I made wings for both sides of my auger housing, so I can put them on one side or the other to eliminate that line of snow that the blower spits out the side. Saves the need to go back and do the cleanup after clearing the driveway. And for snow that's 6" or less, I can put them both on and make a wider path each time.
I just bought a 28 inches SHO Ariens. First time use it this morning. In Quebec 20 cm of snow fallowing by freezing rain ! Heavy snow ! She his a snow eating monster !
I love my Airens 28"SHO. I pulled the 306cc and put the polar Force 420 cc engine on it. Added LED lights to it. It throws snow 40 to 50 feet with no problem. Good video man.
Toro for snow as well ariens are built better but under powered but at the same time you can plow thru 10 inch’s of snow faster then a toro or Honda but performance has to go to toro or Honda!
@@got2getit204 Bud, you don’t know what you are talking about. To say the Ariens is underpowered is Ignorant! My Ariens throws 55’. Is that underpowered Bud?
I(Snow Blind Safety Glasses On) just bought the Ariens 28 HSO'(shout out to Jake Snowblowersdirect) Christmas Came Early This Year HAPPY NEW YEAR. Thank You For The Demonstration Video Peter.
I have owned an Ariens Deluxe 28 since 2013. I put chains on it and a 10-pound weight under the front of the bucket and it turned it into a new machine It will plow through monster drifts almost as high as the handlebars and the front end stays down. I only use premium gas with Sta-Bil and Lucas fuel treatment.
I agree with u.we had 40cm of snow yesterday man I have nothing bad to say only good experience so far,it’s been 4 years for me with this blower and he 0 issues only oil changes nothing more
@@spidusp I had a real problem with my snowblower a few years ago. It wouldn't start. I checked the spark plug for spark, checked the fuel filter screen inside of the fuel tank, installed an inline fuel filter drained and replaced the gas, rebuilt the carburetor, ordered a new carburetor and it still wouldn't start. I was at my wit's end when I called the Ariens tech. He said I had changed and cleaned everything but did I change the spark plug. I said that was the first thing I had checked. He asked what I had to lose? I changed the original Torch plug to NGK and It fired right up. Just because you can see a spark doesn't mean that the spark is hot enough. Well, at least I have an extra carburetor, have extra parts and tools, and am an expert in taking apart carburetors. There's always a learning curve!
I have had my 28" since 2001. Awesome machine. We get 60 inches of snow a year and my driveway is double wide and 50 yards long. I do my neighbors driveways too. Aside from oil, grease, and auger break off bolts I have only had to change the belts and the inner drive wheel. Still works great in 2022.
@@Sandbag1300 I measured the depth of rubber on my new friction after 2 years and it measured .150. The rubber on my new disc measured at .200. I replaced the disc at .050 which was exactly the perfect time. It would not have made it through another season. In August 2019, I performed a complete service. R&R all bearings and belts, R&R friction disc, R&R Damaged right-side auger, R&R impeller, impeller bearing, and roll pins. Greased auger shaft. Greased all gears inside friction disc maintenance cover. R&R drive wheels greased the wheel shafts. R&R headlight assembly and bulb. Adjusted and lubricated all cables, R&R both skid shoes. As you would know, it's easier to do maintenance in the summer than wait until you break down in the middle of a monster snowstorm.
I have the same unit, i live in the snowbelt along the north shore of Lake Superior. If you do not want the snow blowing back as much lower the discharge angle and do not blow it as far, and, as high. It works much better in tricky winds.
Just starting 4th winter with mine, It's a beast. I live in the north east of New Brunswick, Canada, and snow there is, a lot. I think that this machine is the best money can buy . 👍
Avec la tempête qui arrive aujourd’hui , nous allons avoir bien du fun avec nos `` ARIENS`` , j`ai surnommer la mienne ``Adrienne``, haha, ça fait bien rire ma conjointe et mes amis. :) Bonne tempête et soyez prudent. P.S., petit truc, lorsque je fini de travailler avec ma souffleuse je l` arrête toujours en fermant la valve du réservoir, de cette façon il ne reste jamais rien dans le carburateur et dans le conduit d`essence, donc aucun risque de gel de carburant. Ca prend entre 30 et 40 seconde avant que le moteur s`arrête.
