I just got one of these, 48" 2 stage to mount on one of my Ariens tractors.... though I have to go thru it and totally overhaul it due to it having been in a garage fire... glad to have it because they are so tough to find for this model tractor around here.... I have it narrowed down to being either model number 831009 or 831010. but if it is the 010, I do not know if it is the up to or after serial number.... I know it isn't the 831025 since it don't have the auger clutch.
I have 2 driveways of my own to maintain plus about 4 neighbors that are too old/shouldn't be out there dealing with snow that I have been "drafted" to take care of.....
ANYWAYS does anyone have any parts for one of these laying around? Not concerned about normal consumables, such as bearings/ bushings as those are easy to find.... but I need the 10" pulley that drives the impeller, NOT the cast iron ones with the bearings within... this is a stamped steel one that is tack welded to its hub, closest to the backside of the housing on the main shaft.
Also looking for info on common (SKF, National etc brand) part numbers on the gearcase seals because I am trying to avoid going through Ariens for parts as much as possible because they are nuts on their prices.
1 more question. I was looking on FeeBay, and saw a gear for an older Ariens walk behind for the bottom of the chute to control the rotation. I am wanting to adapt a different setup to this blower for that function vs the drum and cable setup that it came with. Does anyone here know what model(s)of snow blower would have a gear like this that would fit this machine? Or if the taller chute from a newer Ariens walk behind would interchange with my machine? I have a power window motor here that I think might work, out off of one of my old trucks, to rotate the chute.
I have 2 driveways of my own to maintain plus about 4 neighbors that are too old/shouldn't be out there dealing with snow that I have been "drafted" to take care of.....
ANYWAYS does anyone have any parts for one of these laying around? Not concerned about normal consumables, such as bearings/ bushings as those are easy to find.... but I need the 10" pulley that drives the impeller, NOT the cast iron ones with the bearings within... this is a stamped steel one that is tack welded to its hub, closest to the backside of the housing on the main shaft.
Also looking for info on common (SKF, National etc brand) part numbers on the gearcase seals because I am trying to avoid going through Ariens for parts as much as possible because they are nuts on their prices.
1 more question. I was looking on FeeBay, and saw a gear for an older Ariens walk behind for the bottom of the chute to control the rotation. I am wanting to adapt a different setup to this blower for that function vs the drum and cable setup that it came with. Does anyone here know what model(s)of snow blower would have a gear like this that would fit this machine? Or if the taller chute from a newer Ariens walk behind would interchange with my machine? I have a power window motor here that I think might work, out off of one of my old trucks, to rotate the chute.