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zippo2008

Joined: Sep 3, 2008
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Do Ariens snowblowers have Hydrostatic drives like Honda snowblowers ?
Original Message Sep 4, 2008 12:10 pm

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.

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Steve_Cebu

Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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Re: Do Ariens snowblowers have Hydrostatic drives like Honda snowblowers ?
Reply #24 Feb 21, 2011 11:31 pm

royster wrote:

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.

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

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England." "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."

bus708

Location: Maryland
Joined: Jul 24, 2010
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Re: Do Ariens snowblowers have Hydrostatic drives like Honda snowblowers ?
Reply #25 Feb 22, 2011 11:31 am

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.

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