Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > Check out this 22HP Ariens!
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CFoote
Joined: Feb 4, 2006
Points: 9
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Check out this 22HP Ariens!
Original Message Dec 15, 2007 10:22 am |
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Tubby
Joined: Dec 5, 2007
Points: 78
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Re: Check out this 22HP Ariens!
Reply #4 Dec 16, 2007 11:24 pm |
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Its probably over powered. No matter how much power you have, at a given RPM the auger can only feed so much snow to the impeller and the impeller can only throw so much snow somewhere else. Thats why you get snowplowing where the snow starts to accumulate in front of the blower, you're feeding in more snow than the impeller can throw away so the augers shoot it out the front.
You could change the pulleys for the auger system but then you run into problems with the bearings getting overloaded.
Still it does look kind of nice. Of course it is overpowered, that was the whole point! At the end of the video, it runs about normal at idle, but then he powers it up to high rpm and tosses the snow 150 feet or so. I could clear my neighbors house, and make *his* neighbor mad! I'll bet he is spinning the auger at least 30 to 40 % faster than designed. With the right snow, the output of that chute would be dangerous!
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writchix
Location: NE Wisconsin
Joined: Dec 15, 2007
Points: 4
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Re: Check out this 22HP Ariens!
Reply #6 Dec 19, 2007 11:34 am |
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Needs more chrome and less restictive pipes to hear that V twin roar. LOL  The local Harley dealer built a pontoon boat with a big twin HarleyDavidson driving it, you should hear that monster.
This message was modified Dec 19, 2007 by writchix
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