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

Just bought an Ariens ST24DLE, Model  921017.  Seems a good deal at $1200 new, being delivered from new incoming stock in two weeks.

Is it being replaced by something else soon.... will there be a newer model with improvements worthwhile waiting for?

I think what I bought was a good choice.   Very easy maneuverability is prime concern.  Was it?

Thank you for the clear and concise explanation.  It's good to have an understanding of the proper functions.

Can you retrofit a 2010/2011 to the new control system/dash? Does it use the same handles from the base to the control panel?

mmiguy wrote:
Same lower h-bar but everything above that is new (including the wire harness, cables, chute crank, and at least one shift rod). It is retrofitable but it would be expensive to retrofit that entire module.

I figured that Ariens might change the operation of the chute rotation control.  It really was a bad design.  I know because I own last year's Platinum 24 model.  The whole dash portion of the rotation control mechanism was kind of hokey.  I modified mine to work much better than the factory version, and mentioned it in this forum last year.  I will have to go visit a dealer to see if they did, and if so, what they came up with.

I have a last year platinum 24 as well. Not real happy with the rotational chute control either. I think they should offer a rebuild kit as it just isn't precise and flops around. I'd be interested in making changes if I knew what to change. I bought Ariens after using them my whole life. When I finally get in a position to buy a new one I find myself in this position. This isn't the cheap model, I shouldn't have issues. If it was an adjustment, it wouldn't have been redesigned. What should be done with this?

Where's the spark plug on this model?

Try googling the B&S model number, sometimes you get lucky.