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Features
- Powerful 249cc Briggs & Stratton 1150 Series Engine
- Makes light work of the heaviest snowfalls
- Built To Last
- Unprecedented 3 year limited consumer warranty
- 90 day limited warranty for commercial use
- Durable Powder Coated Steel Construction
- Stands up to the elements better than plastic or aluminum
- 120 Volt Electric Start w/Recoil
- Save your back and shoulders by simply pressing a button
- Cord not included on the electric start feature
- Six Speed Drive With Two Reverse Speeds
- Helps you effortlessly hurl the white stuff out of your way
- Heavy-Duty Aluminum XS Gear Case
- Provides additional power in extreme snow conditions
- Standard Halogen Headlight
- Plow through heavy snowfalls on the darkest of winter nights
Specifications
921012
Engine
Engine Brand
Briggs & Stratton Snow Series
Engine Type
4-Cycle OHV
CC
249 CCs
Starting System
120-Volt Electric /w Recoil
Fuel Tank
2.9 Gallons
Torque
11.5 lbs
Auger Housing / Chute Control
Stage Type
Two-Stage
Auger Diameter
14 Inches
Impeller Diameter
14 Inches
Profile
Steel 3-Blade
Auger Material
Serrated Steel
Chute Material
Steel
Chute Rotation
2.5x Crank
Turning Radius
200 degrees
Max Throwing Distance
50 Feet
Clearing Width
27 Inches
Intake Height
21 Inches
Drive System
Drive
Disc-O-Matic
Gear Case
XS Aluminum
Reverse Speeds
2 Reverse
Tire Type
Directional Snow Tread
Tire Size
15" x 5"
Forward Speeds
6 Forward
Options
Drift Cutters
Sold Separately
Front Weights
Sold Separately
Hand Warmers
No
Headlight Type
Halogen
Interlocking Controls
Yes
Remote Deflector Controls
No
Skid Shoes
Included - Reversible
Overview
Weight
230 Pounds
Consumer Warranty
3 Years
Commercial Warranty
90 Days
Product Length
57 Inches
Product Width
29 Inches
Product Height
44 Inches
UPC
751058027807
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Ariens 921012 Reviews & Ratings
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Customer Rating
4.79
(24 Ratings)
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(0)Another great machine
By Allan
West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Review Posted 12/30/2010
I bought my first Ariens snow blower in 1989 after over 20 years of service my son now has it and it still runs great. I used my new Ariens model 921012 for the first time and am very pleased with it. Now if I can only get another 20+ years out of this one I will be very happy.
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Love it but got it almost too late!
By Steve
Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Review Posted 03/13/2010
I got this snowblower in time for the last 4 inches of snow we had and it was great!
Sure beats killing my back by shoveling!
Sure beats killing my back by shoveling!
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Very Pleased
By William
Reading, Pennsylvania
Purchased 02/19/2010 |
Review Posted 03/12/2010
The whole experience was exceptional...
Using SnowBlowersDirect.com was an easy and very simple process. They were very professional and pricing was great.
The shipping company they used was fast, pleasant and easy to set up delivery (very accommodating).
I was a little worried about them delivering when I wasn't home and actually, they were early and I wasn't home; but the delivery was settled with little problem.
The snowblower was what I expected out of Ariens. High quality with almost no plastic on the entire machine.
The main chute was metal and the control panel was metal. This is a machine built to last. I used it once and it made easy work out of the heavy snow the plows deposited at the mouth of our driveway.
Plenty of power throwing the snow into the neighbors yard (definitely a plus in my eyes).
Seriously... this is the perfect home owner's machine for the person who does his own house and his neighbor's, and his neighbor, and their neighbor's house.
Using SnowBlowersDirect.com was an easy and very simple process. They were very professional and pricing was great.
The shipping company they used was fast, pleasant and easy to set up delivery (very accommodating).
I was a little worried about them delivering when I wasn't home and actually, they were early and I wasn't home; but the delivery was settled with little problem.
The snowblower was what I expected out of Ariens. High quality with almost no plastic on the entire machine.
The main chute was metal and the control panel was metal. This is a machine built to last. I used it once and it made easy work out of the heavy snow the plows deposited at the mouth of our driveway.
Plenty of power throwing the snow into the neighbors yard (definitely a plus in my eyes).
Seriously... this is the perfect home owner's machine for the person who does his own house and his neighbor's, and his neighbor, and their neighbor's house.
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5/5
Looks Really Solid
By John
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Review Posted 03/06/2010
We have been through three really bad storms this winter in PA and I finally buckled and decided to get a snow thrower. Tough luck getting one after three bad storms (over 65 inches total so far). I finally stumbled across Snow Blowers Direct and found the Ariens 27" Deluxe I was looking for. All the reviews say it is great.
I ordered it from SBD and they were able to get it to me a in record time. We were expecting another storm but it fizzled out and there was no rush, but when I told them there was I did get it in three days. Awesome!
