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joe_in_ma
Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Original Message Jan 28, 2006 9:26 am |
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You may remember a couple of years back when I hopped up my 70's Ariens #922018 with a B&S Intek Snow 7.5. I ve noticed others have used the same motor for tis purpose. This year I added a shoot extension and went to a 6" wheel with a 13X5-6 tire. This is what this little machine really needed. Check it out with original wheel as a reference: <img src="http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9951/10909075du.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /> [IMG]http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9951/10909075du.jpg[/IMG]
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joe_in_ma
Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #3 Jan 28, 2006 9:38 am |
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joe_in_ma
Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #4 Jan 28, 2006 9:43 am |
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I carefully drilled a 1//4" hole thru wheel and axel and drove in a roll pin. Alot simpler than I thought it was going to be.
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joe_in_ma
Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #7 Jan 28, 2006 6:04 pm |
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Wow, better than showroom Garandman. I obviously have'nt done a full restore but the machine is very usable. I also painted the shoot with POR-15 and added the inmpeller rubber kit. Even though its a 20", it keeps up with the newer 824's. I am glad I'm the not the only one who thinks fixing up and improving these older machines is worth while.
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johnnyboy
Joined: Feb 17, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #9 Feb 17, 2006 10:35 am |
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Joe I liked your wheel upgrade. I have an old model Ariens Snow-Thro very similar to yours with bald hard solid tires. I have been looking to upgrade to new neumatic tires & rims. I have a 3/4" shaft. Can you tell me where you purchased your rims & tires with part numbers? I have been going nuts but I don't have a model number of my snowblower to go by. Right now I'm using a set of chains, but I would still like to upgrade the wheels. I would have to drill the shaft also buts thats no a problems. This snowblowert is in great shape & works fine. I rebuilt it a few years ago, but I was never able to locate the right rims & tires. Any help you can give me would be great.. Thanks John
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racin69z
Joined: Dec 3, 2006
Points: 2
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #10 Dec 3, 2006 7:39 am |
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Hello, In the picture you have a tire that is different than the snowhog or the xtrac, can you please tell me what kind of tires those are? Thanks
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apeman77
Joined: Mar 7, 2011
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #11 Mar 7, 2011 4:59 pm |
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I'm looking to replace the tires on my Ariens 10M4. Unfortunately I'm not having any luck finding a rim that will accommodate the 13 x 5 - 6 tire I would like to put on it. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. I'm also struggling to post a photo on here.....uuuurrrggghhh! http://www.flickr.com/photos/60322148@N05/5507507174/ Let's see if that works.
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apeman77
Joined: Mar 7, 2011
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #12 Mar 7, 2011 5:13 pm |
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