Man, that sucks! I know when we got our Scag this summer I was like a kid at Christmas waiting to mow. I can understand the frustration. It's "nice" the dealer is good to work with, but in your defense, you did drop quite a stack of Benjamins on the mower to purchase it, so the expectation would be that they are good about it. I find it amazing that the stop was fast enough, and solid enough with enough torque to loosen a blade.

JD, its up to you, I would take it back, and either get a different one or ask for a complete refund. To few hours for it to break down.

@craigtaylor8370

2 жыл бұрын

Because that's the way it works! You apparently have never heard of a warranty period.

@votered1552

2 жыл бұрын

I man made things break. The spindle was manufactured wrong. I mow commercially fhe past 30 years. I have owned many scats with over 2000 hours on many of them and never had a bad spindle.

I have been a fan for awhile. I believe you are making a moutain out of a mole hill. 1 spindle failed so obviously it was defective from manufacturing. It was corrected immediately so there is nothing to complain about. Scag has been known for quality and dependability. I am definitely not a fan boy of any mower brand. I have owned many and worked on them, I have never seen a premature failure that early in the spindles life, so I would assume that 1 defective spindle in the 10's of thousands they sell doesn't create any cause for concern

@kc9146

2 жыл бұрын

He absolutely is!

Goats are cheaper and many parts are edible if they fail. Sounds like Scag may have some issues with quality control.

Problem is you will always be waiting for it to break. 😕

I have a cheetah 2 with 61 velocity as well. It has around 150 hrs and the belt has always slightly vibrated.

You bought the right machine. Keep an eye on it, but dont regret the cheetah purchase. They are fantastic, long lasting machines. I've run many brands.

The belts do vibrate. However, I would make them replace the other two spindles. Chances are they didn’t get greased initially, prior to the purchase. That’s part of the dealer’s responsibility in installation. I don’t think it’s a Scag issue, but rather a service department issue.

I have your exact model cheetah II that is 6 months old and it has the same belt deflection, very noticeable at idle, and like yours not as much at higher throttle, I now have 30+ hrs on it and it mows fine and I believe it to be completely normal.

Okay I get it you're disappointed. I have spent $150,000 on a machine and have had troubles from the very beginning first day out and never had another day's trouble afterwards. It could have been a bad spindle maybe it was not greased or what I suspect is that the blade was never tightened down and it had some wobble in it and it destroyed the spindle. So you can only blame it that one area the spindle area it's fixed it's over with don't get yourself in a frenzy over it. His far as the belt vibrating back and forth up and down that is normal in anything I've ever owned or run when you get a long distance between spindles naturally if there's no guide wheel there it's going to move back and forth. Either traded in for something else or prove to your audience in yourself that she is an awesome piece of equipment that's your two choices run with it or trade it in Kama story over unless there ends up being more to the story

Just run it for a few weeks on your property, cut tall grass at highest setting, then recut at desired setting. You’ll see how the belts sets in, the pulleys-run, and just break it in. At 15 hrs or so see what you think. Give it some time now. Just MHO.

The spindles are some of the best in the industry. It was obviously a manufacturer defect. It’s fixed, let it ride. The belt is going to shake a bit no matter what you do. Also, with all due respect, you should not depend on someone else to grease. Always check.

Aside from a major breakdown before I went through 1/4 of a tank of gas, and strange wear patterns, it's great.

It's easy to monday morning armchair quarterback a decision. Hindsight is always 20/20. You picked it over other makes for a reason. I don't have any issues out of my push mower (used to own a riding mower and boat but had to sell when my dad died) but if I did, I would swap it out once. If it was me, I'd request a new one or a refund and try the same model again. I believe in second chances both with people and products. That's just my opinion. I'd never heard of Scag before now so I guessed you would do Kubota or a John Deere. Good luck with whatever you decide to do sir. I enjoy the videos.

