[AT] Husqvarna Lawn Tractor

[Richard Strobel]

Do you have to turn the key back one click?  This is how my Craftsman is.
 
RickinMt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
> From: ddss at telebeep.com
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:50:29 -0500
> Subject: Re: [AT] Husqvarna Lawn Tractor
> 
> If I were smart enough to do it, sure :)  Like cars today, everything on 
> this is electronic.
> 
> At first I was sure the deck belt was the problem, I removed it and it still 
> died. There is a short belt that goes from the bottom pulley on the spindle 
> that  comes down from the engine. and goes to the mid-mount pulley, I 
> removed that and it was fine.
> 
> Yep, everything is free and spins fine.
> 
> I am stumped.  If I cannot figure it out by tomorrow night, I have to take 
> it to a service center in Omaha, just over 100 miles from here.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll look around and see if there is a way to 
> force the governor to open up.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mike
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:24 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Husqvarna Lawn Tractor
> 
> Well that's crazy, everything spins freely by hand but the engine won't
> turn it. Almost like the governor isn't kicking in for the added load of
> the deck and pulley system. Is there a way to manually advance the
> governor to see if that is the problem?
> 
> Mike M
> 
> On 6/11/2014 9:34 PM, DDSS wrote:
> > We just purchased a Husqvarna r220t articulating lawn tractor last week (
> > http://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/riders/r-220t/  )  , the shipping 
> > crate
> > was destroyed but not as bad as the first one they shipped. The freight
> > company destroyed that tractor and later took it away and the dealer 
> > shipped
> > me another.  This was not in as bad of shape as the first one, but the
> > dealer is sending me both fenders, the engine cover, the back plate that
> > sits behind the engine and says "HOT" and the clip that holds the engine
> > hood down. The plastic piece that rests on the deck looks like it got run
> > over, so they are sending one of those as well.
> >
> > When I first tried to start the engine, it ran like the choke was stuck 
> > on.
> > The set screw was loose on the choke cable, problem fixed.
> >
> > When the deck arrived (they lost it on the second shipment)  I un-boxed it
> > from what was left of the crate, and mounted it on the mower and was all 
> > set
> > to go do some serious cutting.  Na.  When I started letting the deck down
> > (it moves a tension pulley back at the engine) the engine died.  I thought
> > maybe I let it down too quickly. Nope.
> >
> > The deck belt was a bugger to get on, so I thought maybe that was too 
> > tight.
> > Nope.  I removed it and still the engine died.  There are three pulleys
> > under there, one at the engine that goes to a mid-mount pulley and the
> > mid-mount pulley also has a belt connecting it to the deck.
> >
> > I removed the belt that runs from the engine to the mid-mount pulley and 
> > the
> > engine does not die. I am thinking maybe the tension on the belt is too 
> > high
> > but there is no adjustment, also the belt is taught but not too tight. 
> > The
> > mid-mount pulley spins freely. The tension roller also spins freely.  It's
> > strange but the engine shuts off way before the deck pulley is fully
> > engaged.
> >
> > Anyone care to guess what the problem might be?
> >
> > The link below is a link of the engine dying.
> >
> > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22482341/20140610_190108.mp4
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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