For what it's worth you can change to the side mount skids. Honda does sell a kit to change over to the side mount skids. I converted mine over was well worth it for me.

 

So you had to drill it on the sides to install the new shoes?

 

i just put these on my Honda 1132, they are very high quality and very think and durable. Once you drill the holes they would work well. Mine came with pre-drilled factory holes so i lucked out there.

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The Honda OEM kit for side skids I think is labeled as "Commercial Skid" or something similar.
I'm not 100%, but I think this may be the number you are looking for: 04700-768-E100
That is what I used on my 1132, but it may work for the 928.

Be sure to drill the holes where the spacer plates will sit flat on the side and not up on a stamped section, and of course ream the burrs off the holes and paint them good!
For the time being I am leaving my rear skids on also, but just raised a bit higher.

The only concern I'd have was if your machine is wheeled and not tracked. The side skids may tend to float the auger up and over crust if you have a wheeled machine, unless you are lifting up on bars... where with the rear skids, the auger would have removed the snow/crust before the skid would have a chance to lift.

 

You are right.

The normal skids. Part number: # 76153-736-010

The commercial skids. Part number: # 04700-768-E100

 

Hi, first time poster.....I put Ariens plastic skid shoes from Homer Depot on the sides of my wheeled HS624. The studs that held the rear shoes on were totally rusted and a couple of them ended up spinning so I went the Ariens route. Under $20 but I had to use some longer bolts because of the raised stamped part of the housing. I just put a piece pf 1/4 inch plywood under the scraper bar and the the shoes flush with the pavement.