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Smitty

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Should I remove augur on two year old Ariens 824?
Original Message Mar 16, 2005 7:21 pm

Just wondering if I should do preventative maintenance on the augur shaft of my ARiens. I of course utilize the grease fittings at the end of the season to lube the shaft but I thought I saw on here a while back something about removing the shear pins and free wheeling the shaft to lube it or something. Any thoughts guys? I just don't ever want to get in the situation where the shaft and augurs bond together and I have to use a torch to get them apart.

Ariens 824 Sno Thro, Toro 18" Gas Trimmer, Craftsman 3.5 HP 9" Edger/Trimmer, Echo SRM230 Trimmer/Brush Cutter, Toro 21" Recycler II Mower, Craftsman 8.5 HP Chipper/Shredder, Craftsman 25cc GAs Blower/Vac, Husky Y1000 Air Compressor, Homelite EZ ChainSaw, Husky Chain Saw

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Gilsons

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Re: Should I remove augur on two year old Ariens 824?
Reply #2 Mar 16, 2005 9:23 pm

There are 2 things to watch for, one is rust, using any poivided grease fittings can't hurt. The other is peening of the shaft hole. Over time this can displace shaft steel outward and lock the auger tube to the shaft. By removing the pins every year and checking for freeness you can catch this in time. If it starts you will need to remove the augers and restore the countersink in the shaft.

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Smitty

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Re: Should I remove augur on two year old Ariens 824?
Reply #3 Mar 16, 2005 9:57 pm

Thanks guys, I will follow your suggestions.

RalphS

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Re: Should I remove augur on two year old Ariens 824?
Reply #4 Mar 17, 2005 8:08 am

From my experience, removing the shear pins, greasing, and spinning the augers should be done every year. The previous owner of my "free" Ariens ST824 never did, effectively eliminating the shear pins from the equation when he hit something.

Should have ruined the gears, but luckily only sheared both groove pins in the gearcase. That was enough of a pain to repair.

My two cents.

Ralph

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