[1132le]

It all depends on where the tank pickup is. Happens sometimes with gravity fed fuel systems. Glad you learned something.

not a chance sir

 

[tabora]

Interesting theory, but in order for that to happen, the fuel line would contain water, which would make it impossible for the engine to recover instantly by coming back on level ground.

Actually, I experienced this with the GX240 on my HS80. With a little water in the fuel, the engine would run fine with the blower tilted back into the transport position (same as going uphill), but would stutter when set down into the dig position.

 

[tabora]

Glad you learned something.

not a chance sir

I always believe that anyone can continue to learn...

 

[Tony-chicago]

If the water is covering the bottom of the fuel bowl... or the tank/lines.
Lets check the bowl and float too. All at once. Clear the lines, tank, bowl, and set the float.
First make sure the float actually floats. It may be damaged and. Flooding or so....

 

[Callahan535]

Today, the day after a blizzard and the first significant snow of the year, I started snow blowing with my Arien's 28 SHO AX306. up the steep, long driveway, no problem in 18" of heavy snow. Downhill, sputter and stall. Then it would start and stall when the choke was shut off (still on the decline). Messed around start, stall, multiple times. Brought it down to the level area, started working fine on the large level area, worked well throwing the snow a mile. Hit the steep incline again, no problem. Made the turn at the top, started heading downhill, sputtered and died again. I brought it back down, started it, and made an uphill pass. This time, rather than turning around, I backed down the driveway. No stall. I continued this until completion. I'm only glad I didn't give up too soon and shovel the entire driveway, it would have taken us two days. In any event, I hope I can figure this out before the next storm, that was highly aggravating. Callahan535, I look forward to hearing about your results.

Starting to agree with the float level opinions. I am not taking the machine out of service during the season but it would explain all the symptoms you and I are experiencing with the AX306. Stalls going downhill runs great otherwise.

 

[Arch]

Starting to agree with the float level opinions. I am not taking the machine out of service during the season but it would explain all the symptoms you and I are experiencing with the AX306. Stalls going downhill runs great otherwise.

Agreed. I'll back it downhill for the rest of the winter and figure it out in the spring. Good luck with yours Callahan.

 

[HillnGullyRider]

I had a stall today. First time with this unit. Was routing out some heavy dense wet snow while clearing the sidewalk on level ground. It was 3 " over the top! By far the deepest windrow I've had to break through yet (on the neighbors plowed side where it meets the sidewalk). Anyways it was 3" over the top and the snow was grey and saturated, leftover from the snowstorm 2 weeks ago plus a fresh 10 inches of dense topping. Anyways, I think what happened is ice or snow got sucked into the carb from below the heater box.
It wasn't 3" over the top of the bucket, nope that's child's play for the 520, It wasn't 3" over the chute deflector, and this is the tall chute version, Nope none of that, it was 3" over the top of the handlebars. This is the curved handlebar version auger driven 932500 Ariens, the top of the handlebars stand at 38" so the windrow was 41". That's 41 inches without power to the rear wheels and it still busted through, It was slow, it made a tunnel (completely over the top of the chute deflector) most of the way(it was over ten feet of windrow and denser than the fresh EOD), but nothing stops this little tiny machine, It would literally take a solid wall of ice to stop it. That or it sucked some snow. Which is what happened because I was able to restart with 120V, but I had to throttle it to idle immediately in order to keep it running. So I took a break, let it idle for 20 minutes and only then was able to full throttle again, so It either sucked snow through carb, or it got into the float-bowl somehow, I hit the bowl drain for good measure, but it ran strong as ever after the idle down period. It was a good day.

 

[Tony-chicago]

What if you roll it back downhill off. Then restart at the bottom. What would happen.

 

[Callahan535]

Original problem - stalling going downhill. I have the same problem on Ariens Snow King. In my case i believe it’s just a weakness of the design of the fuel line in the back of tank. I tried all of the recommendations above to rule out carb float adjustment, water in gas, electrical, fuel cap. I can recreate the problem every time by tilting machine forward or going downhill. Filling the tank to the brim helps, and when snow blowing as soon as the motor starts to die tilting the machine back for 10 seconds recovers the stall. Nothing I have found solves the problem of going downhill starving the motor of gas after about 30 seconds. Unhappy with this model, was not a problem on my old simplicity.

 

[Tony-chicago]

I wonder if the hose is mis-routed. Maybe check the gas line and perhaps a bit longer too.