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

Hi!

Does anyone now if this Hi Performance Impeller Kit Part# 532187724 fit my new Husqvarna 15530SB-LS?  I am not sure if this kit will fit because it is a new model for 2009 and i think older huskys used the Tecumseh engine and mine has a 15.5 B&S Snow Max. Do they have same drivshaft dimensions so same pulley`s can be used on both engines. Or is it other reasons why this won`t work? I think this kit will give me the same performance as the PRO series huskys that have HIGH SPEED IMPELLER? The only difference i`ve found in the 15530SB-LS and 16530SB-XLS part`s is the impeller pulley and impeller belt. Am i far of?

Philip

I am a bit confused here with the modifications you guys are trying to make. My money is on the engineers that designed and built the snowblower.  Increasing the pulley is a silly idea all you may accomplish is placing additional loads on the engine reducing the performance of the snowplower in deep or heavy wet snow. The other mod talked abought is a silly impeller kit once again all you are doing is placing additional load by increasing the friction on the impeller. One other point with the impeller kit if installed you better make sure the impeller area is free of icy snow or you will do serious damage to the belts or the main auger bearing  when you start the machine next time. If you want to make sure your snowblower is working as designed make sure everything is set-up as per factory specs. Oh yes if you want the impeller to spin a bit faster why not increase the engine rpm by 100 and go and screw with something else.

My two sense worth. Later

edgenet wrote:

I’m looking at putting an impeller kit on my Ariens.  I usually like to acquiesce to the expertise of the engineers but sometimes what the engineers design on paper isn’t what comes off the assembly line.  My Ariens has 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch clearances between the impeller and the housing.  Other Ariens machines have much tighter clearances of 1/8 inch.  Sometimes when quality control misses the standard you have to take matters into your own hands. 

Edgenet, I'm not looking for criticism just info so your opinion is neither wanted or valid. Besides, the "engineers as you put it" made the high speed impeller kit and they are engineered for some of the husq models of the same hp which they feel IS enough to handle it. We're not talking about a 6hp here, more like double that and years ago a 8-10 hp with a 30" cut was doing the same so a 13hp+ will have no trouble carrying the extra load. I'm working through with a solution! If you don't want to do it to your machine that's your choice...Here's your 2 cents back!

wolverine wrote:
Don't worry about him, he was here a couple months ago asking which blower he should put a 13 HP GX390 on and what size pulley he should use :)

Shryp wrote:
Textbook example of "do as I say, not as I do" 

Gotta love the 2 cycle oil mixing tip by color.  I guess it's too hard to read mixing table.

Thanks Guys...I hate guys like that! I am waiting on a new belt to come in and I measured the old one which was tight, 37&1/4" so I ordered a 5L390W which is a 5LK390 heavy duty to try which should be 1 3/4" longer to see if it fits OK. I may have to go to a 40" (5L400W) but it's only less then $20 so I'll give it a try. Would be nice to know what the belt for the kit is suppose to be but Oh well, trial and error. I'll figure it out!

I'll see if I can pull a part number off the belt tomorrow. After mid January the snow season turned barren here so haven't used the blower in over a month. wolverine wrote:

Unfortunately part number is distorted enough on belt I can't make it out.

I am just guessing here as I have never done it myself, but I wonder if a little math would work.

Diameter of large pulley x 3.14 = circumference of large pulley.
Diameter of small pulley x 3.14 = circumference of small pulley.

Half of the large number - half of the small number should give you the extra length needed, than add that to the original length.

It might not be perfect, but it might give you an idea.

Boy oh boy no room to  voice an option here, we must be in some 3^rd world country ruler by a very smart dictator Sorry.   Let’s all go and increase the engine pulley size and yes lets all go and drill holes in the impeller and add some silly  rubber pieces and while we are add it why not add larger wheels that will make the snowblower go faster.  Now let’s see what else the engineers screw-up so we can correct.  Just my opinion