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    Rebuilt engine hard to turn over, but then loosens up?

    Come on people if you're going to respond to someone's question, at least take the time to read everything, especially when it is numerous pages of posts. As stated by the OP several times this has been solved with the OP commenting on his progress since day one. And to top things off most of...
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    Hustler idler pulley .bearing replacement

    StarTech, any idea why this is considered an upgrade, is it a better bearing or because it allows water and grass to fall thru. Mine is solid with 2 holes for water drain down, I've never had a problem with grass build-up and anytime it has been washed I engage the blades and spin the mower in...
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    Hustler idler pulley .bearing replacement

    StarTech, Thank you I appreciate the clarification, I totally understand the cost of doing business, I appreciate customer service, and am a loyal customer even for things I can do myself. Unfortunately for two many businesses customer service takes a back seat. I also realize there are many...
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    Hustler idler pulley .bearing replacement

    StarTech I'm being a tightwad? thank you, it seemed to me replacing an old bearing with a quality bearing on a good pully made sense. With the informative comments made by others, I have realized that the welded/ sandwich design it no longer does. Yes I did replace one with an aftermarket (I'm...
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    Hustler idler pulley .bearing replacement

    bertsmobile1 thanks for the reply it has been helpful, none of my pulleys have rivets, but looking at one of the sides it does appear to have many very small spot welds, explaining the appearance of smaller bearings. That being said it is not practical to change the bearings.
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    Hustler idler pulley .bearing replacement

    Thanks for the reply, I blow the dust off and wash at the end of the season.
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    Hustler idler pulley .bearing replacement

    Hello, I have a 2009 Super Z, XR7 60" deck, I replaced one of the deck idler pulleys (assembly), a few weeks ago with an aftermarket replacement. The pully was in good shape so that had me thinking, could I just replace the bearings for less than an assembly? which leaves me with 2 issues. I...
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    Hydraulic oil service overdue? Recommendations and best practice

    I was at first but I have had the mower from 2015 and I do not believe they have added grease once, and who knows how long before I got it, really disappointed in the quality of service, I had another dealer (a different brand) that did not have anything good to say about them (which surprised...
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    Hydraulic oil service overdue? Recommendations and best practice

    DK35vince Thank you for the comments, I had not thought of the valve adjustment but will take a look at that one as well..
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    Hydraulic oil service overdue? Recommendations and best practice

    Bkeller500 appreciate the response, the mower will stay as long as it lasts has one relay go bad, and now the deck bearings that I am replacing, and maintenance will be on me going forward.
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    Hydraulic oil service overdue? Recommendations and best practice

    Hello, I currently have a 2009 Hustler Super Z with 495 hours, I purchased it from the previous homeowner in 2015, and he recommended the local dealer up the street. I continued to have them complete the annual services. Unfortunately, I have lost faith in them, and here is why (skip to the next...
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    Super Z PTO will not engage.

    StarTech Confirmed the relay was bad (internal issue), changed it out today and mowed with zero issues. Appreciate the assistance getting this fixed, the diagram was a great help locating the correct relay, there are 6 of them close together and I could hear/feel the click on all of them, once...
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    Super Z PTO will not engage.

    StarTech Thank You, finally had some time to look at it, the diagram helped narrow it down to the correct relay (noise and feel of the relay activating had me looking at the wrong one), but it looks like it went bad. Verified power, ground and power from the switch, you can hear the relay click...
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    Super Z PTO will not engage.

    Star Tech Thank you, I appreciate the assistance.
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