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The FI seems to be problematic - dead batteries, etc. |
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02-15-2021, 12:49 PM | #12 |
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... except you just had to disassemble a carburetor to clean it
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02-15-2021, 01:51 PM | #13 |
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02-16-2021, 09:09 AM | #15 |
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$300 is a premium I'd happily pay to never have to disassemble a carburetor again. Or to never have to struggle with a poorly running engine.
Alan, they make pretty light snowblowers. Why did you buy such a heavy one? The really heavy ones are designed for the task of moving really heavy snowfall. Weight helps in that endeavor. |
02-16-2021, 11:10 AM | #16 | |
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Next time around I will definitely look at the weight though this is my first Ariens so based on Fernando's experience it will be a long time before I shop for a new one. |
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02-16-2021, 12:07 PM | #17 |
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You didn't, I dunno, try to push it around a bit before buying it?
I'm trying to understand a scenario where you are spending all that money on a machine and you don't check it out first and see if you can physically move it? |
02-16-2021, 04:20 PM | #18 |
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When I went to the store I did check it out but it never occurred to me that weight would be an issue until I had our first storm and I really used it and was like damn this thing is heavy. The thing is the heavy part doesn't bother me as much as the automatic steering, it really doesn't work as well as a manual system.
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Prior to stowing it away in the spring, do you drain all the fuel out of the tank, float bowl and run it till it’s out of gas ??
I do that to my TORO ever since I got it about 12 years ago and never had a problem. It fires right up after 1 or 2 pulls at the start of the season.
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I do that to my Honda mower, Stihl weed wacker and blower as well in the fall after the leaves are off the trees.
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