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!
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.
Same here.....I was able to buy a "beefed up" versions of all the brackets as well as the cross member...have had them on for 2 years now and knock on wood so far no problems until a couple of days ago when one of the mounting bolts broke which caused the drive belt to pop off and broke one of the blades and having a heck of time getting the pulley nut off.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks Olivia for commenting on this.....I've about pulled all my hair out trying to hold the shaft while loosening the nut.. Have bought three new open end wrenches so far and none have worked. (3/4,7/8, and 1 inch) Tried vice grips and adjustable wrench as well all to no avail. Hoping I can find a 15/16 open end wrench. Wish me luck and thanks again
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
John Berg mine came off easily. You can try putting a piece of old belt around the pulley and squeeze the ends together to keep the pulley from turning.
I used a 3/4 box wrench on the nut and a 15/16 wrench to hold the shaft. Turn the 5/16 on the shaft until it rests against the frame, then use a rubber mallet on the 3/4 wrench until it comes loose. It is on there tight!
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$.
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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!
Hey man super helpful video. Really appreciate you taking the time to post it. Just saved me a TON of time!!!
Thanks buddy. You should definitely do more videos. I like the way you explain things, made it real easy
My wife had a towel that wrapped up around the fan and broke it, Thanks for the vid man!
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
After watching this, I will change out my broken fan. Thanks .👍
Thanks for the info Chad, I'll watch for the things you mentioned when I am out looking at ones to buy, cheers :)
Thanks!! Sitting in my yard trying to find an answer to the exact problem. Thanks for giving this info to the TH-cams
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.
Same here.....I was able to buy a "beefed up" versions of all the brackets as well as the cross member...have had them on for 2 years now and knock on wood so far no problems until a couple of days ago when one of the mounting bolts broke which caused the drive belt to pop off and broke one of the blades and having a heck of time getting the pulley nut off.
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.
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?
Thank you this just helped me out! My belt came off 3x yesterday and then found this! :)
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.
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! 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 video. Did you ever get the replacement cross piece that is twice as thick as yours?
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.
Worst is there is and brackets broke
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.
To get the pulley off use a 3/4 wrench and a 15/16 to hold the shaft.
Thanks Olivia for commenting on this.....I've about pulled all my hair out trying to hold the shaft while loosening the nut.. Have bought three new open end wrenches so far and none have worked. (3/4,7/8, and 1 inch) Tried vice grips and adjustable wrench as well all to no avail. Hoping I can find a 15/16 open end wrench. Wish me luck and thanks again
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.
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.
Thanks for making this video kind sir it helps a lot..
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
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.
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.
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.
John Berg mine came off easily. You can try putting a piece of old belt around the pulley and squeeze the ends together to keep the pulley from turning.
I'll give that a try, thanks again for the video and response.
I used a 3/4 box wrench on the nut and a 15/16 wrench to hold the shaft. Turn the 5/16 on the shaft until it rests against the frame, then use a rubber mallet on the 3/4 wrench until it comes loose. It is on there tight!
Thanks
We have the same problem with the fan on top. Thanks for your video I subscribed
thanks.. will probably be doing this, this weeks.
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$.
Matthew Nigro thanks
How much does the drive pump pulley fan cost?
There bracelets are AllWAYS broken or cracked
Thanks for sharing.............
Good info! Thank you!
I've been attending TH-cam University for quite a while myself sir
They are to close to the muffler
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