I purchased a Hustler Raptor flip up mower about 3 years ago and recently it has started blowing the 10 amp fuses located under the seat, once blown nothing seems to work.
When you turn the key on the fuse pops and the Instruments all quit registering and it’s dead.
First time it happened I engage the blades and the mower went dead, then I attempted to start it and found the fuse was blown. Each time I put a new fuse in and tried to start the mower it would blow the fuse immediately.
I then attempted to take it out of gear, (pulling the 2 tabs out in back) and positioning the steering arms in the center position of neutral but it appeared to still be in gear, to hard and to heavy to push.
I pulled it over to the garage with my truck and then it rolled freely into the garage.
I decided that washing it may have gotten water into a elec connection and could be causing a short but not being sure if that was the problem I called the dealer. The dealer told me it most likely was a bad ignition switch or starter solenoid so I ordered a new ignition switch, once installed it did not take care of the problem, still blowing fuses.
I checked the starter solenoid by jumping the two connections and everything turned over just fine so I ruled out starting solenoid.
I then started checking each wire harness connection by disconnecting the plugs and blowing them out with the air pressure and then using electronic spray cleaner and plugging them back in this included all the gauges and switches and still no help.
I now started disconnecting one plug or wire connection at a time and then turned the key to see if the fuse would blow and each time it would blow until I unplugged the last wire connection to the clutch, with the clutch unplugged the ignition switch turned on and didn’t blow a fuse.
I then unplugged the wire at the clutch and at the wire harness connector and inspected the wire but found nothing to be a problem so I reinstalled the wire and connected both clutch plug and wire connection and everything worked with no more blown fuses (WHY?)
Yesterday I mowed the front lawn and when done went to lift/ flip up the deck to clean it and didn’t put the deck lift pin in position so the deck dropped to low to install the pin, when I pushed the button to lift the deck the fuse blew.
Again I pulled it to the garage as it didn’t seem free enough to push by hand and tried unplugging the clutch but this time it blew the fuse when plugged back in.
I put my last good fuse in and left frustrate, then mowed my lawn with my 20 year old John Deere.
After finishing the lawn and as I walked past the hustler I tried turning the key on the Hustler and everything worked.
Sorry this explanation is so long but I wanted to let you know the steps taken.
Has anyone experienced this issue or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I do next, I don’t want to be left high and dry in a location where I can’t tow the lawnmower back to my garage.
Thank you.
When you turn the key on the fuse pops and the Instruments all quit registering and it’s dead.
First time it happened I engage the blades and the mower went dead, then I attempted to start it and found the fuse was blown. Each time I put a new fuse in and tried to start the mower it would blow the fuse immediately.
I then attempted to take it out of gear, (pulling the 2 tabs out in back) and positioning the steering arms in the center position of neutral but it appeared to still be in gear, to hard and to heavy to push.
I pulled it over to the garage with my truck and then it rolled freely into the garage.
I decided that washing it may have gotten water into a elec connection and could be causing a short but not being sure if that was the problem I called the dealer. The dealer told me it most likely was a bad ignition switch or starter solenoid so I ordered a new ignition switch, once installed it did not take care of the problem, still blowing fuses.
I checked the starter solenoid by jumping the two connections and everything turned over just fine so I ruled out starting solenoid.
I then started checking each wire harness connection by disconnecting the plugs and blowing them out with the air pressure and then using electronic spray cleaner and plugging them back in this included all the gauges and switches and still no help.
I now started disconnecting one plug or wire connection at a time and then turned the key to see if the fuse would blow and each time it would blow until I unplugged the last wire connection to the clutch, with the clutch unplugged the ignition switch turned on and didn’t blow a fuse.
I then unplugged the wire at the clutch and at the wire harness connector and inspected the wire but found nothing to be a problem so I reinstalled the wire and connected both clutch plug and wire connection and everything worked with no more blown fuses (WHY?)
Yesterday I mowed the front lawn and when done went to lift/ flip up the deck to clean it and didn’t put the deck lift pin in position so the deck dropped to low to install the pin, when I pushed the button to lift the deck the fuse blew.
Again I pulled it to the garage as it didn’t seem free enough to push by hand and tried unplugging the clutch but this time it blew the fuse when plugged back in.
I put my last good fuse in and left frustrate, then mowed my lawn with my 20 year old John Deere.
After finishing the lawn and as I walked past the hustler I tried turning the key on the Hustler and everything worked.
Sorry this explanation is so long but I wanted to let you know the steps taken.
Has anyone experienced this issue or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I do next, I don’t want to be left high and dry in a location where I can’t tow the lawnmower back to my garage.
Thank you.