Ariens 921012 User Manual

GB - 18

To clear the discharge chute:

1. Shut off the engine.
2. Wait 10 seconds and make sure impeller 

blades have stopped rotating.

3. Remove the snow clean-out tool (1) from 

the auger housing and use it to remove 
the clog from the discharge chute.

4. Replace the snow clean-out tool on the 

auger housing.

Place deflector into position before operation. 
DO NOT throw snow any higher than 
necessary.

Place deflector remote in a forward notch to 
throw snow lower. Place deflector remote in a 
rearward notch to throw snow higher.

ALWAYS position discharge chute deflector 
at a safe angle before starting engine. DO 
NOT throw snow any higher than necessary.

1. Push deflector handle forward or down 

to throw snow lower. 

2. Pull deflector handle up or to the rear to 

throw snow higher (Figure 17).

Discharge chute rotates 200°.

ALWAYS position discharge chute in safe 
direction and angle, away from operator and 
bystanders, before starting engine.

Hand contact with the 

rotating impeller is the most 
common cause of injury associated 
with snow throwers. Never use your 
hand to clean out the discharge 
chute.

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Figure 16

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Figure 17

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1. Deflector 

Handle