Hustler Raptor 42" with Kawasaki FR651V engine. When I pull up the blade engagement knob, there is often a delay before the blades engage, anywhere from a brief moment to upwards of 20 seconds. It doesn't happen every time, but tends to get worse after mowing for a while. The blade belt is not slipping on the pulleys. Otherwise, the engine runs fine, and once engaged, cuts fine. Any ideas?
Delay in engaging blades
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I would probably connect a temporary 12volt test light to the PTO clutch wire and see if the light comes on when I operate the dash switch. If it does and the clutch don't en-gauge the clutch itself is hanging.
If the light does not comes on you have to test backwards. (upstream)
If the light does not comes on you have to test backwards. (upstream)