Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > ill show you mine
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njal
Joined: Jan 9, 2010
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #39 Jan 11, 2011 1:25 pm |
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I am ready have them lined up and ready to rock and roll! The orange one is an Ariens .I think I bought this way back in 1990. 31/2 HORSEPOWER 2 stage .Best part is it still works! Had to thin out my heard.I 'm down to just 3 snowblowers now. Havent used th Ariens in about 2 years since I bought the Honda and Snapper, but I'm going to use it tomorrow... All I ever did to the Ariens was change the belts and scraper bar. Also cleaned the carb a few times.So I guess I got my moneys worth out of it.It handled all of the blizzards we had back in 1996 .I think we had one a week there for a few weeks in a row. I was to busy working a ton of hours back then to take the time to buy a new toy. 
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Shryp
Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #40 Jan 11, 2011 1:35 pm |
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I am ready have them lined up and ready to rock and roll! The orange one is an Ariens .I think I bought this way back in 1990. 31/2 HORSEPOWER 2 stage .Best part is it still works! Had to thin out my heard.I 'm down to just 3 snowblowers now. Havent used th Ariens in about 2 years since I bought the Honda and Snapper, but I'm going to use it tomorrow... All I ever did to the Ariens was change the belts and scraper bar. Also cleaned the carb a few times.So I guess I got my moneys worth out of it.It handled all of the blizzards we had back in 1996 .I think we had one a week there for a few weeks in a row. I was to busy working a ton of hours back then to take the time to buy a new toy.
Interesting 2 stage Ariens.
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njal
Joined: Jan 9, 2010
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #42 Jan 11, 2011 2:37 pm |
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I saw one of those on craigslist several weeks ago. Interesting and unique but it seems weak in power for a 2 stage.
Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power.
That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He** Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works. I think I have it 20 years.
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aa335
Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #43 Jan 11, 2011 2:54 pm |
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Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power. That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He** Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works. I think I have it 20 years. It seems well built. It got me kinda interested for the use of composite material and mixing of 2 stage in a single stage package. Almost picked one up just for grins. But I decided not to until I have a organized way of keeping more than 3 snowblowers. Unfortunately, our neighborhood doesn't allow detached outdoor storage or sheds.
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Paul7
Joined: Mar 12, 2007
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #44 Jan 11, 2011 3:06 pm |
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Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power. That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He** Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works. I think I have it 20 years. I had one called the Arien's METRO. I think it was 4 hp. Could never get it to work right so I'm glad to hear that yours is effective.
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njal
Joined: Jan 9, 2010
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #46 Jan 11, 2011 4:47 pm |
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Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power. That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He** Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works. I think I have it 20 years.
aa35 you should pick one up then send me your 11 hpHonda!!
haha!!
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JohnWI
Joined: Nov 15, 2010
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Re: ill show you mine
Reply #47 Jan 11, 2011 7:12 pm |
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Interesting 2 stage Ariens. I had one of these and it was stolen in an underground parking garage at an apt. building I was managing. Still ticks me off! It wasn't fantastic, but did a decent job.
2011 Ariens Pro 28; Toro 210R, older Powerlite and a generic single stage w/ Tec. engine. God Bless America!
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