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

Hey Guys,
It's just starting to snow here.......I'll try to post some pictures of the snow cab....hopefully i'll get to use it tonight or tomorrow.
Frank D.

Very nice looking blower Frank.  It has the enclosed car feeling when I'm looking at the pictures, which I like.  I'm anxious to know wether it's comfortable to use and if it cuts down on the noise so you don't have to ruin the hearing when blowing.  What are those slots like, do you have to cut them to use them?  I also wonder if the headlight opening is removable because it can cut down on the beam, but I wouldn't want a bunch of snow coming in there either.  It just doesn't look right cutting it out.  I do believe that Ariens made a cab for the older style blowers just a few years ago that allowed for the headlight to be completely exposed, but with the design it can't happen with the model I have.  

Snowshovler, I am curious to know if you might know why Ariens lost the "big bolt" design.  I remember last years models having a big bolt that went into the shaft of the auger and held it in place.  It also had the brass washer around the whole thing.   I'm wondering if it is cheaper this way or better? 

By the way Frank, what did ever happen with the spellchecker in Mozilla Firefox?

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Ajace,
As you can tell from my misspelled posts, that spellchecker I downloaded did not seem to work.  The slots come "pre-slit" on the cab. Yes, there are a few types of cabs, made for the different types of Ariens.......there is a cab made for the type of light that "stuck out" on the older Ariens.  This light window seemed to work well and is big enough to let the light still shine.  I guess I never noticed a problem with noise, but I do not think the cab changes noise levels that much.  I did notice that right after starting, with the cab you cannot just reach down to adjust the choke, you have to step out of the cab and step around. No big deal though.

I did try out the snowcab tonight.  It worked well. The clear parts did not fog up or get snowy at all.  It will take a few more uses for me to do a full assessment., but so far so good.
The light window did not seem to block the light at all, I was still able to see what I was blowing down by the end of the driveway where it is dark.  It may cut down the lumens a small bit, but it was not noticeable.

What WAS noticeable was the fact that I stayed warm and dry, with a much lighter jacket and just a baseball  cap on.....no bundling up.

I think it could stand to be a bit wider in the cab area, I'm not a really huge guy, and at times my elbow would hit the inside side of the cab.  I will measure the inside width tomorrow.
I think anyone who wore a XXL size coat would find it a bit small, although I think you could adjust...(read bend) the frame a bit if you had to.  The frame seems quite strong and rigid, not like cheap tubing at all.

It will take a bit to get used to......it's different being enclosed...but so far I think it was a good move.   I'll keep  you all posted.

Robmints- Ariens sent me two replacement brackets free of charge ...got them last Friday as you predicted......it goes on right below the front weight....I just have not gotten the change to put it back on yet.  As to the racetunes, yea, a walkman will work fine with them.....any 1/8 inch plug will work.....racetunes are both AM and FM.

Marshall- WOW!, you won an ipod!   Awesome!, Boy, does your son owe you bigtime!!  Tell him to go to www.ipodlounge to learn all he wants/needs to know. How did you win it??

Frank D.

Very sweet looking Frank! 

If I didn't think it would fly away while in the back of the truck, I'd get one too.!

Gotta love that machine though.  I know I sure do! I admit I was tempted by the 36" machine though. In reality, it was a bit of a bear to load into the truck, as I put 2 machines in there and turning it sideways was difficult. So............I settled for the small 32"er!

Ken

Company I work for had a sales production contest. Frank, you're right, he's in hog heaven. I remember my first Sony Discman, won that too, was with Sony Corp. at the time. I think it was the first one in this state, LOL.

I'd rather have cash. LOL

Impressive Frank!

Like the weight in the front also!

Hmmmm.....

C

Hey guys,
I just got in from clearing another few inches of wet snow.
I measured the width of the snow cab......it was about 27 inches or so, but I spread it to about 29 inches and it seemed to make a big difference in comfort in the elbow area. you would not think 2 more inches of elbow room would make a difference, but it does.  If a person needed to they could spread the cab even wider.

Frank D.

Maybe the headlight and the windows are made of different materials.  I believe that I'll be getting one next year.  I never thought about the engine controls being blocked, maybe I could just bend down.  By the way, how long did it take to install? 

Frank, is that black piece at the top of the chute the weights or is that the removal tool that you were talking about? Do you see much difference with the added weights? How much does that run?