Hey bud, thanks for all you mr input so far. Picked up a predator 212 and putting it on soon. Got a video coming out this weekend on my 1971 sno thro. What year/model is that tall chute from in this video? Or would you recommend the 15.5 inch chute. Thanks again for your input! Great videos my man! 👍
Mid late 80's and 90's commercial Ariens had the real tall chute. If you can get that one, get it, there great, if not the 15.5 makes a big difference too. 👍
I posted this video on the snowblower forum and had a Canadian tell me, the machine is struggling and needs more power lol! Can anyone point out at any point in this video, where that machine had any struggle, bogged down or slowed down at any point? I know I cant and I was the behind it operating it when this video was filmed.
That's awesome!!! I have a 1970's ariens rototiller. All original, even the paint!!! Engine is excellent just needs new carb diaphragm!!! Engine is 4 horse briggs horizontal shaft. I fixed pullstart, just need a carb diaphragm. Ariens machines are awesome, just like the old montgomery wards. My grandpa has tons of montgonery wards thing from the 70's. He worked for them in the 70's
Sweet! Funny, These messages don't show up in my comments in youtube. Some guy is selling some Trac Team attachments on Craigslist here for 300 bucks. The vacuum and shredder. Could be fun. Good luck with that tiller. Sounds like a museum piece!
I would go with another Tecumseh. Far better engines. My other 2 snowblowers have Tecumseh's still, but this beast needed an engine that could whirl at 4100 rpm no issues.
My troybilt auger housing rotted at the base by the blade and feet , but engine is still good , the tecumseh on Ariens may need carb cleaning etc , got the blower from a friend who’s neighbor had it sitting for 13 years
@@philballachino Typical MTD 🤦♂️. It should work fine as long as the Ariens was a single shaft and the shaft is the same size. Good luck with it. Ariens are descent machines, definitely better than MTD.
I don’t think I added it and it hasn’t needed it, but maybe one day, it would only make it even better. The gaps in these old machines are a lot smaller, tighter tolerance’s on them, they were better built.
I wasn't big on Predator stuff thinking they were throw away junk but I wanted an Inverter to safely run the new gas furnace. I checked the tons of videos and reviews and to my surprise they are very good units. Many ran theirs 2-3 thousand hrs with no problems at all. The ones with long hours did so without doing the many destructive modifications some promote. Totally stock, from miserable desert to below zero temps. Liked the Preditor 3500 Inverter and price so much I bought a second one. That smooth, quiet thing runs the furnace, fridge, chest freezer, TV and lights all at the same time and only use 17 of the 25 amps. I agree, I would repower with Predator. They're certainly not junk and very reasonable price.
To be honest, internally their actually better than the new Briggs intek winter engines. Those inteks are having a lot of problems. They have a plastic cam and issues with the exhaust valve guide sliding in the head causing problems. Your just paying for the name on those. These Predators are better and their cheaper.
This machine is the iron horse of snow blowers. The only accessory you need is the cab that fits this machine. I remember my father selling the cabs for $99.99.
Cool . I presume that is an aftermarket chute for a 71'? The tall curved chute design on the newer machines is a definite improvement and seems to perform very well on yours. Never seen the tall-style on that era. Wouldn't mind trying such a thing on one of my old Ariens.
I purchased this chute off a fellow forum member on Snowblower forum. Its a modification known to a bunch of the members on their who have the older 10,000 series unit. Its known as the "Holy grail" chute. That Chute would have originally came from an Ariens pro unit from the 90's which is a direct bolt on to 10,000 series where the worm gear was still at the base of the machine, before they relocated the turning crank up top. No modifying is required, it goes right on. The deflector up top with the handle was originally with a medium chute from the 80's I had on the machine before I got the holy grail. The medium chute in itself is a great upgrade, those are a little easier to find. The only negative to the holy grail is more snow blowback when throwing, that wasn't an issue with the medium chute. But I can clear fences and cars now and thats a game changer. Even the medium chute is a huge upgrade from those original short chutes they originally came with. ruclips.net/video/5uYPhr-beHw/видео.html
@@Mr_Tecumseh Thanks for the heads up. I'll see what I can find around here. My go-to machine is an old 7HP 1971 Sno-Thro. It generally gets the job done pretty well (unless snow is water logged). Other than general upkeep, I haven't invested much in it over the years, but I should treat myself.
