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

My Ariens does not seem to be as powerful as it should be. I watch people with smaller (but newer) machines move through snow more quickly than I can. My Ariens is an older model (85 I think), but it still throw snow better than it seems to. It reading some other posts it seems that the issue is sometime in the slippage of a belt. I looked through the owner's manual and it only discusses belt replacement and nothing about tension. Any ideas for better performance?

Thanks in advance
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The impeller kit is more for turning a snowblower into a sluch cannon. If the belts haven't been adjusted or replaced since 1985 then I would guess someone has a machine that is ready for a bit of TLC.

I'd suggest downloading a new Ariens manual from their website. I haven't read one but I have seen posts stating they now have all the belt adjustment info that you need.

There are also some other threads that talk about auger belt adjustment, try doing a search or two.

You can do it in about 5 minutes if you have box wrenches and a socket set. Replacing a belt is a bit trickier and I have a hunch you need to do that if you have belts from 1985.