Very impressive, love all the steel with no plastic. Smart organization with nuts and bolts definitely going to watch until completion. Also noticed the knee mat you’ll appreciate it in yrs to come. Great vid 👍
JB!! You got the HF kneeling pad!!!! LOL! And good call on not disassembling the inner drive system. My cousin had his 2016 model Ariens 30" Platinum fall off the back of his flatbed plow truck in 2019. It hit the pavement tires-first and split the right side drive clutch and sprocket. Took me a solid 3 days to deal with that nightmare. And I took about 40 pics upon disassembly. Lol Awesome project!! Keep on rocking my brother!!
@@paulmysliborski4832 haha yep I took your advice! Bought it on Monday after I filmed Saturdays video. Was on my knees again and said this is enough. So this Saturdays video you’ll see no knee pad! Don’t hold it again me please lol! That sounds like a total nightmare of a fix you had there. Plenty more to come with this one! Stay tuned Paul! And thanks for that recommendation!
I am picturing a bionic snow blower when all is said and done on this ole gal JB....better than she was before...better...stronger...faster. I am also loving this series of yours and the particular care and respect you are showing this piece of equipment from years gone by...well done friend! A mid week treat I truly enjoyed as I learned along the way. Can't wait for the next episode.
@@joebarzo9935 hey Joe! A machine that’s withstood the test of time like this one deserves all the respect! More to come on this old gal! Appreciate you as always bud! Thanks for watching
Randomly found your channel a few weeks ago and I’m hooked. Just picked up an old craftsman snow blower and rebuild the carburetor and changed the oil and now she’s running good as new! Only cost me $60. Thanks man!
Its great to see a refresh of this winter warrior, once painted it should be good for another 50 years. Two sure things that will always happen, winter comes and the Bills will be in contention for a Superbowl. Go Bills!!!!
I think it’d be awesome to keep that Ariens handlebar placard as-is and just “patina clearcoat” it since you mentioned it’s so rare to have an original one in that good of shape. It has just the right amount of wear for that type of finish and might be an awesome show off/conversation piece for the final product. Looks like it’d be an easy removal and install to be completely redone after the fact too if you decide the look doesn’t fit down the road.
@@schaef5258 you know ow what Cody I totally agree! A few other subscribers said the same! Might just leave it as is! 👍thanks for sharing your thoughts!
JB, I love all the tips and tricks you always provide. Especially the funny animals (Squirrel, Cow) When I take furniture apart, I do the same, I place all the hardware in ziploc bags and if the furniture is being moved to a new owner, I will tape the bags to a piece of the furniture. Nice of ProParts Directs to send you the Ariens Orange Paint 👍🏻 Great job on the dismantle, JB.
@@Salmomlox thanks salmomlox! Gotta keep the video interesting right? lol smart to do so! It definitely helps with the rebuild no matter what the project! Thanks for watching!👍
Same! I keep some of those ziplock freezer bags with the little white label that’s easier to write on for parts. Absolutely crucial. Magnetic parts trays are good too.
Moving along, awesome to see, those augers are really beefy 😃 Little bit sad that you're leaving the drive housing, but I do understand that it is better to keep the complicated working parts be, so you don't mess it up. Even though I doubt you can mess anything up with these, but it would surely mean more work for you so 😋 Great video as always, can't wait to see more! Hope everything is awesome with you JB❤
@@ChrisFredriksson hey Chris! We’re moving along nicely with this old gal. Some parts we gotta just let be. Not worth the fight at the moment! Stay tune for more and have an awesome rest of your week!
Breaker bar for the win! I actually changed a scraper bar that was in worse shape last fall. It's amazing how quickly those bolts can wear down to nothing...
@@The_Mace RIGHT?!?!? The previous owners set that baby down to the ground! I immediately raised it up. Ready to go with a new one! Breaker bars are my friends… after mace! 😉
You know anyone with a vinyl cutter? You could do the sanding and painting of the big logo and have someone do the “made in Wisconsin” part in vinyl for you. Folding table and tarp. Possibly the most important tools of the job lol
@@GarageGear I’m the idea guy! I had a coworker with one. I had him print me 2 big ones that say “pushbroom” for my small leaf blower haha. I pretty much just use it for the driveway anyway!
JB Nice video, I just grabbed a SB824, looks like 40 to 50 years old. going to go through it and with your videos gives me confidence that it can be done. There's quite a bit of rust on her but all systems seem to be good. It does not have a light, is there a video out there connecting a light source to a unit like this one?