I put it together and ran it for the break-in period and everything worked great. The machine is really solid. There are no cheap parts on it as far as I can tell and it started up on the first pull! Very impressive!
Now I am hoping for a small storm to just test it out (forecast is for 50 degrees tomorrow. Not good!). My gut feeling tells me that it will do great.
SBD has been really great and a pleasure to deal with. I will leave another review if I get to run the Ariens with some snow this season.
I ordered it from SBD and they were able to get it to me a in record time. We were expecting another storm but it fizzled out and there was no rush, but when I told them there was I did get it in three days. Awesome!
I put it together and ran it for the break-in period and everything worked great. The machine is really solid. There are no cheap parts on it as far as I can tell and it started up on the first pull! Very impressive!
Now I am hoping for a small storm to just test it out (forecast is for 50 degrees tomorrow. Not good!). My gut feeling tells me that it will do great.
SBD has been really great and a pleasure to deal with. I will leave another review if I get to run the Ariens with some snow this season.
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5/5
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5/5
Big snow in New Jersey
By Paul
Franklinville, New Jersey
Review Posted 03/05/2010
I didn't think I needed a snowblower until we received about 81 inches of snow this season.
I called every store that I could find in about a 50 mile radius from my home and nobody had any in stock. So as my last resort I happened to find Snow Blowers Direct.com on the Internet.
This was the only company at that time that had any blowers in stock. Well, I figured I better order one before it was too late. I researched a lot of different brands of blowers and Ariens seemed to come out on top.
So, I ordered one from Snowblowers Direct. I received it in about one week and I have to say that nothing stops this blower.
I cut through 2 to 3 foot drifts like they were nothing, and even ones that were packed with ice were no problem.
I would recommend this product to anyone and the service from Snowblower Direct was excellent.
In fact, I told a friend at work about my purchase from Snowblowers Direct and he also purchased a blower from them.
I called every store that I could find in about a 50 mile radius from my home and nobody had any in stock. So as my last resort I happened to find Snow Blowers Direct.com on the Internet.
This was the only company at that time that had any blowers in stock. Well, I figured I better order one before it was too late. I researched a lot of different brands of blowers and Ariens seemed to come out on top.
So, I ordered one from Snowblowers Direct. I received it in about one week and I have to say that nothing stops this blower.
I cut through 2 to 3 foot drifts like they were nothing, and even ones that were packed with ice were no problem.
I would recommend this product to anyone and the service from Snowblower Direct was excellent.
In fact, I told a friend at work about my purchase from Snowblowers Direct and he also purchased a blower from them.
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5/5
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No new snow
By Will
Pasadena, Maryland
Review Posted 03/01/2010
We have had no new snow since receiving our snow blower - and after record snows in Maryland, we are fine with that.
We did have to play with it, so used it on the old 20" of snow on the sidewalk. It did great! We mainly got it for my wife to use as I have to go in to work when it snows.
I feel good about her using it since she had NO trouble with the 20". We highly recommend it.
We did have to play with it, so used it on the old 20" of snow on the sidewalk. It did great! We mainly got it for my wife to use as I have to go in to work when it snows.
I feel good about her using it since she had NO trouble with the 20". We highly recommend it.
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Waiting for the next snow storm
By NPH
Huntingtown, Maryland
Review Posted 03/01/2010
I bought the new machine after shoveling my way out of Snowmaggedon. Now, I am waiting for the next storm, which will probably never come and that is OK.
I did run the machine through several snowpiles and it is awesome. Overall, the snowblower is very well built and simple to operate.
I did run the machine through several snowpiles and it is awesome. Overall, the snowblower is very well built and simple to operate.
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4/5
I Should Have Bought It Sooner!
By Scott
Fairfax, Virginia
Purchased 02/06/2010 |
Review Posted 02/27/2010
I've never had a snowblower before, but after hearing the list of the Washington area's Top Ten snowstorms, I realized that I was here for three of them.
I'm not shoveling Number Four. We're back in a pipestem with five other houses, and shoveling out a few hundred feet of driveway really sucks.
This thing really does shift the snow - what a difference from doing it by hand! I probably should have bought the drift cutters - the stuff was that deep around here.
The machine isn't light, and it takes a bit of practice to handle well - but it's worth the learning curve.
It's a very solid piece of equipment - I expect that it'll last a long time, and I'll certainly be less put out when the forecast is for frozen white stuff everywhere!
I'm not shoveling Number Four. We're back in a pipestem with five other houses, and shoveling out a few hundred feet of driveway really sucks.
This thing really does shift the snow - what a difference from doing it by hand! I probably should have bought the drift cutters - the stuff was that deep around here.
The machine isn't light, and it takes a bit of practice to handle well - but it's worth the learning curve.
It's a very solid piece of equipment - I expect that it'll last a long time, and I'll certainly be less put out when the forecast is for frozen white stuff everywhere!
