Grasshopper is a pain to work on and I don’t work on them anymore as a result. Do everything you can to get it to charge before pulling that engine because it will undoubtedly turn into an ordeal.i checked the stator it is only putting out 4 volts AC serial # is 5119044
Older Cub Cadet, and Grasshopper mowers with horizontal shaft engines are a pain. Need to line up the stuff just right. Some of the tins are a huge pain to remove and reinstall also. So by experience, I have gotten more selective on certain types of equipment I don’t work on. Most shops won’t touch the equipment I won’t work on as well. The difference is I used to take on the repair and now have learned it is a headache.Most horizontal shaft mower are a pain. A lot more to do just to pull the engine. I had a customer that insisted it only took 30 minutes to pull and install one a Cub Cadet horizontal shaft setup.
I told him if he can do it in 30 minutes I would write off the whole repair bill, I even offered the use of my tools. He just paid the bill instead.