@@scottleckey3795 thanks Scott! Cool find! Not sure about a light source video! I have thought about putting a rechargeable led bike light on mine lol! If it works it works lol
When taking my radial arm saw apart I just put all the nuts and bolts in 3 magnetic trays, but, I know where each one goes by either it's size, or the amount. Example, the bolts that hold the post to the base are the 4 biggest bolts, the bolts that hold the table clamps on all have Philips heads and there are 8 of them-4 long and 4 short, etc. along with 16 nuts, 8 of those acting as jamb nuts. I'm not worried about keeping up with the flat washers and lock washers because they're all being replaced anyhow. The screws are all easy as well. 4 cap screws, 2 screws to hold the side measure on and 4 motor screws...or bolts....in any event you couldn't possibly mistake them for anything else as they're about 6 inches long, lol.
I'd leave that Arien's panel just the way it is... I think it'll look cool with original patina against the freshly painted machine! I'd also leave the wheel center caps as is.
If Ariens is gonna go into making high end mowers that have the same level of quality as their snowblowers, there is a list of things they’re going to need to do. First they’re going to have to build these things in their Wisconsin plant just like their high end stuff. Next, they’re going to have to cut ties with Briggs and Stratton and put better engines on the equipment. They can put Kawasakis on them, but personally I think it would be smarter to have LCT build them a new commercial grade vertical shaft engine. My reason behind this is that they could use it as a selling point since LCTs are already on the snowblowers and people have come to like them. Finally they’re going to have to adopt the best mowing technology they can find, like Honda’s quadracut blade system and Toro’s grass recycling and striping. This all won’t be easy to obtain, but if Ariens wants to stand out in the mowing industry this is what must be done.
You’re like a kid in a candy store JB! You’re definitely enjoying this one!! Any metric nuts or bolts on this Ariens? I’m betting not. Organized is an understatement. When you were trying to remove the auger, all that was going on in my mind was the scene from Uncle Buck wine John Candy was trying to get the washer started….. Definitely looking forward to seeing what’s next! Great video JB! Cheers my friend!
@@jaybooth4815 got that right Jay! Not sure. Don’t think so. Everything appeared to be standard from what I recall! That auger took a good 5-10 minutes to pull. Cleaning cleaning cleaning coming at ya! Stay tuned
Hey JB nice job on tackling the restoration on this old Ariens. Have you ever considered finding a good running 8 or 10 horsepower Tecumseh engine on marketplace and painting it white to match the original engine color scheme? It would look awesome!
Hey Matthew! Thanks bud! Thought about that! Before I put the predator on I gave heavy thought to another tecumseh. Problem is Tecumseh and I don’t get a long! Have had dozens in the garage and I’ve only had one that genuinely worked well. All the others were trash. And by the time I would spend repairing them and the all the parts needed and their individual costs they would cost more than a new predator. Many of those engines are getting up there in the age too. Same goes for tecumseh lawn mower engines they never work for me. Would rather pop a predator on and be done. If painting a predator is all I gotta worry about that’s fine by me lol! 👍
@@GarageGear yeah a lot of peoples Tecumsehs were really finicky and old now. I have good experience with my 5 horse besides the last owner not changing the oil resulting in it being very underpowered besides that it starts first or 2nd pull every time.
@@mohedaicebear I couldn’t believe they came off either! Incredible! I have a Pittsburgh 225 piece socket set! And a no name breaker bar! Helped a ton! Here’s a link to the kitamzn.to/4drYrUA
And, of course, you will make sure you re-install your newly-painted augers correctly, so the snow is channeled toward the center, not the outside. Ask me how I know.
@@douglaslippertindy oh yeah! I took pictures to make sure of that. And these augers have a distinct end on each that points inward. Not too hard to get his right. 👍
Great video, JB! You could make this a really great series by changing the snowblower from a gas engine to a battery-powered electric blower! You could even do a toro recyler mower from gas to electric. That would be awesome! LOL! 😂
Very impressive, love all the steel with no plastic. Smart organization with nuts and bolts definitely going to watch until completion. Also noticed the knee mat you’ll appreciate it in yrs to come. Great vid 👍
@@pit4955 yeah gotta have that mat! Helps a ton! Thanks for watching pit! Plenty more to come!
That's a good amount of work you showcased in a 12 minute video without missing a lot of detail. Pics and organization are key for reassembly. 👍
@@smallblock412 just taking you guys along for the ride with out any fluff Smallblock! Plenty more to come my friend!
