# Ariens 6HP 2 stage snow blower
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357
**Category:** Classifieds
**Created:** [December 18, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357 "2010-12-18T11:35:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357/1 "2010-12-18T11:35:21Z")
SOLD. 12/23
Great running Ariens Sno-Thro snowblower. Just tuned up in fall with new spark plug and oil change, runs great.
24" cut
Electric start works perfect.
4 Forward Speeds, 1 Reverse.
Tire chains included.
New belt last year.
Could use a new muffer (you can see the tie wire holding the muffer guts inside, which has worked for the last 2 years) and the recoil on the pull start doesn’t work. It’s always run so good even in really heavy wet snow that I never saw the need for a pull start. You start it once with the electric start near your garage/house and it doesn’t shut off or stall until you’re done.
Started running rough last week, turned out it was just a carb adjustment. In the mean time I picked up a 2 year old 10.5 HP one so I’m going to keep that and sell this one. I was holding off putting it up for sale until I got some snow and had a chance to make sure my carb adjustments did fix it. This morning I did my driveway, my sidewalk, three neighbors sidewalks and part of my yard where I had some deep packed snow from previous snow blowing (to really test it) and it ran perfect the entire time. Guess I jumped the gun buying a replacement. My impulse buy is your gain.
I’ve owned this thing 11 years and put about $30 into it (not counting seasonal oil changes).
2 belts, a few shear bolts for the auger, and the most serious a shear bolt in the transmission for the auger when I “found” a landscaping stone a couple years ago. I thought she was done after that but they make old stuff to last and after draining the gear oil and taking the cover off I was relieved to see they had a heavier shear bolt inside the trans. $5 and a couple hours later and it was back in business.
**$150.**
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### Author:  [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357/2 "2010-12-18T12:31:11Z")
so is it 11 years old, or do you have a date on it?
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357/3 "2010-12-18T12:33:50Z")
No, it was used when I got it. I don’t know how old it is but I’m guessing early 70’s.
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357/4 "2010-12-20T06:15:45Z")
Sold
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### Author:  [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2010, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357/5 "2010-12-20T07:56:21Z")
These things are BEASTS!!! “They don’t make em like they used to”. GLWS
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ariens-6hp-2-stage-snow-blower/207357/6 "2010-12-20T07:59:12Z")
Got a CL buyer who sounded very interested coming to see it tonight at 6.