kdez

I just replaced my 1978 Ariens st824 with a new Ariens Deluxe 24 SHO. It is easier to maneuver but does not throw as well as my old snowblower with a Clarence impeller kit. Does anyone know if I can put an impeller kit on the new SHO impellers?

I lied, I missed my impeller kit and installed one later that winter.

Looking for a replacement carb that is no longer available.  Suggestions of replacement carburetors that might fit this application? 

Dan

I cheated when this happend to me.  I bought the gearbox & impeller assembly new from jacks small engine repair.  I started out like you, I was going to rebuild.  The parts were scarce for my very old Ariens (circa 1978 or 1979).  I can tell you that it was shortwork to put the new parts together and now i have the new cast iron gearcase.

The cast iron gearcase was $189; the new impeller was $95; various other parts (groove pins, thrust collar, etc) were another $25 altogether.  In the end, I was glad to have replaced it all.  The new impeller (fan) had a tighter tolerance to the impeller housing than the original and I have not bothered to install an impeller kit as the performance of the new set-up is quite satisfactory.

Dan

My father-in-law has a snow tek (by Ariens) model 920402 serial # 136001 that could use a set of chains.  I went looking and they are back ordered everywhere.

These chains are a 13 x 4 x 6 chain.  One place I called said that was a 410 x 350 x 6 chain.  Does anyone know what that conversion is and if I found aftermarket chains with those dimensions might they be interchangeable?

Thanks in advance for the wisdom,

Dan