Take a look at arm rests at hinge point! They thread bolt from outside inward toward seat back! After several uses the bolt will tear the material! Simple fix reverse bolt going from inside outward and thread nut back on…..no contact no damage. Love the arm rests! Also the hitch is now cut out for Edge use!
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
Yes...another small detail I forgot to mention...had one installed when I noticed...had to remove it to flip the bolt...I thought the same..the seat will rip if it hits it....glad your up n running...the upgrades make a huge difference in my opinion...have a good holiday
@abw121
Жыл бұрын
Hey Buddy, Just had a small disaster on my Edge 34! Doing lawns today I started loosing oil! Tracked the spray down to the goofy plastic drain valve that threads into to Briggs engine. Had to drain oil and remove this plastic POS from the engine! When I did I found the valve was loose letting oil flow by threads! And there was little to no pipe dope on male threads going into the engine casing? They think a compressed oring will prevent oil loss? After draining and removing the valve I also found the internal oring torn inside the valve which as causing further oil to flow through inside of this plastic valve! BE WARNED! This valve will fail and strand you and ruin your engine! 😊 Ordering a Dranzit hose 1438 to replace the POS valve! By the way only have 8 hours on mower and it was due for first oil change. But what a way to screw up a great little mower! Not to mention the oil clean up on mower and the sidewalk I crossed! Keep eye on it? PS the original oil filter was loose also! Three finger loose and dripping oil from seal?
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
Thanks...but.. the engine on mine is a Kawasaki FR651V... They had one with a Briggs..hard pass for me. Briggs isn't what they used to be in my opinion. These days, Kawasaki for me.
@arciefan
2 ай бұрын
Which is better from lowes, ariens or toro zero turns?
@abw121
Жыл бұрын
Just picked up a 2023 Edge 34 inch. Store selling it could not figure out why it would not start? So they sold it at a steep discount to me. After getting it home the first thing was to check the battery and terminals which were starting to turn white from corrosion. New mower and terminals getting crusty? Cleaned terminals and charged battery for an hour. Still no start. Went through Ariens video on how to start but still no start! Finally looked up parts list which shows the wiring diagram. There is a 30 amp fuse in harness tucked up under the frame. After following harness by hand and there it was with fuse that looked good but turned out to be BAD! Ariens manual needs updating! Simple replacement and now have Hour meter visible and turn key to start! Success! Your right the floor pan is Terrible! Anyone listening Ariens? It is slippery when dry. So my neighbor dug out a cargo floor mat from a old Jeep. We cut it down and the Edge is now customized into a Jeep! Works great. My other thought was adding anti slip tape. Anyone at Ariens answer these points? I just found the seat suspension you used from EBay. going to order it for my Father’s Day gift. Do you recall the size of nuts or bolts needed to mount suspension? Any further photos or videos could help? Also the Ariens website has the Arm rests and tow hitch on sale with free shipping if anyone else is shopping? Also ordered 2 extra keys and the Mulch kit to round out the new mower. Has anyone out there used the Ariens bagger kit? Cost prohibitive, and may just get a side grass catcher! Thanks for your video. Keep up the good work!
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
The seat bolt are a corse thread...I took one out and luckily I had a few laying around that fit...sorry, I dint know the thread count...however they are 1/2 inch...when you remove the seat, un plug the safety under it..the 2 bolts without the " knobs" are reusable...you'll need 2 more and 4 bolts with nuts and washers to mount the rails...pretty much self explanatory.... I'm happy my video assisted ya... thanks for watching and commenting..
@kevinspahr6632
Жыл бұрын
If you don't mind me asking, how did you go about ordering some more keys? I only have one and I need to order me another one.
@abw121
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinspahr6632 In my case I found the Ariens website has a parts page. You will need the model number and serial and you can search for parts available? On the parts page you can search two ways, by list of parts or by parts diagram. Being mine was a new machine they have plenty of replacement parts available. Also Ariens has Spring sale special that ends June 1……free shipping. I think Key was $6.96 each? If you search the website you can download owners manual along with parts manual for the model in question. And save it to your tablet or computer to save time!
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
Abw121 answered correctly as far as I know...gotta go direct to Ariens with model #
@kevinspahr6632
Жыл бұрын
When are you going to do some more videos on your Ariens Edge 52? Love your vidz.
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
Soon I hope
@abw121
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the reply! I have another question regarding the suspension add on? When you plugged the seat switch back in to original seat did the wire run up through the suspension add on? And was there enough wire to open seat?
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
Great question actually..I completely forgot to tell you. After its unplugged, to rewire, you can lift the rubber cover on the new rig in the rear center...you can then "fish" it to the seat and connect...you are also correct in that it limits how high you can lift the seat. I'm going to extend the wires ( simple enough)..just haven't gotten around to it.
@buddysbus6520
Жыл бұрын
Your going to love the suspension seat. I honestly was debating on keeping my old Cub Cadet tractor because of the bouncing....after I mounted it and ride around to adjust it, mowing now is actually kinda fun...very comfortable with the arm rests and being able to slide the seat back about two more inches or so..now it's more like riding a bigger machine...smooth..loving it
@abw121
Жыл бұрын
Happy Memorial Day! Thanks for the Friday night reply. I was looking at EBay photos and saw how the suspension has a solid panel with no way to fish wire through and when seat is tilted up the cable is almost at limit with original seat! My thoughts are just drill open a large hole in the solid plate of suspension and see if wire can be fished up to seat! I used my 34 edge today with the Mulching blades and block off adapter kit installed. Worked great and loved the ride instead of pushing a mower? Tomorrow I will install my arm rests and tow hitch. Again thanks for the help.
@jimt4906
10 ай бұрын
Do you know the manufacturer of the suspension seat?
@buddysbus6520
9 ай бұрын
It was purchased from an ebay store... carnellsales... listed from SEATS UNLIMITED.. item #195510917587.. it's listed now for 149.99... hope that helps.
@fuquafuschnikens5256
5 ай бұрын
How much did you save from doing the updates vs next step up model?
@buddysbus6520
5 ай бұрын
I never really looked into it, until you asked that is. I have the 52" deck and the same engine as the bigger one already, plus the extras. I saved about 500 bucks I'd guess.
@fuquafuschnikens5256
5 ай бұрын
@@buddysbus6520 Thanks for that info!
@stevegilewicz9444
10 ай бұрын
I was getting sea sick watching this. Hold the camera still, please. By the way, I absolutely am totally dis-satisfied with my Edge 42. Drain plug oil leak, uncomfortable seat, and with their way overpriced and under-engineered bagging system, a third of the debris blows out the right front of the deck. Just my humble opinion.
@buddysbus6520
10 ай бұрын
I'll try my best...but, I'm no cameraman. I'm just trying to show people some upgrades I made. I'm sorry if you don't like your mower...mine? I like it...but.. so far I've replaced the battery, the starter solenoid and the key switch....didn't make videos, however that issue was because of Lowe's putting it together..the hot wire was touching the ground , burnt all 3 up with 15 hours on it... Lowe's refused to repair it..they wanted me to ship it to Georgia, I'm in Pennsylvania... that wasn't Ariens fault..purely lowes... hope you have better luck in the future....thanks for the comment, I'll try and steady my hand..
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