JB!! You got the HF kneeling pad!!!! LOL!
And good call on not disassembling the inner drive system. My cousin had his 2016 model Ariens 30" Platinum fall off the back of his flatbed plow truck in 2019.
It hit the pavement tires-first and split the right side drive clutch and sprocket.
Took me a solid 3 days to deal with that nightmare. And I took about 40 pics upon disassembly. Lol
Awesome project!! Keep on rocking my brother!!
@@paulmysliborski4832 haha yep I took your advice! Bought it on Monday after I filmed Saturdays video. Was on my knees again and said this is enough. So this Saturdays video you’ll see no knee pad! Don’t hold it again me please lol!
That sounds like a total nightmare of a fix you had there. Plenty more to come with this one! Stay tuned Paul! And thanks for that recommendation!
I am picturing a bionic snow blower when all is said and done on this ole gal JB....better than she was before...better...stronger...faster.
I am also loving this series of yours and the particular care and respect you are showing this piece of equipment from years gone by...well done friend!
A mid week treat I truly enjoyed as I learned along the way. Can't wait for the next episode.
@@joebarzo9935 hey Joe! A machine that’s withstood the test of time like this one deserves all the respect! More to come on this old gal! Appreciate you as always bud! Thanks for watching
Randomly found your channel a few weeks ago and I’m hooked. Just picked up an old craftsman snow blower and rebuild the carburetor and changed the oil and now she’s running good as new! Only cost me $60. Thanks man!
@@NathanShort ROCK ON Nathan! Welcome to the tribe my friend! 👍
Its great to see a refresh of this winter warrior, once painted it should be good for another 50 years. Two sure things that will always happen, winter comes and the Bills will be in contention for a Superbowl. Go Bills!!!!
@@Kieran-q4t add a third to that list… JB will be working a snowblower to some extent lol! 😂 thank for watching bud
I think it’d be awesome to keep that Ariens handlebar placard as-is and just “patina clearcoat” it since you mentioned it’s so rare to have an original one in that good of shape. It has just the right amount of wear for that type of finish and might be an awesome show off/conversation piece for the final product. Looks like it’d be an easy removal and install to be completely redone after the fact too if you decide the look doesn’t fit down the road.
@@schaef5258 you know ow what Cody I totally agree! A few other subscribers said the same! Might just leave it as is! 👍thanks for sharing your thoughts!
JB, I love all the tips and tricks you always provide. Especially the funny animals (Squirrel, Cow) When I take furniture apart, I do the same, I place all the hardware in ziploc bags and if the furniture is being moved to a new owner, I will tape the bags to a piece of the furniture. Nice of ProParts Directs to send you the Ariens Orange Paint 👍🏻 Great job on the dismantle, JB.
@@Salmomlox thanks salmomlox! Gotta keep the video interesting right? lol smart to do so! It definitely helps with the rebuild no matter what the project! Thanks for watching!👍
Same! I keep some of those ziplock freezer bags with the little white label that’s easier to write on for parts. Absolutely crucial. Magnetic parts trays are good too.
Moving along, awesome to see, those augers are really beefy 😃 Little bit sad that you're leaving the drive housing, but I do understand that it is better to keep the complicated working parts be, so you don't mess it up. Even though I doubt you can mess anything up with these, but it would surely mean more work for you so 😋
Great video as always, can't wait to see more! Hope everything is awesome with you JB❤
@@ChrisFredriksson hey Chris! We’re moving along nicely with this old gal. Some parts we gotta just let be. Not worth the fight at the moment! Stay tune for more and have an awesome rest of your week!
Breaker bar for the win! I actually changed a scraper bar that was in worse shape last fall. It's amazing how quickly those bolts can wear down to nothing...
@@The_Mace RIGHT?!?!? The previous owners set that baby down to the ground! I immediately raised it up. Ready to go with a new one! Breaker bars are my friends… after mace! 😉
This is how good Garage Gear channel is….i don’t even use a snow blower but still watched every minute of this video 👍
@@juan.rocha-gonzalez ROCK ON Juan! Thanks for being a cool fan my friend!
It's so awesome to see you filled with so much joy in this video. 👍 Blessed Be the lord Jesus christ.
@@johndenver8574 appreciate you John! Thanks for watching and shave a blessed rest of your week! 👍
You know anyone with a vinyl cutter? You could do the sanding and painting of the big logo and have someone do the “made in Wisconsin” part in vinyl for you.
