Ariens heated hand grips?

John Mercier · 12-24-2025, 11:48 AM

It is December 24th, not April 1st.
There is no way that you spent $65 dollars.

ITD · 12-24-2025, 02:03 PM

Not worth $129 IMO, they came with my Ariens, not a lot of heat come out of them. I'd go for a nice pair of mittens.

As far as the shafts stuck to the augers, I had this issue, thought it was rust, but it was actually old grease that had turned to wax consistency. I blasted the augers with a propane torch, got it nice and toasty warm, liquified the old grease, and voila, they freed up! I pumped some new grease in while they were warm to force out the old grease, good as new.

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12-24-2025, 11:48 AM	#1
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,976 Thanks: 3 Thanked 678 Times in 561 Posts	It is December 24th, not April 1st. There is no way that you spent $65 dollars.

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12-24-2025, 02:03 PM	#2
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	Not worth $129 IMO, they came with my Ariens, not a lot of heat come out of them. I'd go for a nice pair of mittens. As far as the shafts stuck to the augers, I had this issue, thought it was rust, but it was actually old grease that had turned to wax consistency. I blasted the augers with a propane torch, got it nice and toasty warm, liquified the old grease, and voila, they freed up! I pumped some new grease in while they were warm to force out the old grease, good as new.