@@TenaciousCsRescueLeague You could put the impeller mod on, that should stop clogging and allow it to toss heavy slush. I haven't needed to do that to these machines, those impellers are turning a lot faster than they originally did, so I never get a clog with these, it throws just about anything. I got my 24" free, it had its original engine and chute a year, it did okay for an all original 45 year old unit. Then the engine threw its rod and thats when I took the opportunity to upgrade. I had a second Tecumseh I bought for that machine, but I ended up reselling it at a profit, so even with the upgrades, I'm in the green on that one. This 32" I originally paid $195 for. I immediately sold its original engine for $250. I added the 212 for 100 bucks and the tall chute for $100 bucks. Along with the few other things, tire chains, etc. Between both machines from selling some of the old parts and engines, etc and doing the upgrades, I just about broke even, so both machines didn't cost me anything except my timr and they perform as well as any modern machine if not better. I may eventually upgrade to better snow tires snd eliminate the chains will see. I also have the rotary mower attachment. I got that for $75 bucks, that also works awesome, its as strong as a brush cutter. Love these classics.
@@Mr_Tecumseh For the most part, this old machine gets along pretty well, unless really heavy slush. On a side note, I picked up a 32" 8hp Ariens at the dump. I believe about a 1979. Looks like the victim of a small fire. Anyway, I have been picking away at it and it cleaned up well. New primer line and a muffler is only $ into it so far! Will need a lower handle bar. Has the medium chute and a big 6 blade impeller. I love it now. Not sue if I'll post the story next snow season, or simply where I'm at now for starters.
@@TenaciousCsRescueLeague The Impeller turns so fast now with the Predator, that I ran over a fat frozen newspaper and it cut it in half and threw it 25 feet. That was funny, so it nevee clogs anymore. I just replaced both my Inpellers on both my machines. Both got badly bent up this year by landscape stones. But their back to 100% now for next winter. I picked up a nice 1987 Ariens ST824 free about a month ago. I'm gonna start working on that one soon. If I keep it, which I may, I'm putting a spare Predator 212 on thst too along with other upgrades. Is your 79" Orange and white? Its the last year they were creamsicle, than they moved onto orange/black in 1980. Those machines with the 6 blade impellers are nice and cool. I bet they throw really well. You'll never see them make one with a 6 blade impeller ever again, too costly. All their new ones only use 3 blades now. Cost savings. In 1981 they removed the lead from the paint, so you'll notice the machines from the 80's and 90's have their paint peeling off in sheets. Only real issue with that 87 I got, its gonna need paint work. The older 60's and 70's machines have far better paint. Cant wait to see your video of the machine!
Would be cooler if you had the original engine for it and didn't stick a modern crappy Predator engine on it imo but it's still cool to see the old blower working! If you think that is a beast of a blower, you should see my Gravely! Only weighs over 500 pounds... lol!
Your missing the point of this video. The original engines are shitting the bed after 50 years, the original 7hp engine had half the power and it was never really powerful enough for a machine that size, been their done that. Whole point of video was the engine, not the machine, that anyone can take a tired old machine and restore life and power to it, starting at $99 bucks. But if you wanna get into the machine as a whole, the machine has been modified as well, take a look at the chute, its not original, they didn't have a chute that tall 50 years ago, the chute crank is two pieces held together with a U-Joint and goes further up to the user, originally you had to bend down to turn it, its got a pair of commercial skid shoes and commercial grade v bar tire chains, it has a metal belt cover, the belt cover in 1971 was a bakelite plastic, the engine has an adjustable main jet carburetor and is running at roughly 4k rpm, a standard engine cant go above 3600rpm, that's just a few of the upgrades. That machine can swallow up over 2 feet of snow without issue and toss it up to 45 feet, the augers and impeller are turning twice as fast as they originally did because of that upgraded engine, it was never capable of that in its original form, making it super high output. Lug a 500 pound machine around for commercial snow removal? No thanks. Were going for practicality here, we use this machine 20 to 30 hours per snowstorm at 20 to 30 different locations under every condition their is and this is its 4th season. We need something that works hard and is reliable and wont kill us while using it. This 50 year old modified Ariens Sno-Thro 10000 series with a heart transplant is putting every other snowblower in its path to shame and making us big money while doing so and for most, that is cool, it would take a modern Ariens Pro unit to keep up or exceed the performance of this unit and we don't have any fancy contraptions like hand warmers. We also have an identical 24" wide unit we did the same thing too, both are killing it out their. But, cooler how, that's a personal opinion, the original engine would have thrown snow 5 feet at best. Any snowblower can stay original, theirs plenty of original ones out their, mine started out original. None of the original ones are performing at the level this one is and that's the point. It throws snow like a modern machine with the muscle of one built 50 years ago, it doesn't get any cooler, you cant go out and buy one like this at the store. If I wanted a yard relic that couldn't throw any snow to just look at, I would have kept it "original". Go to the Ariens museum in Brillion if you wanna see one like that 100% bone stock original, it'll look cool, but wont throw much snow very well. Ariens would be proud to see their 50 year old unit performing at the level their modern ones are and not sitting in a museum, because it was never intended too. Who knows maybe I'll throw a 16hp Briggs V Twin Vanguard on one, that would be pretty "cool" if ya ask me, I have one sitting around. Bone stock, which is cooler? ruclips.net/video/nE2ZnNsVs3A/видео.html
