Any ideas, thoughts or impressions as to why my new Hustler X1i 54 inch ate a deck belt in just 4 hours of use?
It smoked about 4 inches down to a dime (just that one spot) and spattered it forward from the rear pulley - belt was off at rear. I was cutting spotty (not thick) high weeds at a slow speed - Outer most blade was wrapped tight with grass... I was cutting on 4 1/2 inch height. No gumballs, but a few thin, dried sticks (about 1/4 inch). Dealer picked it up and had to order belt since it is a new product for them.
I am concern about having a "vampire belt eater" in my new mower. I noticed some issues with decks being set on high having a geometric alignment problem . Hoping this was just a freak event. This is a new product, I cannot find much info on it. Thanks
It smoked about 4 inches down to a dime (just that one spot) and spattered it forward from the rear pulley - belt was off at rear. I was cutting spotty (not thick) high weeds at a slow speed - Outer most blade was wrapped tight with grass... I was cutting on 4 1/2 inch height. No gumballs, but a few thin, dried sticks (about 1/4 inch). Dealer picked it up and had to order belt since it is a new product for them.
I am concern about having a "vampire belt eater" in my new mower. I noticed some issues with decks being set on high having a geometric alignment problem . Hoping this was just a freak event. This is a new product, I cannot find much info on it. Thanks