It's always a battle getting snow removed vs getting freshies, especially when your traction cable breaks. While I wait for a replacement to arrive after the next couple storms, is there a smart 'quick fix' to simply repair the cable on
this part?
FWIW, A couple customer comments:
"Broken Ariens Traction Cable Eyelet : "Quick" fixAs others have written, I have had the snow blower for a few years. Last year, I hardly needed the Snow Blower due to little snow fall in Central New Jersey. Not the case this year. First time I used it this year the eyelet snapped right in the middle of clearing a neighbor's driveway so he could take his wife to the doctor. I was able to get the traction cable working in about 30 min by rigging plastic cable ties between the bottom of the broken eyelet and the lever "pin". It worked to complete my driveway (my neighbor finished his sufficiently with a shovel to drive to the doc appt) but the next snow fall a couple of days later, the ties broke during clearing. So I made some adjustments with the ties and it worked again. Next time the hair pin clip fell out and was lost, so I used a bent nail...but the ties stayed in place. After that I went to the big box h/w store and bought a new pin clip. All in all, I think I'd rather continue this jury rigging rather than buy a replacement cable from Ariens. And, by the way, why do I see two cables of different lengths listed for my model (921030)? One (25.7in, Part 06900439) is in-stock, one (23.7in, Part 06900502) is out-of-stock? Both indicate they fit my model. Other than measuring my cable -- even if I wanted to order one -- how would I know which length is the right one for my model?"
AND
"Traction cable
I have replaced this cable 3 times and it broke again! Very frustrating, you spend good money on what you think is a good machine and lets you down time after time. Sounds redneck but I used a piece of rebar wire to get me though the storm and worked perfect. I may leave it on and see how long it lasts."
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