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How to Install Hand Warmers on Ariens Snowblower

Are you considering purchasing heated hand grips for snowblowers? There aren't many heated handgrips designed especially for snowblowers; however, in some cases, you may be able to purchase ATV hand warmers and adapt them to fit your snowblower depending on the make and model.

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Benefits Of Heated Hand Grips

So many of my friends who've owned snow blowers for a long time said they didn't realize how beneficial heated handgrips would be until they bought them.

An now, many of them wouldn't buy a snow blower without being sure that heated hand grips fit them. I have to say I agree. I bought these heated handgrips for my Ariens snowblower and I'm so glad I did! They take around ten minutes to warm up and me to feel the heat through my gloves but when I do, it's soooo good. I can stay out even when its borderline zero instead of having to come in and warm up.

Drawbacks Of Heated Hand Grips

The drawbacks of heated hand grips are dependent on whether or not the snowblower comes with them fitted or whether you have to buy them and fit them as an additional accessory. f you're purchasing a snowblower with heated handgrips fitted then you should be able to turn them on and off as required.

Therefore there are no real drawbacks to purchasing a machine with this additional feature. Alternatively, if you're adding heated hand grips to a snowblower yourself then the drawbacks include:

  • The lack of availability for specifically designed snowblower heated handles which pushes you to purchase 'non-branded' items which could damage your machine.
  • The difficulty and time it takes to fit the heated handgrips to your machine and the maintenance which you'll have to complete personally should anything go wrong. Unlike if a snowblower comes with them fitted in which case you could get it repaired (sometimes even under warranty).

Snowblowers With Heated Hand Grips

Some snowblower manufacturers have recently released snowblowers with heated hand grips built in. While this shouldn't be your primary reason for upgrading it's certainly a feature to consider when choosing a new snowblower. The snowblowers I have found with heated hand grips include:

Cub Cadet

  • 26-inch Three-Stage Gas Snowblower with an Electric Start, Steel Chute, Power Steering and Heated Grips
  • 28-inch Three-Stage Electric Start Gas Snowblower with a Steel Chute, Power Steering and Heated Grips
  • 26-inch 357cc Track Drive Three-Stage Electric Start Gas-Powered Snowblower with Steel Chute Power Steering Heated Grips
  • 30 inch 357cc Double Fuel Injected (EFI) Two-Stage Electric Start Gas-Powered Snow Blower with IntelliPower Technology and Heated Grips

Troy-Bilt

  • 34 inch 420cc Two-Stage Gas Powered Snowblower with Electric Start, Power Steering and Electric 4-Way Chute Control
  • 28 inch 277 cc Two-Stage Gas Snow Blower with Electric Start, Track Drive Technology and Heated Grips
  • 26 inch 208 cc Duel-Stage Gas Snow Blower with Electric Start, Track Drive Technology and Electronic 4-Way Chute Control

I prefer purchasing a snowblower with heated handgrips instead of self-fitting heated handgrips as adjusting the snowblower like this can void the warranty in some cases. Not to mention the fact, the process is fiddly, time consuming and in some cases costly.

How To Fit Heated Hand Grips To A Snow Blower

The way you fit heated hand grips to a snow blower is going to depend on the make, model and the hand grips you purchase. If you buy heated handgrips which are specially designed for a snowblower the instructions will be included and you should be able to fit them easily.

For the Cub Cadet models we recommended these heated hand grips.

For Ariens snowblower models we recommend these heated hand grips.

If you buy heated handgrips which are specially designed for ATV's etc. then the instructions will be designed for the ATV and therefore will require some adaptation to fit your snowblower. However, you may be able to find information about which heated handgrips designed for ATVs fit your snow blower in forums or on Youtube.

There are of course some risks in buying heated hand groups which are not specially designed for your snowblower. You could end up purchasing a set of heated grips that are not designed for snowblowers, fail to adapt them to fit, and as a result, either have to spend time returning them or damage them so severely that you're unable to return them.

Replacement Snow Blower Part-Heated Hand Grip Kit

These heated handgrips are the most versatile available. All heated handgrips wire up to electric so you'll need a snowblower with an electric start as it'll use the starter as an AC inverter. They are 1 inch in diameter and have been reported to fit a range of models of:

  • Craftsman
  • MTD
  • Cub Cadet
  • Yardman

Ariens Genuine OEM Handwarmer Kit

These are genuine Ariens hand warmers and fit a range of the company's snowblower models that don't come with hand warmers pre-installed.

These hand warmers come with detailed instructions on how to fit them, which will be specific to Ariens snowblowers, and you'll be able to contact the Ariens support team if you have any questions, so they are certainly the most straight forward.

How to Install Hand Warmers on Ariens Snowblower

Source: https://mrsnowtools.com/guide-to-heated-hand-grips-for-snow-blowers/