Ariens Snowblower Fun

Me snowblowing with my Ariens snowblower. It is not the one in the other video, but the same exact model. This one is rustier. A friend of mine had this snowblower in his shed for many years. When i got it the tires were flat, gas tank was rusty, fuel system was pretty varnishy, skids were shot, and the scraper was shot. It was a basket case, but now works good.

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Howto & Style

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• ariens
• 6hp
• tecumseh
• snowblower
• snowthrower
• stage
• craig1974
• snowblowing

[workensmart]

You did a much better job controlling yours with one hand lol. If I had a smaller snow thrower I bet I could have done just as good lol. I love the older stuff you just fix it up a little bit and most of the time you have a good running machine.

[craig1974]

@workensmart When you operate the snowblower it moves when you have it in gear, and the clutch handle released. That is why i operated the camera so easy.

[l337pwnage]

@craig1974 I set mine the thickness of a dime for pavement. If I had gravel, I would set it for 1" or so.

[workensmart]

@craig1974 did you see my video It looks like a shaky mess lol. At first I started off in 5th gear and then after I finally get out of my drive way I try and go over a pile of snow in front of my house and things go down hill from there lol. I should get a tripod for the next snow storm.

[craig1974]

@l337pwnage i use thin wood shims, or old lawnmower blades to adjust my skids.

[l337pwnage]

flat tires are a good thing, I run mine at 2 PSI and they get awesome traction like that. ^_^

[l337pwnage]

@BandOnTheRun87 2 stages have shoes on them that need adjusting. that sets the height of the scraper. You set it high for gravel and low for pavement. The scraper is set slightly above the pavement so the blower doesn't catch and snag on every little crack in the pavement.

HTH.

[MrJlamb10]

@BandOnTheRun87 Because you push down on the handlebars and it raises the front end off the ground

[medicmonster]

I have a 1978 ariens that I found in someone's trash...all it needed was an oil change and tune up. Can't kill those old beasts.

NICE MACHINE!!!

[DaveTheYak12]

A real genuine antique.