[AT] Husqvarna Lawn Tractor

[Dave Merchant]

If it's a safety switch connected by Motorola, might as well just give up.

(ducking)
Dave Merchant

At 11:26 PM 6/11/2014, you wrote:
>Hadn't thought of that, Len. The engine sounds like it gives up without
>a fight.
>
>Mike M
>
>On 6/11/2014 10:51 PM, Len Rugen wrote:
> > Is it some safety switch?
> >
> > Connected by Motorola
> >
> > Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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