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

I just purchased a new Ariens 921022  and should be receiving it in about a week or so.  Aside from adding fuel/oil is there anything I should do or needs to be done in order to get this snow thrower Winter/snow ready?
It's replacing a 16 year old, 5HP MTD on its last leg, I can't wait to see the difference in performance/power.

Thanks for any help/tips

aa335 wrote:

+1. New guy here. Same new rig. Wax is always good on toys & tools IMO.

How many more sleeps till the first snow storm....

Nice rig. I think the left tire is .5 psi low. :)

aa335 wrote:

Wow, good eye!  (After some more reading around here I see that it gets pretty fine, precise and technical in this forum.)  The left was shy 1.5 psi compared to the right.  The Kenda 15x5.00-6 sidewalls state "max inflation 18 psi".  Good for Ariens for getting one of them bang on though.

This is the kind of work that you have to do yourself, to back up the savings reaped by rolling home the boxed unit yourself from a big box such as HD - as opposed to a full service specialty dealer. I enjoy opening boxes and assembling stuff.  Gives you something to do while waiting for the white stuff.  Plus the deal was sweet at HD.

Not a bad idea to put it together yourself anyways.  Good opportunity for spending quality time with a curious 5 year old boy, or girl.

aa335 wrote:

You got that right! Don't know who was more excited, him or me. It was really a piece of cake, at least time-wise compared to putting together the Weber Genesis a few weeks ago. Teaches them valuable lessons in so many ways. Oh, to be almost five again....

Spartan wrote:

After the manual's called for 15-minute attachment belt run-in, I adjusted the belt finger a little closer to the twin belts on the side opposite the idler. Tried to get it closer than the 1/8" (3 mm) maximum called for in the manual on page GB-31.  As a total noob, we were initially trying to centre the belt finger with 1/8" on both sides. Closer reading led to realizing that the non-idler side was the critical one to get within spec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXnq_5ZoCiU

@ Spartan,

Had your Deluxe 28 out yet? Not much reading around here on that particular new 921022 model. We finally got a good punch of snow here north of Toronto and the new toy was out yesterday and today. Total first timer noob and very happy and impressed. (Where does all the snow go? LOL).

Cheers!

I bought one of these from Home Depot last week. My local dealer want $300 more so it was a no brainer. So far no snow yet so I can testify to its performance. I did have to make some adjustments to the machine when I got it home. It was a little low on oil, the tire pressures where 4 pounds off, the skids where set at different heights, and the linkage was not tightened down all of the way. No that big of a deal but something I do not feel I should have had to do, especially the oil in the engine. Chance of snow on Saturday. Hopefully we get enough to test the machine out.

Congrats on your purchase of the 921022. Listen, considering one of these after our huge storm last week in the NorthEast that dumped 26" of snow in our area. I'm totally not mechanically inclined. How difficult would it be for me to put this thing together? There is talk about tightening belts and such. Have no idea how tight they should be or otherwise.

NJRonbo wrote:
You can download the manual and review the assembly and set up procedures here:

http://www.ariens.com/corporate/Pages/OwnerManuals.aspx

The model number will be the 9xxxxx number.  For the serial number just make one up like 11111.
Most of them are fairly similar, but you can get a few manuals if you like.