Yes sir I run Scag mowers with velocity decks. That belt play is normal ... made me nervous for a while when new... but one of mine has 2300 hours on it and even néw belts and spindles through the years still slap around like that.... can’t beat the stripes on the scag 👍🏻

A lot of the bearings used today are made from an alloy called Chineseium, Just saying... I'd check blade balance too.

We had a SCAG for commercial use. We still have it but we went to 60in Toro with Kohler 25HP engines. Cutting landfills with them for years. Tall grass and little to no issues with them. And we got them for half the price of a SCAG. Also make sure the blades are balanced. Unbalanced blades can wreak havoc.

@mikecooley3361

Жыл бұрын

Also, never assume a brand new blade in balanced. I sharpen them on the side and you wouldn’t believe how many new blades are out of balance. Thank goodness for the magnamatic balancer.

Now imagine if you were a pro and this thing was down at 2 hours…. Or even 50 hours as you said. Time is money. This sort of stuff should not be happening. Makes me think your dealer may be lacking a little PDI….

The belt vibration is not uncommon, due to the length of the belt its inevitable, and yes I do have the vibration on mine and have had no failures with the machine, the only real problem outside of common wear that I've experienced is broken blades due to the rocky nature of Texas. If you feel the vibration is out of your comfort zone then bring it up to the dealer maybe the can lessen it. And yes I do have the cheetah.

Bruh, I bought the same mower. 6 hours of use, and i filled the tanks with fuel. The right tank started pissing fuel through a pin hole on a seam. It's really not a huge deal. I returned the mower to the dealership, and they are putting a new tank on it. Sure, it's a frustrating deal, but I think it's just part of working the kinks out. They are super beast mode mowers, so im looking forward to many years of fun mowing, with some comfort that a lot of others dont offer. Best of luck on yours, mate.

Hi, I own a 2021 SCAG Tiger Cat ll with the 52 inch velocity deck. I noticed when mowing the harmonics change up and down in pitch. I hope I'm explaining myself correctly like a HMMMmmmmHMMMmmmm. I took the mower back to the dealer after 10 hours. The mechanic and I both thought the noise is vibrated through the self adjusting spring(s) tension. Nothing was done at the dealer other then some reassurance.

I have been running Scag for 20 years. I have had a lot of the models in that time. I have only had to replace a handful of spindles in all those years and they were all on used machines. I still have in my fleet a 2010 turf tiger with a 61 inch velocity deck with over 8000 hrs on the spindles. I did have one new machine that had a problem breaking belts. After breaking about 10 belts, Scag actually gave me a whole new machine. So I can’t complain. Also, in that time, I have owned lots of other brands and yet I still prefer the Scag. I just got the same cheetah ll it has about 45 hrs on it now and no problems.

Wild how the camera lens makes one pulley morph into different shapes.

I have owned and operated a lawn company for 33 years. I am semi retired but still do all of the maintenance and repairs on my equipment. The belt burn was likely from the belt when the spindle locked up. I see belts hop off like that a lot. Mostly from the guys starting the blades in extremely tall grass or hitting something that stops the blades. I replace about a dozen spindles a year. They are not are well made as they used to be. There had to be something wrong with that spindle though. I have never had one lock up. That being said, like RV's mower manufacturers used pretty much all the same parts. More commercial mowers may use more heavy duty parts than homeowner models but basically the same. The belt shake is normal. If you looked at it the day you bought it it would have like had the same shake. If you start getting belt shake that you can feel in your seat look foe a bad spindle or bent pully. Maybe the worse shake I ever had on a mower was when a small pine cone got stuck in a pully. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

@georgiafan6618

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was a bad spindle that resulted in a bent pulley or pulleys. When something let’s go, peripheral damage may result. His dealer has to anticipate this phenomenon. Years ago, these machines were more simple, less costly, lighter. Not so today. That said, the Scag has amazing quality and intuitive design. I’d contact Scag and have them send out a rep - resolve it or return mower.

