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

I am purchasing an Ariens 7524 (w/7.5 HP OHV)and am wondering about those with smaller machines and EOD issues. I live in the snowbelt north of Toronto. I have very limited storage space (along w/wife who felt most confident when handling the 7524 vs. the larger machines) and, after much consideration, the 7524 was the right machine. My only real concern is EOD as we can get large, over 1 foot piles deposited there. Anyone else with this machine, the other small Ariens, or other smaller machines, what is your experience with EOD? Thanks very much.

Every so often someone mentions the "works better with more snow" phenomenom. The same thing happened with my 10.5HP blower.

Basically the throttle control only controls the low end of the engine's range. You typically run with the throttle set wide open and only move it to shut down. There is an governor that tries to maintain engine RPM. If you don't have enough load on the augers then the governor doesn't kick in and the snow dribbles out. Once you have enough load the governor lets the engine rev up and the snow flies. I've found that most of the  time going slower isn't the solution, going faster is. You get more snow, the load goes up, the governor kicks in and the white stuff flies.

If you start to get snow plowing, where the snow is being pushed forward in front of the blower, then you need to slow down. The augers aren't pulling the snow in fast enough and you need to move slower to let them do their job. Of course with a LOT of snow the machine can bog down due to too much load.

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Congratulations on your purchase!  You should get years of dependable service from it.  You already have WAY MORE machine than the equivalent piece of crap from Canadian Tire!

Ken

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I'm jealous.  I am still using a 5hp machine I rehabbed as a basket case years ago.  Drive is 3 car wide x 100 ft long fronting on a major 2-lane US highway (US195 in Eastern Wa).  Needless to say that even a 2" snowfall will build quite a plow berm across it.  I have to "nibble" at it in the lowest gear.  Same when I have to double (sometimes triple) blow.  That poor machine has handled banks over 4ft deep but it does take awhile.

Re: throw distance  - a governor will maintain whatever speed is set by the throttle, be it WOT or idled down.   Engine speed does not  not change due to load as long as it isn't heavy enough to overload the engine.  Snow will blow further if the auger is kept well loaded.  Why,  I don't know but it is easy to demonstrate.  Take say a 4" snow and hit it at whatever speed the machine will take.  Now drop gears down about half and compare the distance.  To me it is totally couter intuitive but that's the way it works.

Harry K

You might consider using a synthetic oil.