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

Hello,

A friend of mine has a Honda with a hydrostatic drive, and from what he explained to me, this enables you to change gears on your snowblower, without having to stop moving with the machine,
in order to change the gear, and then get that movement going again by pressing down on the gear lever ( on your right handle bar )

Does anyone know if the Ariens brand of snow blowers use this hydraulics system for gearing ?

I'm looking at the model: http://www.ariens.com/products_snow/s_deluxe_1130dle_features.aspx

also, if anyone know where to find an online manual for any of the Ariens brand snow blowers I'd really appreciate any info

Thanks for any info.

   I do not think that Ariens offers a hydrostatic drive yet.    But hydrostatic  is available in the premium  Husqvarna   models , and also available in  2 Craftsman top of the line models, that are  are also built by Husqvarna  (ATP)   .. Hydro gear builds these transmissions.

royster wrote:

You do know this thread is 3 years old, right?

I have a Ariens 824le. No it does not have a Hydrostatic drive, however you can shift it in any gear except reverse with out stopping. No ariens snow blower has a hydroststic drive.