Hey guy's it's been a while .
I don't post often but I discovered a little problem while servicing my blower for the upcoming season and thought I would share my story thinking that maybe someone else has had the same problem.
It is an Ariens 1128le which I bought new in Jan 04. I noticed while servicing my machine, that my friction wheel was chewed up on one side and I determined the cause of the problem. A washer on the shift rod (which is connected to shift arm) makes contact with the friction wheel, but only when the machine is in 3rd or 4th .
I bought my machine from an ope dealer 250 miles from me because my local dealer just didn't have and couldn't get any more blowers .
So, I go to see my local Ariens dealer explaining my problem and turns out he had the same problem with the machines he had sold that year. He didn't say if all models were affected . His fix, redrill the lower shift rod and replace with new washer and replace friction wheel.
He told me to bring in my paperwork and this would be done under warranty, which makes me very happy.
Al
