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joe_in_ma


Joined: Jan 28, 2006
Points: 9

Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Original Message   Jan 28, 2006 9:26 am
You may remember a couple of years back when I hopped up my 70's Ariens #922018 with a B&S Intek Snow 7.5. I ve noticed others have used the same motor for tis purpose. This year I added a shoot extension and went to a 6" wheel with a 13X5-6 tire. This is what this little machine really needed. Check it out with original wheel as a reference:

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joe_in_ma


Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #1   Jan 28, 2006 9:27 am
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joe_in_ma


Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #2   Jan 28, 2006 9:34 am
joe_in_ma


Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #3   Jan 28, 2006 9:38 am
joe_in_ma


Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #4   Jan 28, 2006 9:43 am
I carefully drilled a 1//4" hole thru wheel and axel and drove in a roll pin. Alot simpler than I thought it was going to be.

Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #5   Jan 28, 2006 5:10 pm
Nice job. I put a 7.5 Intek on my old Ariens 10995. It had 6" wheels, so I added 5" Snow Hogs, which I got in eBay for $15 new. I repianted everything and put on new friction disk, bushings, bearings, scraper, and skids.
I even bought a junker just to get the old fashioned hubcaps....
Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #6   Jan 28, 2006 5:14 pm
Here's the other side. This is a 1970 that my father bought new. I didn't find anything that won't last another 15 seasons, so it should make 50 and is now being used by the third generation of our extended family.
joe_in_ma


Joined: Jan 28, 2006
Points: 9

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #7   Jan 28, 2006 6:04 pm
Wow, better than showroom Garandman. I obviously have'nt done a full restore but the machine is very usable. I also painted the shoot with POR-15 and added the inmpeller rubber kit. Even though its a 20", it keeps up with the newer 824's. I am glad I'm the not the only one who thinks fixing up and improving these older machines is worth while.
Garandman


Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Points: 341

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #8   Jan 29, 2006 7:48 am
Only shortcomings I can see to the old machines are that there's no way to stop the auger from the handlebars, and the rounded housing rides up over hard snow sometimes.
I ran a cord through the kill switch on the motor up to the handlebars, so I can't lose the key, and can kill the engine right away.
johnnyboy


Joined: Feb 17, 2006
Points: 3

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #9   Feb 17, 2006 10:35 am
Joe I liked your wheel upgrade. I have an old model Ariens Snow-Thro very similar to yours with bald hard solid tires. I have been looking to upgrade to new neumatic tires & rims. I have a 3/4" shaft. Can you tell me where you purchased your rims & tires with part numbers? I have been going nuts but I don't have a model number of my snowblower to go by. Right now I'm using a set of chains, but I would still like to upgrade the wheels. I would have to drill the shaft also buts thats no a problems. This snowblowert is in great shape & works fine. I rebuilt it a few years ago, but I was never able to locate the right rims & tires. Any help you can give me would be great.. Thanks John
racin69z


Joined: Dec 3, 2006
Points: 2

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #10   Dec 3, 2006 7:39 am
Hello,

In the picture you have a tire that is different than the snowhog or the xtrac, can you please tell me what kind of tires those are?


Thanks

apeman77


Joined: Mar 7, 2011
Points: 3

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #11   Mar 7, 2011 4:59 pm
I'm looking to replace the tires on my Ariens 10M4. Unfortunately I'm not having any luck finding a rim that will accommodate the 13 x 5 - 6 tire I would like to put on it. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. I'm also struggling to post a photo on here.....uuuurrrggghhh! http://www.flickr.com/photos/60322148@N05/5507507174/ Let's see if that works.
apeman77


Joined: Mar 7, 2011
Points: 3

Re: Older Ariens wheel and tire upgrade
Reply #12   Mar 7, 2011 5:13 pm
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