A lot of people ram and cram their mower’s and blame the mower for breaking, I had a 19 hp briggs on a yardman with 42 in. Deck made by MTD with the “auto” transmission for 10 years mowing about 1 3/4 acres, I took good care of it, much slower than any zero turn. What I’m getting at if you take good care of any mower you can make it last..

I've owned this same mower for a little over a year. I've got 5 hilly acres that I mow with 40ish hours on the machine. The factory tires were not good and I replaced with a SUNF off road tired on amazon for $100. They can tear up grass if you aren't careful but are night and day on traction. I put a chute blocker on it for mulching leaves and not spraying clippings in mulch bed and driveway. It works great and covers the cut out section on the deck. One headlight went out, but i never use them. I have run multiple types blades on the unit. I am currently running an x blade setup with the factory set and some I got on amazon (gravely oem advertised). The x blade setup throws the clippings much farther and leaves a better cut in my opinion; however, you need to start the blades at half throttle and increase once they are running. No other issues so far. Engine seems very powerful. I think it ran around $3700 on sale. I've heard of a lot issues with machines and appliances built during the supply shortage over the last few years. Not surprised to hear of some lemons out there. Seems like a crap shoot as to whether you got a good or bad one.

Dweb

Off subject but you have a similar fence area as myself, about how much did it cost ya?

Thanks a ton...I am planning to change mine...will save a good bit of money..thanks again.

Why is the 60” $800 more?

Put your shute down

Thanks for your post it definitely gave me an idea of my issue. ? Tho did it affect your a/c from blowing cold. TIA

Dude is really bad at thinking the names of thing's.

what a clipping mess! why not just put a mulching kit on it? i just bought the 52" ariens ikon onyx, and that is what i did.

I bought mine. Piece of junk. Returned it at only 3 hours, had electrical problems. That should’ve been my warning to just get my money back. I got a new one and it felt… off… long story short I hate this mower. I can’t get it out the shop. Had it for two years and I think I’ve only used it a total of 14 days total in those two weeks. I have another mower I trust, this one turned into the ugly untrustworthy person you only call when you have no other option and try to finish using it as fast as I can and go back to my other mower.

Guys just yappin

1.3 hours and deck belt broke as i engaged the PTO.

13 hours in on mine and deck belt broke. Because I live in BFE I’m having a hard time finding one. Amazon it is and hope for the best.

I've had my 52" IKON 2 years. It's shredded or broken 3 drive belts, 1 after learning of and modifying idler pulley position. The center pinion broke, was welded back to deck after beefing up deck metal(too thin for proper weld ) chute guard broken and fixed twice. Now the right rear drive casing broke into when 3rd drive belt jumped and got stuck. I do all maintenance, only do my residence of approximately 2.5 acres grass. IKON that I bought is a piece of crap. Cheap bad metal in structure positions. Count your blessings. Maybe Ariens has bad Friday manufacturing days like FORD did but I would not give 2 cents for another. The Kawasaki 23 is a good engine. Would love to get my money back to by a better product.

My grass chute cracked early on. Then it popped off. I plastic welded it back together but haven't put it back on yet. My 42" JD had a more durable chute by far. Not as tough as it should be.

Mine is a 2 year old from Lowes. We live on fairly rough terrain. I have same as factory sized quad tires on the rear, and polyurethane no flat fronts. Replaced PTO once, and Hydro twice. Added spacer to pulley where needed 1st time. Bought Kevlar belts on Amazon for all. 2nd Hydro belt did not shred as bad on 2nd failure. 29.3 hours.

I have the 42" and it is the same build as the 52" other than deck size and engine. 42 uses the fr651 & the 52 uses the 691.

The only thing I see that is an upgrade is the fuel level cutout and the step plate.

The chute is engineered as part of the deck. Put it down. Jeeze...

mine died at 20 hours. do not like the Kawasaki motor

Mine is more skid steer and less zero turn. Always spins and chews up the yard

I hate mowing when the grass is even a little bit wet, but because of El Nino last winter, we are getting nothing but rain and it's making it hard for me to mow my lawn in "PERFECT" dry conditions.