@@garrycowan4747 moi j'ai nommé la mienne " Kos ". Pour moi, ariens me fait penser au fait d'ÊTRE un " aries ". J'ai cherché dans google la traduction de bélier. Et en hongrois ça se prononce coche. Comme ma ariens est sur la coche...Salutations de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. J'aimerai bien connaître d'autres nom donné à des souffleuses.
My recommendation to you is Ariens obviously!why? This year will be 4th season for me without single issue.no belts nothing change once I cleaned carburator that’s all this machine is made of metal whole no plastic parts love it till the end
Thanks for the video. May late father -in-law turned me on to Ariens snowblower almost 40 years ago in Northern Michigan. With a little bit of routine maintenance, they've never let me down. Live in a neighborhood with 16 houses and a court at the end. In a big storm, a neighbor and I start in the middle of the street and gang blow the whole street, so the plow doesn't have anything to pack into the end of our driveways! Ariens gets it up and out of the way!
bought a new 821QZE few weeks back, right before Chicago started gettin clobbered with snow. today found out what the engine sounds like when it runs out of gas and dies. momentary freakout that the machine had a major problem especially when the motor started heaving before it died. the 821 don't sound too impressive compared to my old 2 stroke, but when it dives into a snowbank that engine revs up and does its stuff. put it through its paces today with 2 hours of tackling 12in + snow. can't find a 831QZE in Chicago? check out Terpstras in Griffith Indiana. nice folks
great snowblower i have the same one. only thing id do different is by it from a dealer not home depot. i had to adjust the chasis bolts to get it to run straight. No big deal but a dealer would have set it up
simple man I’ve got it from dealer,but this machine has auto turn so if snow is compacted time to time blower jumps from right to left trying to turn only thing I do not like
I bought the Toro 1028HD Power Max last year. We get a lot of heavy wet snow in Southern Maine. The Toro eats that up like nobody’s business and does not ride up like my Aries did
Ariens are customizable, tho. They have weight kits for those who want to dig. Back in the day, Toro did have a one with a mechanical gearbox that let you actually move the axle back for digging, but I don't think they make that anymore. Nowadays people tend to just get track machines for scraping, which has the same effect.
Just bought a 12/32 Toro HD that got delivered yesterday and now I say bring on the snow. Replaced a 40 year old John Deere 1032, which gave me problems every year. It was a workhorse for a long time but it was time to move on.
I love my Ariens 30 inch with an EFI 306cc engine. I live in New Jersey and we havent had any really big snow storms since I bought it. Looks like you are buried in a lot of snow. Where are you located? Looks like the Midwest or Canada!
WOW you are really north and east and must get a ton of snow. I love Canada. Beautiful pristine land and I really would love to visit there again someday. My dad used to take me fishing when I was a kid north of Montreal. Would love to get up there again someday. Maybe I will visit you! My new Ariens has heated handle bars which really keeps your fingers warm. Getting snow today but I think only about 3 inches. How much snow do you have there now?
My father used to take me and my neighbor fishing up north of Montreal when I was a kid. We stayed at different lodges at different times. One was McKeebys lodge but that was so long ago that they are probably long gone. Loved it up there. So pristine. Is it still nice and rural up there now?
I got the Ariens Platinum 24 SHO. first-day auger gear housing leaked. Dealer's first attempt failed. 2nd attempt they put all new auger gear on and that fixed it. My first snow I didn't feel any difference with the SHO 369cc engine. The front end is to light and it rides up snow just like yours does. Ariens does sell weight plates to put on the front. I made my own. The auto-steering SUCKS. My last blower had the levers and they were way easier to turn with. Id buy a different brand if I did it all over. Oh and I paid $1499.99 for it and dealer offered me $800 to take it back. What a horrible dealer. Ariens didnt care either
What to buy. Can’t make up my mind on which model and company. Any advice live in Minnesota and just have to do a driveway that fits about 4 cars. Yea i do not want to do it by shovel again.
