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Hey man super helpful video. Really appreciate you taking the time to post it. Just saved me a TON of time!!!

I know this is an old vid, but the broken frame caused your issue. There is tons of posts about it on the web. They do sell a kit to strengthen the frame and motor brackets. No video showing the procedure.

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Thanks for sharing.............

Great video - love you tube as well - proud viewers put wrench sizes in comments - also like to see if have a link to purchase - thanks for advice on taking fendor off - assume you took the other side off as well?

The fans aren’t the cause for the belt problem it’s the brackets that hold the hydro pumps to the frame they are too thin and break causing the rear end to pull the belts out of alignment on uneven ground and they fly off. Been through that a few times before I beefed up the brackets then no more problems. They make an upgrade kit with thicker brackets but it’s alot cheaper to plate them yourself.

In real time, I just realized I have the same condition on the opposite side. I have no idea how I did not see missing hardware. Thank you so much! I was buying belts every other mow. Driving me crazy!

Thanks for making this video kind sir it helps a lot..

They are to close to the muffler

There bracelets are AllWAYS broken or cracked

Glad you did it because it’s pretty common and I don’t have the equipment to make videos but I see every year now

Chad your a breath of fresh air. It's nice to see someone who wants nothing for helping people.Thanks

Thank you this just helped me out! My belt came off 3x yesterday and then found this! :)

I’ve literally had to replace every bracket underneath my hd60 as well as the crossmember. Kawasaki engine is great but crazy how much they skimped on the quality of the brackets and hardware. Will it buy another hustler as it’s literally falling apart with less than 200 hours on it.

Thanks!! Sitting in my yard trying to find an answer to the exact problem. Thanks for giving this info to the TH-cams

Brackets break,,very common. .. Fan blades distored ,,kick belt off,,edge of pulley cuts belt. Too thin bracket metal.Will fail again if not repaired properly. Look for paint cracking at 90 degree areas, flexing,,fixing to fail,,fan blades hit edges,,tear up.

I took a hot knife (putty knife heated with a torch) and trimmed about 1/2" off each blade. No more issues, been running with the trimmed blades for a couple of years.

Thanks

Thanks Chad. My machine has exactly the same problem. The Raptor has been a piece of $hit machine from the get-go. Brand new machine stopped working two minutes after it arrived, and went back into the shop for a week. Has never mulched properly despite the expensive extra mulching blades. The fans are a design problem. My chassis is also broken in exactly the same place, so I guess that's not an uncommon problem either.

Very informative, Chad. Thank you for sharing this video. Our members will be interested to learn more about the process of pole inspections.

Good video. Did you ever get the replacement cross piece that is twice as thick as yours?

Thanks! One thing i think that led to my fan hitting my belt was that my transmission (hydro) support bolts were slowly loosening. Either way have to change the fan now.

Good info! Thank you!

Thanks for the info Chad, I'll watch for the things you mentioned when I am out looking at ones to buy, cheers :)

Yep, this has just happened to mine about 3 days ago, though my fan was damaged by a stick popping up and getting into the fan.

My wife had a towel that wrapped up around the fan and broke it, Thanks for the vid man!

After watching this, I will change out my broken fan. Thanks .👍

We have the same problem with the fan on top. Thanks for your video I subscribed

Broken bracket would of been the first issue followed by the pulley. I've learnt all this first hand after having a hustler 6 months ago. Very annoying design with the weak brackets. Finally getting fixed under warranty on Monday

How much does the drive pump pulley fan cost?

Can this transformer 120/240 convert 240 to 110v

In 1:03:52 of your video over looking the double lugging issues this meter socket is bad because those clips are spread out .This will result in a loose connection & heat build up on the spades of the meter not to mention the back of meters now a days are meltable CHEAP PLASTIC not GLASS REINFORCED POLYESTER of yesteryears. Meter sockets of this type especially MILBANK are made so cheap. TAYLON has much better clips. This meter socket design was originally good fore 60 amps [1930s round cast aluminum ] .Its now pushed all the way to 320 amps WHAT A JOKE!! I was an electrician fore 40 years Meter sockets dont make me very happy especially CHEAPLY BUILT ONES . All utilities should demand jaw clamping lever bypass units. GREAT VIDEO!!

Thanks for the video I found just the fan for like 6 bucks OEM

I've been attending TH-cam University for quite a while myself sir

Thanks for a great video, and also confirming my suspicion of the problem.

Thanks! Helped me a lot!! Thank you for being so direct and to the point!!

Thanks buddy. You should definitely do more videos. I like the way you explain things, made it real easy

You can order just the fan...it is a hydro gear 7" 10 blade fan. I have the raptor SD 60" deck and the part number is 53994 (hydro gear part#). I think it is the same for all versions of the Raptors. The broken frame part can be ordered or is carried by your local Hustler dealer. It is less than 10$.

I Misspoke the top connection is a WYE connection.

To get the pulley off use a 3/4 wrench and a 15/16 to hold the shaft.

Have the same mower with the same problem, thank you for posting this. Did you have any trouble getting the nut off the top of the pulley? Having a heck of a time trying to loosen it.

thanks.. will probably be doing this, this weeks.

Thanks Chad! My Raptor has EXACTLY the same issues right down to the broken frame part. Maybe I can weld the piece back on. Now off to do some brain surgery.

You should do more videos. Especially if T and C get a house you do a lot of work in one day. Never too many “common sense” help vids. This “common sense” stuff is rocket science to most of us.