@@Mr_Tecumseh Wow I completely missed the point. In my defense I didn't know the backstory or use case lol. I will start by saying we have very different use cases for our blowers. My gravely does my driveway and that's it. It doesn't get transported. My driveway is also a hell of a lot bigger and steeper than yours. I will admit it is a bit of a workout to use, but for me it's all part of the fun as I actually enjoy snow blowing, especially with a ridiculous machine like that lol. The weight does have it's advantages too as I have a very steep driveway and the Gravely is probably the only machine that will allow me to blow going UP the driveway in addition to down. ( Which cuts the time it takes in half) It also will blow right through packed in plow mounds rather than just trying to climb over top like modern blowers. I had the blower buried in a plow mount multiple times during the storm and was able to entirely remove it, which is super awesome when you have neighbors that get their driveways plowed and you end up with 4ft high plow mounds night next to your driveway and eventually can't see when making a turn. I'm going to make a video of the Gravely and doing some snow removal with it soon if you are curious. While the extra RPMs are nice, I'd worry about things wearing out faster as it was never designed to do that. Sure being 50 years old it's built like a tank but still over a long time of running over speed I'd worry about it a bit. I guess as long as you keep on tops of lubrication it should be fine but maybe consider installing some greaseable bearings in it if it doesn't already have them? Personally I just don't like seeing and old machine with a new crappy engine on it. If I were to modify it for more power ( Or a better engine than a Tecumseh lol!), I'd swap on a bigger or better engine from the same time period. Seeing that thing with a big Wisconsin or Kohler engine on it (Or hell, even a Briggs would be an upgrade) just dominating the snow would be pretty darn cool in my opinion. To each their own I guess. Regardless it's really cool to see the old blower working and I'm glad you are still putting it to use rather than making it yard art!
@@colin_5839 What are you writing a book? From about the 3 sentences of your comment I got thru, before loosing interest, I can once again see you have clearly missed the point once again, even after explaining it to you. So I'll try one more time. That isn't my driveway, thats a customer's driveway, one of 30 to 40 we do per snowstorm. We do commercial snow removal. The machines are used under all sorts of different conditions, flats, inclines, pavement, rocks, etc. You name it we deal with it. We need good reliable, powerful machines that will not kill us out their, getting them on and off the pickup needs to be quick and easy, up and down those ramps. The Predators aren't crappy engines, their actually really good engine's, at their price point, phenomenal actually and this is coming from someone who loves Tecumseh Snowking engines, but these are simply more powerful and cheaper. I have two of those same Ariens, the other a 24" wide, also equipped with a Predator among the other machines we have, I also have the rotary mower attachment for it and with the Predator, it cuts amazing, enough power to be a brush cutter. They are both on their 5th year of service without issue. Many people have already repowered their equipment and snowblowers including a few buddies I have who also have Ariens of these same generation and they love them. We love them too, their great, we took a classic solid built machine and made it throw snow as well as a modern one, except its much stronger built, takes far more abuse and withstands it well, far better than a modern one could. The Predator has become the standard in the mini bike and racing world, because of how well they perform, their reliability and price. At the end of the day, we need machines, that are easy to use and work well to allow us to make maximum profit each snowstorm. These machines are doing that for us. I'm sorry if you don't like that and I'm not sure what your getting so bent out of shape about. What we know is our Ariens can stand up to the modern Pro models, Ariens make now and can keep up with them and in some areas exceed them. I'm very proud of that fact. These are our money makers and above all else that's what matters the most. Until you try one yourself I would suggest you hold back on some of your comments as you have no justification for what your saying as you haven't used one. Among the many people into the older Ariens 10,000 series, my machine is very popular among that community. At the end of the day, the machine works awesome and that's what counts. The original 7hp Tecumseh engine that was on this blower was far underpowered for a machine this size, it only threw 10 feet, it wasn't practical it had to be upgraded. Its original chute was short, it didn't throw far, we upgraded it. We made them better. Theirs tons of original ones still out their, if thats what you like grab one. My other 24" unit was original for about 2 years, I kept it original as long as I could, than the engine shit the bed. Rather than retiring the machine it was re-powered and upgraded and continues to live on throwing snow better that it ever originally did. Thank's for watching.