Folding table and tarp. Possibly the most important tools of the job lol
@@BenNawrath not a bad idea! Always the man with a plan Ben! Gotta have the table and tarp ready to go. (Not my table! Gotta keep it one piece! )
@@GarageGear I’m the idea guy! I had a coworker with one. I had him print me 2 big ones that say “pushbroom” for my small leaf blower haha. I pretty much just use it for the driveway anyway!
@@BenNawrath hahaha push broom that’s awesome! I need to find a friend with one
JB Nice video, I just grabbed a SB824, looks like 40 to 50 years old. going to go through it and with your videos gives me confidence that it can be done. There's quite a bit of rust on her but all systems seem to be good. It does not have a light, is there a video out there connecting a light source to a unit like this one?
@@scottleckey3795 thanks Scott! Cool find! Not sure about a light source video! I have thought about putting a rechargeable led bike light on mine lol! If it works it works lol
When taking my radial arm saw apart I just put all the nuts and bolts in 3 magnetic trays, but, I know where each one goes by either it's size, or the amount. Example, the bolts that hold the post to the base are the 4 biggest bolts, the bolts that hold the table clamps on all have Philips heads and there are 8 of them-4 long and 4 short, etc. along with 16 nuts, 8 of those acting as jamb nuts. I'm not worried about keeping up with the flat washers and lock washers because they're all being replaced anyhow. The screws are all easy as well. 4 cap screws, 2 screws to hold the side measure on and 4 motor screws...or bolts....in any event you couldn't possibly mistake them for anything else as they're about 6 inches long, lol.
@@Rebel9668 thanks for sharing rebel
TY for Sharing
@@kencurtis228 thanks for watching Ken! You ROCK!
Thank you for the video
@@liljoeii6091 thanks for watching Joe!
I'd leave that Arien's panel just the way it is... I think it'll look cool with original patina against the freshly painted machine! I'd also leave the wheel center caps as is.
@@locodiablo8130 I like where your head is at loco! Others are saying the same! 👍
Organization skills .. a new level !!
@@garydunnjr8176 gotta keep it organized! 👍
If Ariens is gonna go into making high end mowers that have the same level of quality as their snowblowers, there is a list of things they’re going to need to do. First they’re going to have to build these things in their Wisconsin plant just like their high end stuff. Next, they’re going to have to cut ties with Briggs and Stratton and put better engines on the equipment. They can put Kawasakis on them, but personally I think it would be smarter to have LCT build them a new commercial grade vertical shaft engine. My reason behind this is that they could use it as a selling point since LCTs are already on the snowblowers and people have come to like them. Finally they’re going to have to adopt the best mowing technology they can find, like Honda’s quadracut blade system and Toro’s grass recycling and striping. This all won’t be easy to obtain, but if Ariens wants to stand out in the mowing industry this is what must be done.
@@TecumsehRulesbcserk fully agree BCSERK! We’ll see what they decide to do
You’re like a kid in a candy store JB! You’re definitely enjoying this one!! Any metric nuts or bolts on this Ariens? I’m betting not. Organized is an understatement. When you were trying to remove the auger, all that was going on in my mind was the scene from Uncle Buck wine John Candy was trying to get the washer started….. Definitely looking forward to seeing what’s next! Great video JB! Cheers my friend!
@@jaybooth4815 got that right Jay! Not sure. Don’t think so. Everything appeared to be standard from what I recall! That auger took a good 5-10 minutes to pull. Cleaning cleaning cleaning coming at ya! Stay tuned
Can't wait to see the results! I bought my first Ariens snowblower 2 years ago and it has barely snowed here since, figures. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@Stephen_Meadows go figure! You’ll get your chance don’t worry! Thanks for watching Stephen
Hey JB nice job on tackling the restoration on this old Ariens. Have you ever considered finding a good running 8 or 10 horsepower Tecumseh engine on marketplace and painting it white to match the original engine color scheme? It would look awesome!
Hey Matthew! Thanks bud! Thought about that! Before I put the predator on I gave heavy thought to another tecumseh. Problem is Tecumseh and I don’t get a long! Have had dozens in the garage and I’ve only had one that genuinely worked well. All the others were trash. And by the time I would spend repairing them and the all the parts needed and their individual costs they would cost more than a new predator. Many of those engines are getting up there in the age too. Same goes for tecumseh lawn mower engines they never work for me. Would rather pop a predator on and be done. If painting a predator is all I gotta worry about that’s fine by me lol! 👍
@@GarageGear yeah a lot of peoples Tecumsehs were really finicky and old now. I have good experience with my 5 horse besides the last owner not changing the oil resulting in it being very underpowered besides that it starts first or 2nd pull every time.
