Fan Shroud

[mpoore 33]

Does anyone else have this problem or better yet a confirmed solution? You will notice the foot pedal could interfere with a shield.

Edited 20 hours ago by mpoore

[cleat 9,345]

I have come to accept that is just how it is with leaves blowing around in the fall.

I made up a holder from a bagger bracket to hold a regular car snow brush

You can use anything to hold the brush.

 

But the main point is that I can use this brush to knock leaves and debris off of the screen while running the tractor.

 

[JoeM 10,310]

[mpoore 33]

Thanks for the reply. How often do you have to stop and clear the debris? I had to clear it 5 times mowing 3/4 acre. Very annoying. The Kohler engine I had before did not do this. I could mow the whole yard without clearing it. Either the debris got sucked through or had less suction. The Predator engine does have a fine grill in the shroud. The front of the deck is right below the engine. I was wondering if this is a symptom of a deck issue or normal. I wonder if a plate below the shroud would do any good. It seems like the debris is floating everywhere, so I am suspecting it would do very little.

[Handy Don 17,495]

16 minutes ago, mpoore said:

The Kohler engine I had before did not do this. I could mow the whole yard without clearing it. Either the debris got sucked through or had less suction.

The volume of air pushed through by the Onans is, frankly, impressive. Consider also that two cylinders already need twice the air of a single!

Edited 8 hours ago by Handy Don

[cleat 9,345]

1 hour ago, mpoore said:

Thanks for the reply. How often do you have to stop and clear the debris? I had to clear it 5 times mowing 3/4 acre. Very annoying. The Kohler engine I had before did not do this. I could mow the whole yard without clearing it. Either the debris got sucked through or had less suction. The Predator engine does have a fine grill in the shroud. The front of the deck is right below the engine. I was wondering if this is a symptom of a deck issue or normal. I wonder if a plate below the shroud would do any good. It seems like the debris is floating everywhere, so I am suspecting it would do very little.

Mowing just grass I hardly ever need to clean it.

Grinding leaves in the fall using the 48" deck, I might need to brush it as often as once a minute but with the brush in your left hand it just takes a second and you don't need to stop.

 

The kohler screen spins so that is likely why you don't need to clear those as often.

The Onan engine also has a spinning metal screen just below the stationary plastic one so I have considered removing the plastic one and run it like a Kohler to see what happens.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by cleat

[mpoore 33]

I like your brush idea. I already have one of those around here somewhere. The rotating screen is not something I considered, but is probably significant. It will suck my hand toward the shroud at full throttle, so there is a lot of suction. I may experiment with a shield and see if anything makes a difference.