We have a 2020 and 21, icon 52" drive belts have been a pain. With 140 hours , started also eating deck belts. No grease fittings for spindles or wheel swivels. My biggest complaint with them.

I am looking into the Ikon Onyx. For just a few hundred more you get aggressive tread, seat isolation, rubber foot mat, and a couple other useful upgrades. I have definitely been apprehensive due to all the belt complaints. Would be nice if Ariens would come out and address this with a statement of some kind.

I've seen where ones purchased at Lowe's will often be missing a pulley spacer on one of the drive belt pulleys which is what chews a lot of them up as the pulleys won't be even. Folks can add their own spacer or washers to even out the pulleys and that will solve the belt problem. I think it's mainly from Lowe's employees just assembling them sloppily. Most dealerships will pay more attention when assembling them so it isn't typically an issue then. I'm going to make my old mower last the rest of this year come hell or high water, lol. It's 14 years old and has 419 hours on it. Not bad for a standard Poulan Pro 46" cut w/ a 20hp single cylinder B&S though. I'll retire it next year and just use it as a small tractor for trailer towing, dethatching, etc. and I'll get one of those Ikons to replace it with. I have an Ariens Sno-Thro that has lasted many, many years and still cranks by the 2nd pull so I know they make quality equipment.

I’m on the third season and 100 hours on my ‘21 ikon 52. It’s been trouble free so far. I blow it off after each use and wash it every couple of weeks. It still looks and runs like new.

IKONs are great mowers

I got a 42 3 years ago and absolutely no problems with it. Basic maintenance and I’m good to go…

Can you put a hitch on it.

I just bought one and I am glad to hear you like it because I seen the video's of the guy with the 42 inch and all the trouble he has had.

I agree with you 100%. The guy that's complaining owns a lawn business.....why is he buying a residential mower? I made a few comments on some of his videos and that old man can be nasty. I have an Ariens Edge 52 and love it. He should have stuck with commercial mowers.

$3750 farm n fleet

I have the same rig..I’m only at 7 hours so far. I really like it so far.. I’m going to order the floor mat and the seat isolation kit from Ariens.

How do you think this would handle hilly property 30-45degrees

I have one on order, - Ikon 52 select - hoping it is as trouble free as yours

Hello, how many engine hours do you plan to do your first oil change?

We purchased the ikon onyx 8/23, very pleased and satisfied so far! These mowers seem to be well built,I’m 54 and hoping this is the last mower we have to buy!🤞

I haven’t had any issues at all I got 5 hours on it 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️ really that’s a outstanding zero turn😅

I’m interested in this mower. Would you recommend? I couldn’t really hear your input. Perhaps turning off the engine while you speak would be helpful.

How are your belts looking, have you checked them out at all?

Amazing thanks very helpful....

Good job.

Fluid check while engine running or off ?

There is an after market dip stick and dip stick tube kit available that lets you check and fill trans fluid from the engine bay, but it sells for about $250 in the U.S. and the cheapest I've found in Canada is $550. Installation extra...of course.

I have the Expedition's prettier cousin, the Lincoln Navigator L, with the same transmission and configuration. Changing and checking the transmission fluid level with the aid of a hoist is bad enough, but on the ground it's a total pain. If you have to jack the vehicle to get under it, it has to be raised to remain level on a set of 4 jack stands. The fluid level does need to be checked when the vehicle is running in idle and in park. Unfortunately, the catalytic converter, which quickly reaches a temperature of about 1,200 degrees is located about 3 inches from the dip stick bold that you have to remove. The perfect position to access the dip stick is on your back with the catalytic converter, at 1,200 degrees just above your chest. Best to remove the dip stick with the engine off, then start the vehicle to check the level, then turn off the vehicle until the CAT cools before reinstalling. Filling, during a drain & fill with a plastic hose also has challenges without melting the hose. During the drain & fill process, I had to add top up fluid 5 times, repeating the run and cool process. Without a hoist, it's worth having a shop service the transmission, rather than risking your life on your back with the vehicle running.

Denso is great. BMW uses them for OE alternators too.

How did you know the leak was from the transmission cooler rather than the lines? Visual inspection?

Dude you got some serious issues going on get your crap together LOL

That was too painful to finish