With a 60" deck, that little bit of belt vibration is common and nothing to be concerned about. Scag is one of the best commercial mowers out there and also one of the best cutting mowers. They have one of the highest blade rpm of any brand mower. This results in a clean cut through thick grass. You should be aware that if your soil is sandy, you will go through blades pretty quickly due to dulling by friction of the sand that they suck up with the grass. Be prepared to buy a new set after about 3 to 5 cuts on your property. You can save money by replacing them after 3 cuts and sharpening the old blades a couple of times. You have a quality mower that just had a problem that is uncommon. Sometime things just happen. Be sure that you keep the mower greased and you shouldn't have that problem again. Read your manual and learn how to do your owm maintenance. It'll save you time, money and headaches.

My Hustler has sealed spindles and still going strong after 15 years . Have had to replace idle pulleys a couple of times .

I've worked on those triple decks, when the spindle froze the belt, because it's so new, stopped instead of sliding. That much torque is way more than the tensioners are designed for and it pulled everything out of alignment. You shouldn't see that much belt slap on a new deck. Give it a few hundred hours and some spindle wear and that's what it will look like. Send it back. No question. The paint wear (this is conjecture now) probably came when they replaced the spindle and tried the old belt which was damaged and likely just skipped right off a sheave.

I’ve had a John Deere Commercial 930M for 5 years no issues at all. I have only changed the oil and blades. It’s got about 400 hours on it. I have a neighbor and a friend who I recommend the same mower too. They have both had engine problems on theirs one about 10 hours in and the other was under warranty as well. Maybe it’s infant mortality due to quality of components issues? They don’t make them like they used to. Good luck on your Scag let us know how it all works out. Big Truck Big RV needs more Ranch content!!!

If you are still concerned about it, take it out any mow alot of Grass. 3 hours or so..run the hell out of it while it's still under warranty! They said they fixed it. Try it out.

Man I feel you. I purchased a new toro multi force. Ive gone threw 3 belts. More down time then my old mower. What the problem was belt tensioner was bent. They had replace and modified the new one. Some manufacturer error. Its running better no belt issues so far. Spindles should always stay in place and not wobble.

Well I won’t tell you what you shoulda got, just my opinion…. i had a bush hog ztr at one time and hated having to worry about greasing bearings all the time, especially when i was working my equipment in a business setting. Replaced that with two exmarks that only need to have the idler greased like once a year. I put a few thousand hours on one and replaced the engine and she is still running just fine today. Other one has almost 800 hours on it and i have only replaced one pulley in its entire life. Exmark parts are ridiculously expensive also so join the club.

Scag buys the spindles. Probably 1 in 20,000 go bad and Scag is known for good quality mowers.

I have a cheetah 2 also 72” cut. The belts were installed incorrectly. That how mine came new. Glad the guy selling em noticed it and corrected it before the first cut

We ran a scag turf tiger on our very rough rocky property for many years. The most reliable mower we’ve ever had. Thing would mow rocks and keep chugging. Let her eat and see. Belts will move like that, don’t worry about that.

@piercem56

Жыл бұрын

Turf tiger deck is shaft driven. Totally different beast.

I’ve been using that same mower now for 5 years and I cut 22 acres and have never had a issues with mine.

I have 2007 Scag Wildcat with a 52 inch deck and I had the same problem with one of my spindles within a year or two of personal use on 5 acres. They had to replace the spindle and tension spring. My belt on my Scag still shakes in 2022, but they fixed the problem. My mower was under warranty.

I’ve seen belts flex that much on other brand/type of mowers. If you look at an older car from the 60’s or 70’s with V-belts they have deflection in them when running. That’s partially why car makers went to s serpentine belt design.

Scag spindles are tapered roller bearings ,I own 16 scags , been in the biz 40 years I have never had a spindle failure, I’m sure they will buy it back if you aren’t happy exmark or toro are also good but in my opinion Scag makes a solid unit ‘ good luck

@piercem56

Жыл бұрын

Scag doesn’t do buy back went up the chain all the way to the top with my Cheetah 2 that has bad deck vibrations. Every now and then a manufacturer lets one go out the door with bad quality control.