IMO, always get a 2 stage. 24" wide is the standard smallest size, and I tend to think that is fine because you have to store it, taking up space, the rest of the year. Of residential brands, Yamaha & Honda are the best built. Toro & Ariens are #2. The rest are all kinda the same. There are thousands of "brands", but they are all made by a few 3rd party manufacturers. You'll notice that most of their augers, gearboxes, and some other parts all look the same. Personally, I like Ariens. They are typically all-steel, although recently they have cheapened up some parts to compete will all these inexpensive blowers out there. One example is you'll see a brace on the auger case in this video. That is because unless you get the "commercial grade" Ariens, they no longer have a solid metal shaft through the augers. Keep in mind, tho, many cheap brands also do this _without_ the brace which can cause the gearbox to break if you hit something hard because the augers will bind on the shaft not allowing the shear pin to break. I have an older Ariens "Compact 22" because I had a narrow sidewalk at my old place. The "compact" ones don't have a "full size" auger, so they don't clean as well when you get to the end of your run because the auger is a couple inches off the ground. I also like Ariens because they do tend to offer a large choice of models and options. features like "auto turn", which is a form of automatic locking differential, and, of course, they have "compact" and "full size" models, they even have "SHO" (super high output) models where, for a few extra bucks, you get a larger motor, shorter gear ratio(faster impeller speed), and even a stronger impeller. Toro has their own features also, but I'm already running long. Suffice to say, they are a good brand. I guess their biggest claim to fame is they always try to make a "plug proof" blower. Their latest attempt is a very open impeller housing that shoots snow out the front if it doesn't all fit in the chute. I'm skeptical of that design, other than I think it's more "finger safe". Also, I have seen Toro's with two part deflectors on the chute, something normally you'd only see on Yamahas/Hondas or expensive commercial blowers. That can allow for more range, and less "spatter" when deflecting the snow a lot. Hondas/Yamahas tend to be pretty basic and just well built. I think they are all hydrostatic now, which gives the best speed control, and most are tracked, which gives traction and the ability to really scrape hardened snow. As far as any non-Honda/Yamaha/Ariens/Toro, well, they do work, they're cheap to buy. They will have a lot of plastic parts, a lot of gimmicks, often use a lot of cable controls which can be high maintenance due to salt and freezging. Cheap gear boxes, but even cheap gear boxes can last a long time. Probably the hottest gimmick of the 3rd stringers right now are their "3 stage" blowers. It's basically a sideways mounted single stage, with helper augers that push snow into a sideways single stage system. Cub Cadet(which is now just a name that was bought out by MTD in 1981) promotes it the most, but it also is available under other names too because it's just part of a conglomerate. They do throw alot of snow around, but it's questionable how much makes it out the end of the chute, lol. So, take your pick, however, if your goal is it impress the neighbors, well, then you need to find yourself a Zaugg Snow Beast. ;)
So guys, can you give me the best strategy to remove as much snow as possible? I used a snowblower for the first time last week and had some little "rocks" of snow lying around. From Peter's video, I can deduct: - Pass with the snowblower once, then only half the width of each scoop - Only go down the driveway, then all the way up - When you've made some progress, take a shovel and just scoop the rock-sized bits of snow that are left (like at 7:11) Any other tips?
Stanley QC when I use mine I go down my driveway the first time full width. On my return I never go back up using the same path. What I mean is , I’ll move over 6” and start another full width plow. What that does is I never have snow falling in front of my snowblower and thus cutting my snowblower width in half. Then on my third trip I take out the center 6”. Making my trips more efficient. I never have to kick snow in front of my machine like in this video. I have a 24” snowblower. If I use my method you get 54”..if I take 1 full pass and then half each time trying to keep snow from falling out of my path...I only get 48” and I’m faster and cleaner.
That's something! Can't do it myself. I have older 724 ariens. I like it. Snow arc is not that good but it won't throw to neighbour side. Thank for shearing
@guy proulx I figured there was a miscommunication, so I thought I should clarify. Honda engines are awesome. I did look at used Honda blower, but in the end I went with Ariens because of their selection and, while they aren't as well built as a Honda, they're pretty darn good. Ariens was one of the few, the only one I can think of now, who made a quality 2 stage under 24" wide.
@guy proulx AFAIK, I they don't sell Yamaha blowers in the U.S. Pretty much nobody I know even knows that they make snowblowers, lol. The ones in videos I've seen are beast machines, tho. I'm sure you'll like it.
@guy proulx Oh, it is shorthand for "As Far As I Know". It basically means, "I think I'm correct, but I could be wrong." On a side note, I was checking out some Yamaha blowers online today and, man, they sure look suspiciously like Honda's blowers. I wonder if there isn't some kinda co-op thing going on there.
That machine is having issues blowing that snow sounds like the engine is struggling almost sounds like metal to metal. I had 2 ariens couldn’t blow more that 1’ dry snow if it’s wet forget about it. Watch this video it’s sounding like metal to metal. Poor looking job look at the ground. Thanks
