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

This is the auger:

Note that a) the blades a) solid to the auger shaft and b) one half of each blade moves snow to the impeller in the center, and the other moves it away from the impeller! I haven't figured out how that works.

This is an Ariens impeller that represents the design on the Ariens, Toro, and Simplicity/Deere/Snapper, all companies that have put effort into optimizing snow movement:

Any ideas on how the first one works?

They both look like they move snow from outside to inside to me.  The leading edge of each auger half is further from the impeller and the trailing edge of each auger half is closer to the impeller......but  maybe I've been staring at the screen too long...

I talked to the local Husqvarna dealer about that just last week and he stated is was to move more snow into the impeller. He stated from his experience, it does work well compared to the previous open augers.

The blades are mirror images of each other (reverse thread---kinda)...turning both the same direction will make have opposite effects.. Friiy

Each blade has two halves; one is moving it toward the impeller, the other away.

Another question would be the Ariens, Toro, Simplicity/Snapper/Deere augers are 14", the Husqvarna 12". Does that make a difference? Is that better or worse? Probably another thread.

All of this is an issue because a) the Husqvarna seems to have the best handlebar design, Simplicity/Deere/Snapper second, everyone else off in the distance, b) the Husqvarna may be the best made of the group; stiffest scoop, nicest console, etc,(other than the Simplicity/Deere/Snapper electric chute controles), and c) the Husqvarna is the only one, other than Honda, that offers a hydrostatic drive other than Honda, this allowing the unit to move at maybe twice as slow on the lowest setting.

Wrong.  Think of the augers as a 2 fluted drill bit.  Each side is moving snow toward the center.  I don't know what you are seeing.

slinger wrote:

You're right. I was confused...

So this works? This works better or worse than the open center?

Has anyone tried both?

If it is better, why are Ariens, Toro, and Simplicity/Deere/Snapper using open centers?

Note, on their Swedish site this is the picture of the unit:

This would appear to be a lower end unit missing remote chute deflection, the weight bar, the top reinforcement, etc.