New Mower Breaks After 30 Minutes

[bob]

I hope it's not a bad omen! It turns out the mule belt pulley is in two pieces. Its was tack welded together, but they forgot to do the main weld. The dealer , Gravely-Hockessin, dropped what they were doing and got me back on the road. Also on the last lawn of the day, the electric clutch on the Grasshopper burned up. Enclosed is a photo of half the pulley.

[Rhett]

Don't feel too bad, had a bran new exmark that did not even make it on to the first yard. :confused:

[AGG Lawn Maintenance]

Year ago I had a new 14 h.p. Kaw. blow on the first lawn. It had plenty of oil in it. I took it back to the dealer and he said there wasn't any oil in it. I told him that I made sure it had oil in it myself. He than it had oil in it but not that much. At any rate he said he could give me $50 towards a new engine. After a few choice words I told him to keep his $50. Why on earth would I buy another new engine from him. My lawyer told me to just write it off. Travis

[hustlers]

ive had the same problem with
a few B&S engines, thats no fun

[LAWNGODFATHER]

I had an electric clutch go caput on me right after they installed a new one, 1 hour after I pulled away after they told me there was nothing wrong with the first clutch.

2 clutches in 2 hours.

[jsr2741]

Mine exploded a pulley just as a big thunderstorm started to come through last spring. Had to finish with my 36, I looked like a drowned rat when I got done.

Dealer said they must of had to much tension on the pulley when they put it together. Had it back the next evening and no problems since.

[Scag48]

My Exmark has had no problems thus far. My old Toro rider I had broke constantly. I blew 3 belts in 2 months, 2 of those were brand new. I broke a weld on the deck, don't know how that happened, I just looked down at the carrier frame and it was snapped off. Stuff happens.