That's really impressive, I'm certain the 212 Hemi is on my Predator 3,500 Innverter I bought last fall, Love it. Nice to run the Predator instead of the bigger gens. I bought a nice 1980 Ford (Gilson ) 826 with Briggs, ES, tractor tread with chains that I'm working on. Needs the wear part that shifts the friction wheel. Just ordered the actual Service Manual for it. I have JD"s like 110,140 and now 750 diesel to move snow but this walk behind caught my attention and has a use. That unit needs the aux. shaft for reverse. Thankfully motor runs great. On a farm and like to collect stuff so I'm learning about Ariens and JD so I know what to look for, don't want new stuff. You're part of a collector club? Is that the unit that was burning oil so bad it was making you sick I saw on another Channel? Great videos and info.
These Predator engines are great. I have been running both now commercially roughly 5 years, they each have about 400 hours on them now. I have 2, this 32" and my 24" which is in another video, that one has a hemi version. Yea thats funny you remember that, the other machine with the 24" bucket. I also have the rotary mower for it. It used to have that old original oil burning 7hp Tecumseh. Yea, that's long gone. Sold it to someone cheap who stuck new rings in it. Threw on these Predators and never looked back. Although I did just pick up a 69" Ariens free yesterday. Its in nice shape. Originally I was thinking of just robbing parts off it when I need it for my other machines. However, I might throw a 13hp Tecumseh I have laying around on it, a taller chute and some xtrac tires I have and turn that into a classic-modern beast too. I dunno, will see... lol 🤷♂️
Fearless, great video. I have a 1968 ariens, the H60 engine just died on it. I picked up a predator 212 engine. What size bolts did you use to mount the engine? Hope to get it up an running tomorrow. Thanks,
Cool. You use the same belt. That's whats so great about the 212, its a direct bolt one replacement. Take your pulley off the Tecumseh and stick it on the Predator. Belt cover base will bolt up too. Only things you have to do are cut out the old mounting stud bolts and drill 4 holes 4 longer ones. Your also going to have to cut the chute crank and use a u joint to get out of the way of the new engine. If yours has the old sprocket mechanism it will require a little more customization. The worm gear style one is very easy to divert. I show more of what was done in this video. ruclips.net/video/5uYPhr-beHw/видео.html
Knock the old studs out, or cut them off drill holes where they were. Stick longer ones in from the bottom, I forget exactly how long they were maybe 1,1/4 long, with a lock washer and nut on top. The one far back bolt to the left is a little tough to get, I think I used a magnet on a stick to reach that one over in. Aside from that is was no problem. How was it did you get yours on?
I hope we get the chance to film that soon. This stuff, although not as high had a 1/8 inch layer of ice at the bottom that had to be busted up as I was going forward which the chains helped with a lot. A foot of soft stuff straight down will be easier. This was a draining snow.
The beast from the east! That's impressive!