Been running scrags for years. That belt movement is normal. Never had any issues with them either, thousands of hours zero issues running commercially. Scags are bulletproof at least suppose to be. Sorry you are dealing with issues. Make sure your blade shafts are always greased, makes a big difference if they arnt.

My brother has one so I asked him. He’s never had a problem but his neighbor has 2 of them and told him that one of them had no lubrication in it and the same thing happened to him. After he fixed it and oiled it up, he’s never had a problem since. I didn’t ask about the play in the belt though, I forgot about that. Sorry.

Another mystery of the universe. For every story I see like this, I'll see another of someone with something like a 15 year old Troy-Bilt Pony lawn tractor with hundreds of hours, still running even though it's been abused & the maintenance neglected.

Sadly right now every industry is affected by a total lack of quality control on parts, and occasionally finished products, I install blinds for a living ad have been seeing blinds come out of the box with internal components that were obviously broken before the blinds were assembled (no sign of broken pieces). I have also seen it in random items i purchase personally, out of the box problems of every sort. IMHO it is down to pandemic layoffs resulting in factory's hiring new people that either dont know broken from not broken or are being pushed so hard on productivity that they stop caring or dont notice broken parts.

My husqvarna stand on zero turn belts slap around just like your scag. I was concerned when I purchased it with 70hrs, i had the dealer throw in an extra belt but they also assured me that its normal for the belt to do that.

JD, completely agree with you! I considered a Scag but in the end went with a Bad Boy Renegade. I have noticed a similar belt deflection at lower RPMs. However, at WOT, there's absolutely no deflection and no vibration on the deck. I believe Scag is a quality product, I just got a better deal with my BB dealer. Based on the video, I suspect that one of the other spindele or idler bearings is about to fail. There shouldn't be that much deflection under "normal" conditions. In the end, you still have a great mower and you'll know everything like the back of your hand! /r Chris

The place that fixed the spindle which I know is where you purchased your mower could just send a tech out to your property and check it. To me that would be a little more cost effective than sending someone out to pick it up again, take the mower to the shop and have it checked by the technician, then deliver it it back you. They could cut the trips by 2. Save on gas or diesel and time especially if the technician tells you that is normal for the belt and all is good. If not the technician could fix it right there if it’s just an adjustment issue.

I’ve had a Scagg cheetah for three years and I cut my 7 acre yard once a week from beginning of year did in the year and then the app never had a problem with nothing maintain it keep all change. Keep everything great no issues whatsoever and I know people that Heather Skaggs were spindles lash 1015 years I just don’t go out shopping though thank you Bader drop the ball on

My son's friend is a power equipment dealer and he just took in a Scag Cheetah on a trade with very low hours so not sure of the story behind it but maybe his experience was less than stellar too.

My 54" simplicity always had atleast that much belt movement maybe a bit more. My ferris i haven't paid attention to but in general belt movement is normal on belts diving solely off friction. Cogged belts and such that actually have a tooth engaging teeth on the pulley thats a different story.

Had a Kubota, with a mid deck for years. One spindle replaced after years. No belts replaced.

I been having drive belt with my tiger cat 2 am somewhat like you but I am so tired of walking back to the house but I like the mower so it's in the shop for the third time in my 4th year of Owen it. In the shop now I just purchased a Gravely . keep the scag and hope that they will make the correct repairs one day.

I have this same unit. Can someone tell me how to lift the entire seat platform to get to the hydrostatic unit covers so I can remove them to change the hydro oil? I'm not talking about raising the seat itself. Thanks

Oh my gosh, is this your first mower? You show me any mower including zero turns whose belts don't vibrate and I'll tell you , you better start the engine! Had countless mowers over the past 40+ years and that belt your showing is one of the smoothest running. I would just enjoy that nice mower and quit looking for problems that don"t exist.

I wish I could grease my spindles. Ariens went to sealed spindles and after one season they squeal like crazy.

