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Martin7


Joined: Jan 27, 2011
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Ariens 1028 Just repaired and tuned, is not throwing snow as far as it should? Anyone can help
Original Message   Jan 27, 2011 10:17 am
Goor morning, I have an Ariens 1028 snowblower purchased used several years ago and since some seasons it seems not to throw snow as far as it should.  I recently noticed my neighbour with a smaller one having much more succes clearing his driveway! The snow only falls few feet away. Can anyone tell me how I can fix this? I have an electronic version of the manual for it, but no mention of this problem in the troubleshooting section.  Thank you for your help.  Martin
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Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
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Re: Ariens 1028 Just repaired and tuned, is not throwing snow as far as it should? Anyone can help
Reply #1   Jan 27, 2011 10:33 am
I would look at the belt and make sure it is in good shape and tight.  Also make sure it is not sinking into the pulleys.

Another thing to check is the clearance between the impeller and housing.

Do a search for "clarence impeller kit" for some interesting reading.
Martin7


Joined: Jan 27, 2011
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Re: Ariens 1028 Just repaired and tuned, is not throwing snow as far as it should? Anyone can help
Reply #2   Jan 27, 2011 1:04 pm
Thank you.

      I had never heard about the impeller kit before. I sure will give it a try. I found a gap of about a 1\4 inch. Hopefully that will give it a boost! 

relics


Joined: Jan 16, 2011
Points: 41

Re: Ariens 1028 Just repaired and tuned, is not throwing snow as far as it should? Anyone can help
Reply #3   Jan 27, 2011 3:49 pm
I would think the belt is slipping.But they did not reduce the engine rpm when it had work done to it did they?  A motor down on compression will also throw less distance to
tkrotchko


Location: Maryland
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
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Re: Ariens 1028 Just repaired and tuned, is not throwing snow as far as it should? Anyone can help
Reply #4   Jan 27, 2011 4:34 pm
I was looking at the distance on a Honda 2-stage blower and there is actually a lot of distance between the impeller and the wall next to it, so closing that gap is one way to increase throwing distance, but if it is just a few years old and it suddenly is throwing a shorter distance, then I'd think it would be preferable to find out why the issue started. Now if its always been like that, then I guess it makes sense to improve the design with the impeller kit.
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