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Nice Blower, Suspect Factory Assy. Job
By Jesse
Boone, North Carolina
Review Posted 02/19/2010
My machine was shipped and received very quickly, 3 days and the truck driver was great to call so I could meet him to get the machine.
The box was perfect, turns out no lift gate required if pushing off to a pick-up truck so save yourself $50. No way he could drive to my snowbound house!
I shoved it off to a snowbank at my house then off that to the driveway Assembly was very quick but once I fired up the machine, the wheels wouldn't drive and it was 5 degrees outside.
It turns out the drive belt wasn't on the pulley and you can't just "push" it back on with the belt cover off. I had to pull the machine into my kitchen through the back door, and after an all night warm up and a call to the factory, open up the drive and re-install the belt.
While not a hard job in the end, it's a little disappointing that it wasn't right from the factory!
Be sure to buy lots of shear bolts if you're blowing snow off gravel like I am.
The box was perfect, turns out no lift gate required if pushing off to a pick-up truck so save yourself $50. No way he could drive to my snowbound house!
I shoved it off to a snowbank at my house then off that to the driveway Assembly was very quick but once I fired up the machine, the wheels wouldn't drive and it was 5 degrees outside.
It turns out the drive belt wasn't on the pulley and you can't just "push" it back on with the belt cover off. I had to pull the machine into my kitchen through the back door, and after an all night warm up and a call to the factory, open up the drive and re-install the belt.
While not a hard job in the end, it's a little disappointing that it wasn't right from the factory!
Be sure to buy lots of shear bolts if you're blowing snow off gravel like I am.
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Could not be more pleased with Ariens & SnowBlowersDirect
By Steve
Pasadena, Maryland
Purchased 02/08/2010 |
Review Posted 02/18/2010
I never purchase anything without doing extensive research, and the Ariens brand and this 27" model stood out from the pack.
Aside from the fact that it was one of the top-rated models by a major consumer testing magazine, what really impressed me were the customer testimonials all over the Internet that went beyond those test-lab rankings.
Some models that rated higher by the testing lab were undermined by countless reports of failures and breakdowns in real-life conditions. Other models were astronomically more expensive. But the people who live in heavy snow areas (like Canada, Minnesota, and Alaska) consistently praise this brand and even this model. So I took the plunge--even from a vendor I'd never dealt with before, in a state far away.
Well, I couldn't be happier--either could my two neighbors who went in on it with me. Even two weeks after our 48" of record-breaking snow in Maryland, this thing cut through the iciest, most packed snow we could find.
It's just as easy to start with the pull handle as it is with the electric cord (handy when you're not near a receptacle), and is very easy to maneuver. The only tricky thing I missed when first reading the instruction manual, is that the left wheel lock lever is multi-functional: it locks AND unlocks the axle when plowing and maneuvering, depending on whether force is applied to the axle. A minor learning curve. Assembly was a cinch, and it even shipped with oil in the engine.
Lastly, I can't say enough about how impressed I am with SnowblowersDirect. I ordered the unit when it was back-ordered. They told me exactly what day it would be in, and said that I'd have it within 2-3 days after that. I'm thinking, there's no way that free shipping via ground is getting here that fast, but it didn't matter because none were available locally.
Well to my surprise, it went from Illinois to my door in Maryland in 24 hours. Unbelievable! And it was free. Can't wait for the next big storm.
Thank you, SnowBlowersDirect!
Aside from the fact that it was one of the top-rated models by a major consumer testing magazine, what really impressed me were the customer testimonials all over the Internet that went beyond those test-lab rankings.
Some models that rated higher by the testing lab were undermined by countless reports of failures and breakdowns in real-life conditions. Other models were astronomically more expensive. But the people who live in heavy snow areas (like Canada, Minnesota, and Alaska) consistently praise this brand and even this model. So I took the plunge--even from a vendor I'd never dealt with before, in a state far away.
Well, I couldn't be happier--either could my two neighbors who went in on it with me. Even two weeks after our 48" of record-breaking snow in Maryland, this thing cut through the iciest, most packed snow we could find.
It's just as easy to start with the pull handle as it is with the electric cord (handy when you're not near a receptacle), and is very easy to maneuver. The only tricky thing I missed when first reading the instruction manual, is that the left wheel lock lever is multi-functional: it locks AND unlocks the axle when plowing and maneuvering, depending on whether force is applied to the axle. A minor learning curve. Assembly was a cinch, and it even shipped with oil in the engine.
Lastly, I can't say enough about how impressed I am with SnowblowersDirect. I ordered the unit when it was back-ordered. They told me exactly what day it would be in, and said that I'd have it within 2-3 days after that. I'm thinking, there's no way that free shipping via ground is getting here that fast, but it didn't matter because none were available locally.
Well to my surprise, it went from Illinois to my door in Maryland in 24 hours. Unbelievable! And it was free. Can't wait for the next big storm.
Thank you, SnowBlowersDirect!
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