I cut grass commercially. I have a Scag. If you had gone to the bobcat dealer and bought a piece of equipment would you expect them to maintain it and grease it and check the oil and fill it with fuel every time it is used? Sure, things can be overlooked at the dealer but that is not an excuse for not knowing and understanding how to maintain a very expensive piece of equipment. I think all the finger pointing is in the wrong direction. But that is just my opinion derived from what I've seen in two videos.

Does it look that way when the blades are engaged.

I would say since your deck locked up you might have stretched the idler Polly Springs since that belt kept on getting wrapped on whatever that black bar that you mentioned in your video which might have made the Springs looser which is why you're seeing a more vibration

I have also spent 16k on a exmark and within .2 had the wheels fall right off the mower sometimes things just happen

I completely agree with those who say it's refund time. That's a lot of money tied up and who knows what else may be damaged. For that price your issues are ridiculous. My last zero turn was a Great Dane Super Surfer. It mowed like a champ but after hernia surgery I decided to purchase a used John Deere GX335. Obviously I can't mow as quickly as before and I do have more trimming to do. With that said the comfort of the ride is well worth the switch. Zero turn mowers are awesome machines but they are quite jarring to operate.

Got a Scag 30 Walkbehind when mine is running also a lot of vibration my blade engage cable snaps after 12 hrs

This is equipment, not an RV. You shouldn't have problems with them this quickly. As far as the belt bounce it doesn't look abnormal to me. We ran eXmarks and I think that was pretty normal. I like that eXmark spindles were ungreasable so you didn't have to worry about it. We put hundreds of hours on them without major issue. Eventually things happen but you shouldn't have problems already. 10 years ago when i was in the industry eXmark had something like 60% of the commercial lawn care market and there was a reason why. That's also why Toro snatched them up.

I agree, the early failure is very concerning. I would probably get a refund and to avoid being concerned about it any longer.

All I can think about is someone starting a lawn care business and this happening at the start. This would be crippling.

Ferris is1500z 48in 3 blade. No movement when new, no problems at 1000hrs. I dont have the front shocks on anymore as they are expensive. Scag has a lot of issues. Everyone i know that has one they are brocken. Should have gone Ferris 🤷‍♂️ I do work on mowers and flip them. Scag is the worst! The best was a dealer john deere LX176 and a GX345. Those lowes tractors are all the same underneath as they are all made by the same company and you pay for the name.

What type of drive terrain is in the back, Hydro Gear, or the Tuff Torq?

Mine does the same thing....1.6 scag cat 2..but my springs were hitting my deck so I cut pieces of that Styrofoam out so now the springs don't hit. But the belt does flop around..before I started running my mower I greased my spindles now I have to check my rpms to make sure it's at 3600,

Do they have a key you can take out so it can't be cranked

That’s weird a spindle would stall the whole machine. I know on a Exmark 60 inch that there is 2 bearings per spindle. Upper and lower. I broke the housing of one years back on a buried property marker and I got a new one. Sealed bearings from the factory but the new one wasn’t greased, within an hour it was making a loud sound as if a bearing with no grease sounds. Never seized up tho. they gave me another spindle and it was fine. the other spindles on the mower are original and coming up on 3000 hours no problem.

With the rapid stop of the belt when it locked up and engaging the PTO a few times with it locked up, there is probably a flat spot in the belt. That will give you a vibration.

I have a John Deere Ztrak (home depot deal), 2 Craftsman riding tractors and multiple belt driven power equipment. All of them have some belt slap with longer distances between pulleys. V-belts have a higher tendency to vibrate more than flat serpentine style belts due to the friction of the sheaves.

@akbychoice

2 жыл бұрын

True. We had a 5HP electric motor driving a cut off wheel to cut steel. Two four groove pulleys driving it and they all slapped at different variables.

@volvo09

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, wouldn't be enough for me to worry. They all wiggle and wobble.

