NorthernTown
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Hi,
First post on this forum and am wondering if anyone has had the trouble I'm having. I purchased my first Hustler mower this spring, a brand new Raptor SD 54" and am very disappointed with the deck as far as the discharge chute plugging up and the grass hanging up in the deck, which in turn makes a poor cut. I called the dealer and he tried saying the grass was too wet, I was mowing too fast, etc... This isn't my first time cutting grass, and I've used different brands over the years, from John Deere, to Craftsmen, to Cub Cadet, and I've never had this problem, unless the grass was downright wet. The grass I'm cutting is by no means too tall or too wet. It just seems as soon as I hit a spot where it is a little thicker, and may be a little tough due to humidity or dew, the chute plugs. And usually by the time I'm done with a one hour job, the deck needs to be cleaned out. The biggest build up is on the left side, farthest from the discharge, and that is where the skip occurs when the deck is too full of grass. The dealer did say that it's possible that the engine RPM's are too low, although it's running full throttle. He said to bring it down, and they would check it out, but I'm not real confident that they will find anything or be able to fix it. From what I've read on here, the most common replies are to change blades and adjust the deck so it's a little higher in the front. I guess I'll question the dealer on those issues and see what he says. Has anyone else run into this and were you able to remedy it??? Thanks.
First post on this forum and am wondering if anyone has had the trouble I'm having. I purchased my first Hustler mower this spring, a brand new Raptor SD 54" and am very disappointed with the deck as far as the discharge chute plugging up and the grass hanging up in the deck, which in turn makes a poor cut. I called the dealer and he tried saying the grass was too wet, I was mowing too fast, etc... This isn't my first time cutting grass, and I've used different brands over the years, from John Deere, to Craftsmen, to Cub Cadet, and I've never had this problem, unless the grass was downright wet. The grass I'm cutting is by no means too tall or too wet. It just seems as soon as I hit a spot where it is a little thicker, and may be a little tough due to humidity or dew, the chute plugs. And usually by the time I'm done with a one hour job, the deck needs to be cleaned out. The biggest build up is on the left side, farthest from the discharge, and that is where the skip occurs when the deck is too full of grass. The dealer did say that it's possible that the engine RPM's are too low, although it's running full throttle. He said to bring it down, and they would check it out, but I'm not real confident that they will find anything or be able to fix it. From what I've read on here, the most common replies are to change blades and adjust the deck so it's a little higher in the front. I guess I'll question the dealer on those issues and see what he says. Has anyone else run into this and were you able to remedy it??? Thanks.