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Excellent video. You obviously take your snowblower maintenance and use very seriously. I’m flat out not a handy person, but these tips still help. Thanks.

Great video and tips! I never understood why people keep the deflector all of the way up regardless of conditions. Like you, 90% of the time I keep the deflector almost all of the way down.

installl Impeller Mods ! Just fire up the ole machine every month for 10 minutes - instead of trying to store it and hope it will start - buy a can of Started Fluid if needed ... pull the spark plug and spray it in the hole for a little help if its not starting up. Wd40 the chute to help the snow slide out

Thanks for putting tips in on actually blowing snow. These are all tips I practice. I can't stand when people keep the chute angle way open and end up spraying the snow all over. a lower angle gives more control and is more considerate for neighbours, unless you hate them... then proceed as you wish.

No dealer in Colorado, most won’t compete against big box so they’ve discontinued the big brands that have sold to big boxes, but they still service them

I always leave the fuel in and the peacock open. With good gas and stable. 30 years and never a problem.

Solid tips, as always. I used to use Fluid Film for my Ariens and other machines. It's fantastic and food safe, but costs a lot unless you buy in bulk containers. For ref, a regular can is $12 to $16 in my area. If you're in the north a Canadian product line called Rust Check has a similar Lanoline (woolwax) based product that is a fraction of the cost and almost exactly the same performance: Doesn't evap, stays put, and stops rust from spreading or forming. For anything that I have to touch I still use Fluid Film, for everything else I use the Rust Check or whatever appropriate protectant/lube the application calls for. PTFE (Teflon) and other such sprays work very very well in the extraction path and but I wasn't comfortable with contamination risk. Having the shear line on the machine itself seems like a great idea until they rust out or fall off. Your tip of having sets on hand is so important for anyone owns one: Time and aggravation saved makes the small cost worth it in the case of routine maintenance or repair. I find canned and specialty fuel packs far too expensive for my residential use. I have a local pump that has ethanol free regular and premium gasoline, so I use that for all my fuel needs. Obviously, not all areas have ethanol free fuels, so sometimes the extra cost of specially fuel packs is worth the headaches with rotted lines down the road (admittedly takes many years to see problems unless you let untreated fuel sit). I live in the North East and we get a lot of heavy snow, life without a drift cutter is no fun even with a relatively large inlet of a 28". I made mine from recycled stainless as what was available commercially was comically expensive for painted mild steel. Heated hand grips are nice but i don't have a problem with cold hands. I usually run my machine for a few hours, helping elder neighbours with their drives. For me lighting is far more important. High mount lights have saved my shear pins on many an occasion. One thing that is part of maintenance (that no one does) is check the side rails and scraper rail. Sure makes the experience much smoother when you have a perfect set height. They even have roller style side rails that apparently are buttery smooth and reduce the chance of damage to your driveway but I have yet to take the chance on them myself (please do chime in if you have). Cheers!

Very helpful guide Thank you very much. I plan to buy 2 stage snow blower for this winter. Love your videos

I always use high test gasoline in all my small engines, doesn't go bad for a long time , when shear pin holes wore too much I welded washers over the holes,just required a longer pin,quick and easy fix,

Good tips! Thanks for posting! 👍🏻

Don't waste your money on the can of gas that's clearly over priced. Just fill your gas can with non ethenol gas (usually premium) at your local filling station and add 1 oz. per gallon of Seafoam to it. There, now you have your mixture for the season. And it will clean your carb while you use it! I've been using Seafoam for about 30 some years and never have carburetor problems anymore. It's a fuel stabilizer and a cleaner, so it really helps during startups.

Spray PAM or some non stick stuff onto the blades and chute when DRY !!! then the snow will not stick to it

The snow plow salts heavily, so I save areas of clean snow at the end to wash out the salty snow at the curb. My Ariens is a 10 hp 32 inch and is 28 years old. I Get yearly service to make sure I have a trouble free season.

i remove the snow in the blower with compressed air , though i use fuel stabilizer in my fuel , i run dry the carburetor , but i moving to the VP 4 cycle fuel , also for my pressure washer . I have MTD brand snowblower that has cable controls for the chute controls , i lubricate the cables in my pre-season maintenance . My biggest failure in maintenance of my snowblower is checking the gap on the spark plug .

Very good, but everything I see is with the Ariens seems to be super easy. I have a Husqvarna st227 and my challenge is to replace the friction wheel. It has turning assist …so is much more difficult. It would be great if you or someone would show the tricks of the trade on that one.

Throwing slushy snow: Do the impeller wiper addition to the paddles. If done correctly, the machine will be capable of throwing wet cement, oatmeal, and chocolate pudding. I'm the only one up and down the street operating a snow blower in heavy wet snow. Everyone else's machines clog within only a few feet of operation. Mine treats it like any other snow! In addition, I usually have to help the neighbors with street plow cast-off since it's loaded with salt-melt sloppy slush.

Good tips. Any tips for a snowblower that constantly lifts and seems to push snow more than shoot it out?

How do you engage the dual handle interlock. I have Ariens snowblower, 24” Classic and thanks!

If you saw teryl fixes all fuel experiment he proved that only the non ethanol fuel does not gunk up the carb. Good call on the non ethanol fuel. I'm trying to find a somewhat local station that sells it. No luck so far.

Your videos are getting so good, how do you like the 1025r?

Do yourself a favor and put moth balls (or moth pellets) in or around your snowblower in the fall so no mice will even get close to it. I've been using them in all my out buildings or years and have NO mice on my property anymore. They work!