Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

 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

I think he is going to drill a new hole ahead of the one that is on the lower shift rod for the hair pin,  by doing this  the shirt rod would be pulled back enough to clear the friction wheel.

The blower should be going into the shop next friday as I have no way of getting it there until then.

The dealer also mentioned that  he has heard nothing from Ariens about this problem and that he encountered it when servicing machines he had sold from that model year, and I'm unsure if he has made them aware of it.

Al