Hey bud, thanks for all you mr input so far. Picked up a predator 212 and putting it on soon. Got a video coming out this weekend on my 1971 sno thro. What year/model is that tall chute from in this video? Or would you recommend the 15.5 inch chute. Thanks again for your input! Great videos my man! 👍
Mid late 80's and 90's commercial Ariens had the real tall chute. If you can get that one, get it, there great, if not the 15.5 makes a big difference too. 👍
@@Mr_Tecumseh awesome bud! Thank you! Crazy that those drop right on! Mines a 24”. With a tall chute this thing is gonna be ridiculous lol!
@@GarageGear I had the 24" it was an animal!
I posted this video on the snowblower forum and had a Canadian tell me, the machine is struggling and needs more power lol! Can anyone point out at any point in this video, where that machine had any struggle, bogged down or slowed down at any point? I know I cant and I was the behind it operating it when this video was filmed.
That's awesome!!! I have a 1970's ariens rototiller. All original, even the paint!!! Engine is excellent just needs new carb diaphragm!!! Engine is 4 horse briggs horizontal shaft. I fixed pullstart, just need a carb diaphragm. Ariens machines are awesome, just like the old montgomery wards. My grandpa has tons of montgonery wards thing from the 70's. He worked for them in the 70's
Sweet! Funny, These messages don't show up in my comments in youtube. Some guy is selling some Trac Team attachments on Craigslist here for 300 bucks. The vacuum and shredder. Could be fun. Good luck with that tiller. Sounds like a museum piece!
I’m thinking of putting a troybilt motor on my Ariens 824
I would go with another Tecumseh. Far better engines. My other 2 snowblowers have Tecumseh's still, but this beast needed an engine that could whirl at 4100 rpm no issues.
My troybilt auger housing rotted at the base by the blade and feet , but engine is still good , the tecumseh on Ariens may need carb cleaning etc , got the blower from a friend who’s neighbor had it sitting for 13 years
@@philballachino Typical MTD 🤦♂️. It should work fine as long as the Ariens was a single shaft and the shaft is the same size. Good luck with it. Ariens are descent machines, definitely better than MTD.
The swap is a last resort, I definitely would like to keep the Ariens original 😎
It was a treat to see that old Ariens moving snow! Old school snow removal!
Thats a giant chute!!! Impeller modded?
I don’t think I added it and it hasn’t needed it, but maybe one day, it would only make it even better. The gaps in these old machines are a lot smaller, tighter tolerance’s on them, they were better built.
I wasn't big on Predator stuff thinking they were throw away junk but I wanted an Inverter to safely run the new gas furnace. I checked the tons of videos and reviews and to my surprise they are very good units. Many ran theirs 2-3 thousand hrs with no problems at all. The ones with long hours did so without doing the many destructive modifications some promote. Totally stock, from miserable desert to below zero temps. Liked the Preditor 3500 Inverter and price so much I bought a second one. That smooth, quiet thing runs the furnace, fridge, chest freezer, TV and lights all at the same time and only use 17 of the 25 amps. I agree, I would repower with Predator. They're certainly not junk and very reasonable price.
To be honest, internally their actually better than the new Briggs intek winter engines. Those inteks are having a lot of problems. They have a plastic cam and issues with the exhaust valve guide sliding in the head causing problems. Your just paying for the name on those. These Predators are better and their cheaper.
Nice machine thanks for sharing
It's a beast!!
This machine is the iron horse of snow blowers. The only accessory you need is the cab that fits this machine. I remember my father selling the cabs for $99.99.
Cool . I presume that is an aftermarket chute for a 71'? The tall curved chute design on the newer machines is a definite improvement and seems to perform very well on yours. Never seen the tall-style on that era. Wouldn't mind trying such a thing on one of my old Ariens.
I purchased this chute off a fellow forum member on Snowblower forum. Its a modification known to a bunch of the members on their who have the older 10,000 series unit. Its known as the "Holy grail" chute. That Chute would have originally came from an Ariens pro unit from the 90's which is a direct bolt on to 10,000 series where the worm gear was still at the base of the machine, before they relocated the turning crank up top. No modifying is required, it goes right on. The deflector up top with the handle was originally with a medium chute from the 80's I had on the machine before I got the holy grail. The medium chute in itself is a great upgrade, those are a little easier to find. The only negative to the holy grail is more snow blowback when throwing, that wasn't an issue with the medium chute. But I can clear fences and cars now and thats a game changer. Even the medium chute is a huge upgrade from those original short chutes they originally came with.