This is a necessary follow up. I may not have discovered that paint missing near the pulley indicating an underlying problem. That occurred at the dealer during repair and indicates something is wrong above and beyond a spindle perhaps. The dealer’s mechanics/techs in my area are clueless. Perhaps a bent pulley or two? Had you waited or ignored it, you’d be stuck paying for repairs on an expensive mower. This isn’t drama, it’s careful diagnosis. Remember Home Depot would have taken back their entry level mower already.

Welcome to buying anything during this covid crap. Man I got a couple new pieces of equipment and have had nothing but issues after issues

Ik I'm late from when the video was posted but I have the exact mower I purchased in the fall of last year and I noticed when I got it that the belt does move more than what I thought it would or should. My mower just reached 120 hours and had a problem where it kept throwing my belt off and the spring going to the tension pulley, but I replaced the belt and runs good but my belt is rubbing the belt guide on the tension pulley and I don't really know why because I ordered the right belt but it was much tighter. Is your mower doing good

@BigTruckBigRV

2 жыл бұрын

It's doing great now, but the deck was pretty much rebuilt

I do not know about yours but I was confused as to why grease ports are added to spindles with sealed bearings. I saw this while briefly working in a lawn mower shop. In fact some came from the manufacturer with sealed bearings and no ports, some with. We actually added ports to some that had none. I never could figure out why unless the shop owner of over 30yrs, was just eliminating conflict with complaints from old school customers that had no place to put grease. Any thoughts out there?

My original Vride has almost 2000 hours on the orignal spindles. My new Vride 2 bought in May is at like 400hrs and doing good. Has to be it wasn't greased.

You bought the best mower made. You got a bad spindle. I have over 10,000 hours on scag mowers and never replaced a spindle.

Mine does the same. Scag cheetah 61 FX921V. Belts been jumpy from day one.

I'm surprised the belt didn't slip before engine stalled. I have a Turf Tiger which runs a PTO shaft to a gear box on the deck. I'm sure the spindles on it have over a thousand hours.

Definitely make sure the bearings are greased! You can actually grease sealed bearings. Look it up. The grease zerks do not actually grease the bearings! That is actually very deceptive! Check that out for sure!

You should have some slop but I'd worry that the tensioner or another pulley isn't true from the force it took

Hope those bearings are grease serviceable.

I just bought a new cheetah model 2 1 hour of mowing the seat is absolutely terrible I called Scag they said if I didn't like the mower go trade it in and buy another one wtf?

I have , as you call it, a cheep John Deere zero turn. It was bought from my local dealer, because the local box store did not carry the model that I wanted. With six acres to cut, with numerous trees, in five years the only issue I have had is the blades wear often. Between the tree branches and the sandy conditions, I live in Florida, that is the only problem I have had with the Deere. If you are having issues now, you need to consider replacing the machine. The wear below the pulley should not occur. Good luck

I’ve only had one spindle failure on a commercial mower, it had 2300+ hours on it and also drove a slave sheave that turned a vacuum system. I’d have to chalk this up to the small percentage of failures that occur. Usually if there is a defect it’ll show up early on rather than later. How everything got sorted out. I’ve run exmark and Walker for over 2 decades and have been considering a scag for my next mower, no longer cut commercial but have a large lot I own. I’ll never buy non-commercial equipment after running them for so long. Probably outlast me at this point.

I mow 4.5 out of my 7 acres with a Husqvarna Z542. It has made it through a few hundred hours but honestly a homeowner grade tractor is what it is. Homeowner grade. Next time I will pay the additional money for a commercial grade mower. If you have the chance to di this now, take it.

Have the cutting blades been checked for proper balance? If they are out of balance, that would cause the vibration. Just an idea. Good luck.

Usually some belt shaking is normal. My $10k zero turn has some paint rubbed off too from the belt. Scag only makes the frame and deck. Everything else they outsource. Exmark uses sealed bearings on the spindles so no grease maintenance. My next zero turn will be a John Deere Ztrak commercial mower

The belt looks really close to the idler tension spring

normally bad pulley or chunk missing from belt with vibration like that

Yeah that belt movement is normal for my 61" 20 year old Husqvarna commercial. Two belts and no spindles on this machine since new...

