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Unless the grass is wet.

Time to punt! You need to get the deck out from under the tractor and evaluate the problem. There may be a problem with the deck. Are any of the pulley, bracket mounting hole wallowed out? If those things check out, the part numbers need to be verified as correct to that mower. Those parts must...

Cut you a piece of tight fitting fuel line and put over each end of the shaft.

Parts Tree

Now we get an idea of what type of mower you have. Is this what you are talking about? https://www.partstree.com/parts/troy-bilt-731-07203/

I don't know anyone who uses the things. Many people remove them or rig them to stay pulled out of the way.

You may want to remove the fuel tank and clean it out. It's better to get everything cleaned out than throw more parts at it.

I'm leaning towards trash in the tank and deteriorating fuel lines.

How old is this mower? Fuel lines deteriorate with age. They might look good on the outside but can be flaking off on the inside. Trash inside of the tank can cause the described problem. It can float around until it blocks the pickup tube. The engine shuts down and the trash falls away from the...

Better than the Yamaha. Start looking for a fuel delivery problem.

Does it have a Yamaha engine on it? If so, get rid of it.

Look at Valvoline's lineup of heavy duty grease. There are a couple that will do the job. https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/cerulean-grease/ https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/crimson-grease/ https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/extreme-red-grease/

Is it the blue green fine blade grass? If so, it's either bentgrass or Bermuda.

That's a typical shut off valve. Take pictures of your mower, the valve picture, model number and serial number to your dealer and have him exchange it for the correct 3 way valve. With that valve, you will never get any gas from the other tank. Your dealer may be able to receive text messages...

Give us the model number and serial number of the mower. You may have a faulty valve or the wrong valve installed from the factory. It's supposed to have a 3 Way valve.

Check the seat safety switch.

Do you have a Hustler dealer near you? If so, call them.

I edited the drive belt number. It's 14939.

Rotary is an aftermarket distributor. https://www.rotarycorp.com/search?q=11661 https://www.rotarycorp.com/product/14939

Deck belt: Rotary #11661 Drive belt: Rotary #14939

Hustler part # 607162 for deck belt. Hustler part # 607400 for dive belt Please verify.

FWI: Before removing the carburetor, mark the throttle cable on both sides of the hold down clamp. By doing this, you will be close to factory settings when everything is buttoned up.