@@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things if they maintained they can be great if not they can be a lot of time and money to fix
Wow 5 for 5 on the scraper bar bolts i need to know what Socket set you have thats mad impressive.
@@mohedaicebear I couldn’t believe they came off either! Incredible! I have a Pittsburgh 225 piece socket set! And a no name breaker bar! Helped a ton! Here’s a link to the kitamzn.to/4drYrUA
And, of course, you will make sure you re-install your newly-painted augers correctly, so the snow is channeled toward the center, not the outside. Ask me how I know.
@@douglaslippertindy oh yeah! I took pictures to make sure of that. And these augers have a distinct end on each that points inward. Not too hard to get his right. 👍
Hey JB I can’t wait for the out come of the restoration. That’s one well built snowblower. 👍🙏👍🙏
@@electroddxful it sure is Ray! Plenty more to come with this old gal! Stay tuned!
First comment! Love this channel my guy, very helpful, pleasing to the soul, and just generally fun to watch!
@@Hurricanehacksaw appreciate you hurricane and the positive feedback! 👍
Great video and very helpful. Always good to see you
@@derrasenmaher9730 thanks Der! Thanks for watching my friend!
Love the channel, painting a snowblower? Impressive the neighbors?
@@rk22cc just trying to impress the garage gal lol! Thanks for watching rk!
commented too early in the video! good job !!
I get ya! 👍
Dude, that was absolutely heroic. Salut!
@@basicbreakfast appreciate you basicbreakfast! Thanks for watching!
JB, que monstruo eres, dude! Thank for your videos. 👋🏻
@@eddieayala you got it Eddie! 👍
Hey JB- Great video. Thumbs up from Iowa. Peace.
@@ChuckP25. hey Chuck! Appreciate you bud! Have an awesome weekend!
Just an incredible project!! Thanks for sharing thus far!! 😁
@@hickorystx you got it hickory! Thanks for watching!
Awesome episode. Like the organization of the parts in the takedown. Keep up the good work!
@@Kelly-vr2hx gotta keep it organized! It helps out a ton!👍thanks for watching Kelly!
Nice job glad to see it is going to look like it is new, 50 years and counting.
@@dennispikul9806 we’re taking this one to 100!👍
Great video - look forward to the series! I hope you are saving all the bolts in separate bags. Quite the puzzle you are making!
@@mikegrappone9078 yep got them all saved! 👍 thanks for watching mike
That is a great idea to take a lot of pictures of the machine before you disassemble it
@@robertmailhos8159 gotta play it smart! There would be a hundred bolts all over the place if I didn’t.👍
@@GarageGear I've been there did that on the craftsman gt tractor mower Pan JB
Jb you are a big help with the videos. Gives me tons of information that i need. Thanks a million
@@justinkolan5500 you got it Justin! Thanks for watching as always!
good job with the bags for parts I would never be able to put back together LOL
@@smittyone66 there were a lot of different sized bolts and hardware! This will help me stay sane! lol! Thanks for watching smitty
Great video, JB! You could make this a really great series by changing the snowblower from a gas engine to a battery-powered electric blower! You could even do a toro recyler mower from gas to electric. That would be awesome! LOL! 😂
Like the idea Bruce but batteries don’t have enough balls Buffalo winter. Been there done that and only got 1/3 of my driveway done.
Hey Bud, looks like we're off and running. Keep them coming-awesome. Be Well!
@@johnbelliveau4704 hey John! This was the big task! No we can get down to work with it! More to come! Stay tuned!
I think im gonna open a bar. It's gonna be called the RUSTY HANDLE.
@@BigDaddysGarage hahaha l like that! You have all kinds of old equipment hanging on the walls! 👍👍
I wish you would have called me....mine is ready for the spa treatment
@@-Cece hahaha let me get through this one first lol!
I should change the fan bearing but qualite was better materials in older bearings for sme reason
@@erik3287 I still may change it out because getting in there is no easy task and don’t want to do it again lol! We will see
d'oh, i had a really nice panel and i just put it in tne thrash 🫣
😂
@@chefchutardo5215 oh man! I would have bought that off of you! Lol