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@@Mr_Tecumseh Thanks for the heads up. I'll see what I can find around here. My go-to machine is an old 7HP 1971 Sno-Thro. It generally gets the job done pretty well (unless snow is water logged). Other than general upkeep, I haven't invested much in it over the years, but I should treat myself.
@@TenaciousCsRescueLeague You could put the impeller mod on, that should stop clogging and allow it to toss heavy slush. I haven't needed to do that to these machines, those impellers are turning a lot faster than they originally did, so I never get a clog with these, it throws just about anything. I got my 24" free, it had its original engine and chute a year, it did okay for an all original 45 year old unit. Then the engine threw its rod and thats when I took the opportunity to upgrade. I had a second Tecumseh I bought for that machine, but I ended up reselling it at a profit, so even with the upgrades, I'm in the green on that one. This 32" I originally paid $195 for. I immediately sold its original engine for $250. I added the 212 for 100 bucks and the tall chute for $100 bucks. Along with the few other things, tire chains, etc. Between both machines from selling some of the old parts and engines, etc and doing the upgrades, I just about broke even, so both machines didn't cost me anything except my timr and they perform as well as any modern machine if not better. I may eventually upgrade to better snow tires snd eliminate the chains will see. I also have the rotary mower attachment. I got that for $75 bucks, that also works awesome, its as strong as a brush cutter. Love these classics.
@@Mr_Tecumseh For the most part, this old machine gets along pretty well, unless really heavy slush. On a side note, I picked up a 32" 8hp Ariens at the dump. I believe about a 1979. Looks like the victim of a small fire. Anyway, I have been picking away at it and it cleaned up well. New primer line and a muffler is only $ into it so far! Will need a lower handle bar. Has the medium chute and a big 6 blade impeller. I love it now. Not sue if I'll post the story next snow season, or simply where I'm at now for starters.
@@TenaciousCsRescueLeague The Impeller turns so fast now with the Predator, that I ran over a fat frozen newspaper and it cut it in half and threw it 25 feet. That was funny, so it nevee clogs anymore. I just replaced both my Inpellers on both my machines. Both got badly bent up this year by landscape stones. But their back to 100% now for next winter. I picked up a nice 1987 Ariens ST824 free about a month ago. I'm gonna start working on that one soon. If I keep it, which I may, I'm putting a spare Predator 212 on thst too along with other upgrades. Is your 79" Orange and white? Its the last year they were creamsicle, than they moved onto orange/black in 1980.
Those machines with the 6 blade impellers are nice and cool. I bet they throw really well. You'll never see them make one with a 6 blade impeller ever again, too costly. All their new ones only use 3 blades now. Cost savings. In 1981 they removed the lead from the paint, so you'll notice the machines from the 80's and 90's have their paint peeling off in sheets. Only real issue with that 87 I got, its gonna need paint work. The older 60's and 70's machines have far better paint. Cant wait to see your video of the machine!
Would be cooler if you had the original engine for it and didn't stick a modern crappy Predator engine on it imo but it's still cool to see the old blower working! If you think that is a beast of a blower, you should see my Gravely! Only weighs over 500 pounds... lol!
Your missing the point of this video. The original engines are shitting the bed after 50 years, the original 7hp engine had half the power and it was never really powerful enough for a machine that size, been their done that. Whole point of video was the engine, not the machine, that anyone can take a tired old machine and restore life and power to it, starting at $99 bucks. But if you wanna get into the machine as a whole, the machine has been modified as well, take a look at the chute, its not original, they didn't have a chute that tall 50 years ago, the chute crank is two pieces held together with a U-Joint and goes further up to the user, originally you had to bend down to turn it, its got a pair of commercial skid shoes and commercial grade v bar tire chains, it has a metal belt cover, the belt cover in 1971 was a bakelite plastic, the engine has an adjustable main jet carburetor and is running at roughly 4k rpm, a standard engine cant go above 3600rpm, that's just a few of the upgrades. That machine can swallow up over 2 feet of snow without issue and toss it up to 45 feet, the augers and impeller are turning twice as fast as they originally did because of that upgraded engine, it was never capable of that in its original form, making it super high output. Lug a 500 pound machine around for commercial snow removal? No thanks. Were going for practicality here, we use this machine 20 to 30 hours per snowstorm at 20 to 30 different locations under every condition their is and this is its 4th season. We need something that works hard and is reliable and wont kill us while using it. This 50 year old modified Ariens Sno-Thro 10000 series with a heart transplant is putting every other snowblower in its path to shame and making us big money while doing so and for most, that is cool, it would take a modern Ariens Pro unit to keep up or exceed the performance of this unit and we don't have any fancy contraptions like hand warmers. We also have an identical 24" wide unit we did the same thing too, both are killing it out their.