I don't know about Scag, but on both my zero turns, the spindles have grease zerks, but if you take the spindle apart, they use sealed bearings. I still haven't figured that one out. LOL Personally, I think Murphy's Law reared it's ugly head and you were the recipient of a defective spindle. I would wager Scag outsources components such as that, most likely to an offshore manufacturer. I agree with you that $200 sounds pricey for a spindle. It might be worth your while to take the blades off for inspection and ensure they are balance. Also, take the belts off and spin the pulleys by hand to see if they are indeed spinning freely with no play. Finally, inspect the pulleys to ensure no debris has embedded itself in the v-groove - I have had that happen on several occasions and it creates belt vibration.

IMO, the belt movement is normal. I own a landscape company with over 20 scags - walk behind, ride on, and zero turn. Does that Cheetah have 2 blade belts? If so, in the video it looks like one is ribbed on the backside of belt and the other looks smooth. Is that correct?

@BigTruckBigRV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir

I have no experience with mowers. From an outside perspective it seems to be a lemon and I’d ask for a straight replacement or refund. Too much money for it to cause anxiety on if it is performing ok or is broken.

I don’t see that much slop in my belt (compared to the slop as seen in your video). I would definitely check lubrication just for your piece of mind. If you’re not comfortable with it then I’d definitely send it back especially since they’re offering to come get it. I hate you’re having issues with it and I hope it is a great mower for you for a very long time.

Nothing wrong it's a great mower. Probably no grease from factory I have.

If I were you I would slightly loosen the nut on the bad spindle and try wiggling it back and forth. If there is slack in it , that would cause it to vibrate, and premature bearing failure. If there is no wiggle to it with the nut slightly loose , tighten that nut back up and cut some grass!👍

Maybe the tensioner was damaged during the spindle siezing up! The tensioner is there to take up the slack. They should swap out that deck for another one and start fresh for that kind of money. It's very hard to forget a bad incident that wasn't addressed properly and that alone puts a bad taste in your mouth, enough that it would cause you to look at other brand names.

I just got a 2024 tiger cat 2 26 hp my was leaking hydraulic fluid the first day

My is doing the same thing the belt is shaking and has a vibration on the deck 😒😒

Hey my friend after seeing your video and review, I can tell you a couple of things that I have found out owning Scagg products for the last 10 years. The machines I’ve owned are turf, tiger, two and tiger cat 2 and v rides. That being said, I have found out from the manufacturer that these machines are shipped without oil without grease without hydraulic fluid. When it gets to the dealership, they are supposed to take it out of the crate, set it up add all fluids, hydraulic, grease oil, gas, and make sure everything else is in place like the deck being leveled, but just like my dealership they failed to do that. They put gas in it some hydraulic oil, I sent it out the door they could care less if your were deck is pitch right. So if you are a Scagg owner, you need to be a little bit of a handyman/mechanic to do your own maintenance and set up. If you rely on a dealership, you will fail furthermore, talking about the belt vibration I’ve had the same problem with the same idler arm that is on the Scagg turf tiger, two that idler arm from day one was shaking. I remedied that by changing out the bearing that hold the idler arm to the deck. It’s a shame that you pay a lot of money for a machine and you have to do this on a brand new machine. Welcome to the club.

Hey JD, I’m not a pro here but I’ve seen plenty of belt slap in different applications. One of the more common reasons I’ve dealt with is misalignment. Take a strait edge and make sure the two spindle grooves are even. It could have been caused by a few things but in my head a massive amount of torque was applied to that spindle and it could have warped the metal. At the worst it’s warped and they owe you a new deck. At best it’s off because they used a different thicknesses washer with the new spindle or maybe forgot a washer on install. But that’s where I would have started.

@The_Opinion_of_Matt

2 жыл бұрын

Good points and idea for checking spindle heights.