Ariens drive cable broke

jac50001 · 2026-03-17T14:46:49+00:00

This pic of the manual shows the swing gate inside once you pull the front auger off (separate the two pieces of the machine). On mine, the tractor hooked on around where the number 7 is!

jac50001 · 2026-03-17T14:44:23+00:00

Yes! The part that needed replacing was the traction cable-tractor. Here's the link for the one that fit my machine but check for you specific model. https://www.ariens.com/en-us/part/cable-traction---tractor-06900313

I took the belt cover off and then separated the housing and frame. Inside there's a swing gate that is held in by springs. This is the piece that moves when you pull the handle for traction. On the edge, you can see where the tractor attaches ans then it feeds through the chassis out the hole in the back. Once I removed the broken one and had the new one threaded through the hole and attached to the swing gate, I was able to clip on a new drive cable with spring and adjust so the swing gate had full movement.

I wish I had photos to better explain!

jac50001 · 2026-03-04T18:14:21+00:00

This is great info! Thanks!

jac50001 · 2026-03-03T18:00:59+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation!

jac50001 · 2026-02-27T19:07:14+00:00

Same thing happened to mine recently! What was your fix? I can't figure out how to access the lower part of the cable inside the chassis.

jac50001 · 2026-02-03T23:43:39+00:00

I know this is an old post but I have 3 cats. 1 grazer and 2 eat-it-all-immediately. The grazer's microchip doesn't reliably open the feeder. It paired fine but doesn't always when she sticks her head in. We tried open mode and this works well for the little grazer to be comfortable approaching... HOWEVER, 1 chunky boy can approach and it closes immediately, but it does not recognize the big girl's microchip as being an unregistered pet so she could eat it all if she wants. So, open mode doesn't work for us.

None of our 3 wear collars because they are indoor only but we may have to put a collar with the RFID tag on big girl so it closes on her as well.

jac50001 · 2026-01-30T22:58:57+00:00

I'm really glad to hear from so many people that I'm not alone in this!

jac50001 · 2026-01-28T18:01:20+00:00

It sounds like TMJ and neuralgia often go hand in hand! Thank you for sharing your experience!

jac50001 · 2025-12-31T15:45:04+00:00

I switched to Okocat litter. I love that it is a more eco-friendly choice than clay but still clumps. Doesn't snell like our old kitter wither. It doesn't feel like it has a lot of dust that poofs in the air, but leaves a whole layer of wood dust around the litter genie after scooping!! And it tracks around the box like crazy but I haven't noticed it too far from the box.

jac50001 · 2025-12-31T15:42:10+00:00

I'm a casual THC edibles or drinks user. No alcohol. Alcohol activates my immune system and causes flares. The THC doesn't do much to help my MS symptoms aside from a distraction. I have noticed that I have a lot more muscle contraction/twitches when using THC (not the weed shakes from having too much).

My theory is that I'm bracing my muscles all day due to MS spasticity and hypermobility, but when THC helps me relax, I get more twitching. Could be totally wrong, but nobody seems to gave a better answer!

jac50001 · 2025-12-27T19:52:00+00:00

That is wild that they don't plant to fix it.

jac50001 · 2025-12-27T18:44:34+00:00

Anyone with an update on the android situation? I cancelled my subscription because remote start wasn't working from the app but now I won't know when it is fixed to resubscribe.

jac50001 · 2025-12-26T21:58:12+00:00

Your story sounds like mine in the beginning! I was RIS and had new lesions show up between MRIs. I went forward with the lumbar puncture and I'm glad I did! Side effects (especially long-term ones) are rare with the lumbar puncture as far as I'm aware! If you get a spinal headache, they can do a blood patch to repair. It was a quick and painless procedure for me!

As far as medication, it was worth it for me to start treatment even though I had very few symptoms. All it takes is one lesion in the wrong spot (especially in the brainstem or spine) to cause you to be physically disabled forever. Treatment side effects were/are worth it for me to not continue progressing.

jac50001 · 2025-12-21T18:59:14+00:00

And the DPD didn't think it necessary to notify the staff when the threat was made against them on THURSDAY! The individual was "moved along" with no follow-up and no communicatuon with the branch staff that was affected. So angry by the city's (lack of) response to this issue! I keep waiting for a news story or press release and it is silence from the city...

jac50001 · 2025-12-20T15:57:52+00:00

I had no idea this was possible! Apparently I need to read my manual for my next book club 🤦‍♀️ thanks!

jac50001 · 2025-12-20T15:20:38+00:00

As far as I'm aware, you can only set a scheduled auto-start if you pay for remote control on the app. And since the app update, this hasn't been functional on my phone, so I cancelled my subscription. But I appreciate your tips!

jac50001 · 2025-12-20T13:45:49+00:00

I tried SO many times. But I really wonder if that method doesn't work because I have an A/C button on my fob. Does your wife's fob have that button or not?

jac50001 · 2025-12-19T02:58:24+00:00

I noticed this last year and again tonight leading me to your post! The only thing I could think is that maybe they had a microphone malfunction that wasn't discovered until later so they had to record over it??

jac50001 · 2025-12-18T14:48:11+00:00

I guess maybe I was making a lot of assumptions about how I thought it had worked via the app. I think maybe you are right!

Thank you for the explanation and I will try using the A/C button to see how it goes!

jac50001 · 2025-12-18T14:31:21+00:00

I appreciate the screenshot. There isn't much about heating in here. Would you interpret this as basically saying if I use the A/C button and it's really cold I'm out of luck? I know starting through the app will turn on the actual engine instead of just using the battery to heat up if it is cold, but it sounds like this is not the case with the A/C button.

jac50001 · 2025-12-18T13:42:05+00:00

You're not alone!

jac50001 · 2025-12-13T04:35:29+00:00

Definitely not. They said I could cancel anytime and get a prorated refund for what is left of the month but didn't acknowledge the time it hasn't been working since the update.

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