Recent content by clubairth

Thanks I did not know that. Yes it had a good following. . . .

Can't help as I have never heard of a Shortcut 1500 from Hustler? As you said it must be old. . . .

Yes get off the phone and use a desktop. Open picture in paint. Change the size until it fits without scrolling up and down or side to side. Now save this file. It will fit fine. . . .

No Hustler got sold to Stanley (Also know as Stanley Black and Decker-Yes the giant that owns many product lines!) back in 2021. Also note that Hustler is just a brand and the company was known as Excel Industries. They made Hustler and Big Dog mower brands. Still in business and still growing...

I also have added this to my Hustler Raptor 54" (FR691V Engine). Surprised at how rinky dink the factory air filter was. Then I saw that Kawasaki does install this better system on their better engines but as always it costs more. So it's $230+ and that would increase the selling price of this...

It's a pulley? Just replace it and move on. . . .

Another fan of ATF and Acetone mixture. I put it in a spray can with compressed air. Cheap and if you look at tests it usually comes out on top. But you will never see it in a commercial product because it's to common and has no special ingredients. I was very surprised too because I had always...

I found out how to change the deck belt with no tools. Pretty simple once you understand where to work on it. I have a Raptor SD 54" Mower. Belt Change with no Tools I can install or remove the belt in under a minute. One other thing I did to make service easier it to replace the bolts holding...

I prefer to use WIX which is also the same as NAPA Gold filters. . . .

Don't worry about the micron rating being too low. Way more than that to look at when picking a filter. Size of the filter media is number one. The more of that you have the better the filter and of course the higher the price too! No increase in pressure drop? Read about filters. It works just...

So far over 100 hours using the bigger Wix filters with zero problems. Probably won't make a measurable difference but I do like the few extra ounces of engine oil. I also added the factory Kawasaki oil cooler plate. Not as good as a completely separate cooler radiator but it does remove some...

It depends on what you want to measure? I got a mechanical/photo tachometer. Then I don't need to have any ignition or electrical connections and I can do stuff like PTO/shaft rpm's or electric motor speeds. I have some stuff that it's very difficult to get to anything so access is a major...

Actually they don't! Sometimes real life experience helps in situations like this! . . .

Yes I have also added a longer and larger capacity filter. Here is what I found for my Kawasaki FR691V engine. Factory called for #49065-7007 Wix 57035 2.3" long-This is the same length as the stock filter. Wix 51056 2.7" long Wix 51348 3.4" long Wix 51516 4.8" long Here is a picture of the...

One other comment since your in there already? The upper cogged belt in your picture is the drive belt for the Hydro's. These are problematic and I have gone thru 2 in 350 hours of operation. I have a Raptor SD 54" but I think your belt will be the same? Easy to check too. Mine stock belt was...