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

2/27 - Super service and advice - beyond the scope of the manual - and directly from Ariens CS - has this matter resolved.Great service! 2/14 snow in Boston area was wet and heavy...early on in cleaning my driveway the chute became loose - would not lock.

The manual details proper cable adjustment for the chute lock cable. The adjustment must be precise for this system to work properly. I would try that first. It's more likely an adjustment issue than a part failure. If this doesn't work, repost, and we'll try the next most likely problem.

PK

Hi, I'm also in the boston area and hit the same problem with my Ariens ST11528LE during the last storm.  Basically tightening the spring loaded nut under the shoot deflector gear will keep the chute pointing in the desired direction.  It's on page 22 of my owner's manual, of course I couldn't find my paper copy in my file cabinet, so I downloaded it today at

http://manuals.ariens.com/Owner_Manuals/Ariens_OM/924124_128,335_338,516,517/00294700a_eng.pdf

wagnert wrote:
You likely have the older model without the Quick Turn stick (yours has the crank..?). This will not work on a 926001.