1332 has a different transmission, and new features like track steering and motor chute control but really I can't think of anything more than pins to actually have on hand. That said, the engine shutdown feature has made it so that my 1332 has not broke a pin yet.

Since I am also a long ways from the dealer I ordered the Honda shop manuals for both the HS and HSS models. They are excellent well written and laid out publications with extensive troubleshooting sections and photographs. For $45 they are worth it I think where there is no dealer around. You can order one direct from Honda.

 

I think everyone with an ICE powered snow blower should have certain spare parts on hand.

Spark Plug
Drive belt
Auger belt
Shear bolts/pins
friction disc (if applicable)

No spare parts required for many of the plastic electric machines, just buy a new machine when something breaks.

 

My HS828's belts lasted only 20 years, and I changed them only because I was overhauling it. I ground off rust, painted it, and when I'm that deep into a machine, I usually replace bearings and all normal wear parts. Since the bucket had to come off to get all the rust, I was into the belts area and they looked fine at their advanced age.

I've broken shear pins when the newspaper turns up in the driveway snow, so I stock the pins. Bearings and belts are available online, so I do not recommend you keep them around. I do suggest you pull the auger after a few years and put copious amounts of antiseize on the shafts to prevent parts rusting together. I check bearings after 5 - 7 years. I do have a spare spark plug on hand but only because of that overhaul (I bought two). Honda engines almost always start on the first pull...unless you feed them really bad gas.

You can get most everything you need from online Honda dealers, so why worry about stocking parts? I use boats.net for OEM stuff. The best spare part you can buy is the shop manual for your machine...and read it! Adjust the skids and scraper bar.

You would do better swapping the skids out for roller type (or plastic) and religiously doing routine maintenance. Get a can of fluid film and hose down the inside of the bucket and auger. I try to run the machine down to the end of the driveway, clean up the salty stuff thrown up by the plow, then let the rest of the snow on the driveway clean out the salt laden slush. Enjoy your machine!

 

If I weren't near a Honda dealer/service center, I would keep a set of belts on hand, in addition to some of both types of shear bolts/nuts, an NGK spark plug, and a spare fuse or two. This is my onboard toolkit.