But, cooler how, that's a personal opinion, the original engine would have thrown snow 5 feet at best. Any snowblower can stay original, theirs plenty of original ones out their, mine started out original. None of the original ones are performing at the level this one is and that's the point. It throws snow like a modern machine with the muscle of one built 50 years ago, it doesn't get any cooler, you cant go out and buy one like this at the store. If I wanted a yard relic that couldn't throw any snow to just look at, I would have kept it "original". Go to the Ariens museum in Brillion if you wanna see one like that 100% bone stock original, it'll look cool, but wont throw much snow very well. Ariens would be proud to see their 50 year old unit performing at the level their modern ones are and not sitting in a museum, because it was never intended too. Who knows maybe I'll throw a 16hp Briggs V Twin Vanguard on one, that would be pretty "cool" if ya ask me, I have one sitting around.
Bone stock, which is cooler?
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@@Mr_Tecumseh Wow I completely missed the point. In my defense I didn't know the backstory or use case lol. I will start by saying we have very different use cases for our blowers. My gravely does my driveway and that's it. It doesn't get transported. My driveway is also a hell of a lot bigger and steeper than yours. I will admit it is a bit of a workout to use, but for me it's all part of the fun as I actually enjoy snow blowing, especially with a ridiculous machine like that lol. The weight does have it's advantages too as I have a very steep driveway and the Gravely is probably the only machine that will allow me to blow going UP the driveway in addition to down. ( Which cuts the time it takes in half) It also will blow right through packed in plow mounds rather than just trying to climb over top like modern blowers. I had the blower buried in a plow mount multiple times during the storm and was able to entirely remove it, which is super awesome when you have neighbors that get their driveways plowed and you end up with 4ft high plow mounds night next to your driveway and eventually can't see when making a turn. I'm going to make a video of the Gravely and doing some snow removal with it soon if you are curious. While the extra RPMs are nice, I'd worry about things wearing out faster as it was never designed to do that. Sure being 50 years old it's built like a tank but still over a long time of running over speed I'd worry about it a bit. I guess as long as you keep on tops of lubrication it should be fine but maybe consider installing some greaseable bearings in it if it doesn't already have them? Personally I just don't like seeing and old machine with a new crappy engine on it. If I were to modify it for more power ( Or a better engine than a Tecumseh lol!), I'd swap on a bigger or better engine from the same time period. Seeing that thing with a big Wisconsin or Kohler engine on it (Or hell, even a Briggs would be an upgrade) just dominating the snow would be pretty darn cool in my opinion. To each their own I guess. Regardless it's really cool to see the old blower working and I'm glad you are still putting it to use rather than making it yard art!
@@colin_5839 What are you writing a book? From about the 3 sentences of your comment I got thru, before loosing interest, I can once again see you have clearly missed the point once again, even after explaining it to you. So I'll try one more time.
That isn't my driveway, thats a customer's driveway, one of 30 to 40 we do per snowstorm. We do commercial snow removal. The machines are used under all sorts of different conditions, flats, inclines, pavement, rocks, etc. You name it we deal with it.
We need good reliable, powerful machines that will not kill us out their, getting them on and off the pickup needs to be quick and easy, up and down those ramps.
The Predators aren't crappy engines, their actually really good engine's, at their price point, phenomenal actually and this is coming from someone who loves Tecumseh Snowking engines, but these are simply more powerful and cheaper. I have two of those same Ariens, the other a 24" wide, also equipped with a Predator among the other machines we have, I also have the rotary mower attachment for it and with the Predator, it cuts amazing, enough power to be a brush cutter. They are both on their 5th year of service without issue. Many people have already repowered their equipment and snowblowers including a few buddies I have who also have Ariens of these same generation and they love them.
