Ariens
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Ariens is a Brillion, Wisconsin
-based equipment company which has a long history manufacturing snow blower
s and lawn tractors for commercial and high-end consumer markets. Ariens touts itself as being the "mower of the White House
lawn".
Ariens snowblowers are characterized by a double drive system, where the blower is driven by the engine's crankshaft
and the drive wheels are driven by the camshaft
(which is a natural 2:1 reduction in driven speed). Older Ariens units used a very heavy gauge steel blower and rake (auger) design, and many of their older units remain in service after more than 30 years.
Ariens lawn tractors are generally characterized by independent left and right wheel drives, making steering a simple issue of traction and providing far smaller turning radii than most of its competition.
Ariens released an electric lawn mower in April 2009 through its dealer network and at Home Depot. The mower runs for 75 minutes on a single charge.
Brillion, Wisconsin
Brillion is a city in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,937 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Brillion, though it is politically independent.-Notable residents:...
-based equipment company which has a long history manufacturing snow blower
Snow blower
A snow blower or snow thrower is a machine for removing snow from an area where it is not wanted, such as a driveway, sidewalk, roadway, railroad track, rink, runway, or houses...
s and lawn tractors for commercial and high-end consumer markets. Ariens touts itself as being the "mower of the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
lawn".
Ariens snowblowers are characterized by a double drive system, where the blower is driven by the engine's crankshaft
Crankshaft
The crankshaft, sometimes casually abbreviated to crank, is the part of an engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation...
and the drive wheels are driven by the camshaft
Camshaft
A camshaft is a shaft to which a cam is fastened or of which a cam forms an integral part.-History:An early cam was built into Hellenistic water-driven automata from the 3rd century BC. The camshaft was later described in Iraq by Al-Jazari in 1206. He employed it as part of his automata,...
(which is a natural 2:1 reduction in driven speed). Older Ariens units used a very heavy gauge steel blower and rake (auger) design, and many of their older units remain in service after more than 30 years.
Ariens lawn tractors are generally characterized by independent left and right wheel drives, making steering a simple issue of traction and providing far smaller turning radii than most of its competition.
Ariens released an electric lawn mower in April 2009 through its dealer network and at Home Depot. The mower runs for 75 minutes on a single charge.