We love them too, their great, we took a classic solid built machine and made it throw snow as well as a modern one, except its much stronger built, takes far more abuse and withstands it well, far better than a modern one could. The Predator has become the standard in the mini bike and racing world, because of how well they perform, their reliability and price.
At the end of the day, we need machines, that are easy to use and work well to allow us to make maximum profit each snowstorm. These machines are doing that for us. I'm sorry if you don't like that and I'm not sure what your getting so bent out of shape about. What we know is our Ariens can stand up to the modern Pro models, Ariens make now and can keep up with them and in some areas exceed them. I'm very proud of that fact. These are our money makers and above all else that's what matters the most.
Until you try one yourself I would suggest you hold back on some of your comments as you have no justification for what your saying as you haven't used one.
Among the many people into the older Ariens 10,000 series, my machine is very popular among that community. At the end of the day, the machine works awesome and that's what counts. The original 7hp Tecumseh engine that was on this blower was far underpowered for a machine this size, it only threw 10 feet, it wasn't practical it had to be upgraded. Its original chute was short, it didn't throw far, we upgraded it. We made them better. Theirs tons of original ones still out their, if thats what you like grab one. My other 24" unit was original for about 2 years, I kept it original as long as I could, than the engine shit the bed. Rather than retiring the machine it was re-powered and upgraded and continues to live on throwing snow better that it ever originally did.
Thank's for watching.
That's really impressive, I'm certain the 212 Hemi is on my Predator 3,500 Innverter I bought last fall, Love it. Nice to run the Predator instead of the bigger gens. I bought a nice 1980 Ford (Gilson ) 826 with Briggs, ES, tractor tread with chains that I'm working on. Needs the wear part that shifts the friction wheel. Just ordered the actual Service Manual for it. I have JD"s like 110,140 and now 750 diesel to move snow but this walk behind caught my attention and has a use. That unit needs the aux. shaft for reverse. Thankfully motor runs great. On a farm and like to collect stuff so I'm learning about Ariens and JD so I know what to look for, don't want new stuff. You're part of a collector club? Is that the unit that was burning oil so bad it was making you sick I saw on another Channel? Great videos and info.
These Predator engines are great. I have been running both now commercially roughly 5 years, they each have about 400 hours on them now. I have 2, this 32" and my 24" which is in another video, that one has a hemi version. Yea thats funny you remember that, the other machine with the 24" bucket. I also have the rotary mower for it. It used to have that old original oil burning 7hp Tecumseh. Yea, that's long gone. Sold it to someone cheap who stuck new rings in it. Threw on these Predators and never looked back.
Although I did just pick up a 69" Ariens free yesterday. Its in nice shape. Originally I was thinking of just robbing parts off it when I need it for my other machines. However, I might throw a 13hp Tecumseh I have laying around on it, a taller chute and some xtrac tires I have and turn that into a classic-modern beast too. I dunno, will see... lol 🤷♂️
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Fearless, great video. I have a 1968 ariens, the H60 engine just died on it.
I picked up a predator 212 engine. What size bolts did you use to mount the engine?
Hope to get it up an running tomorrow.
Thanks,
Cool. You use the same belt. That's whats so great about the 212, its a direct bolt one replacement. Take your pulley off the Tecumseh and stick it on the Predator. Belt cover base will bolt up too. Only things you have to do are cut out the old mounting stud bolts and drill 4 holes 4 longer ones. Your also going to have to cut the chute crank and use a u joint to get out of the way of the new engine. If yours has the old sprocket mechanism it will require a little more customization. The worm gear style one is very easy to divert.
I show more of what was done in this video.
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Knock the old studs out, or cut them off drill holes where they were. Stick longer ones in from the bottom, I forget exactly how long they were maybe 1,1/4 long, with a lock washer and nut on top. The one far back bolt to the left is a little tough to get, I think I used a magnet on a stick to reach that one over in. Aside from that is was no problem. How was it did you get yours on?
I'd love to see this machine blow in over a ft of snow.
I hope we get the chance to film that soon. This stuff, although not as high had a 1/8 inch layer of ice at the bottom that had to be busted up as I was going forward which the chains helped with a lot. A foot of soft stuff straight down will be easier. This was a draining snow.
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