MilesToEmpty
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Two days ago I was mowing our back field and hit a piece of a 4"x4" piece of wood. No clue where it came from.
Anyway, I got it on the left blade and it jammed the deck instantlly. The whole mower stalled out on it.
Restarted the engine and drove to the garage to see the damage. Unjammed the deck, and it spins freely.
However, it doesnt engage properly now. On the front of the engine there are 3 pullies.
Pully on the engine crank
Idler Pully
PTO Pully
You can spin them by hand, so I know nothing is bent or broken, however when you engage the deck, it seems lie its extremely slow to engage. Or it just wont. You hear the engine start making "puffing" noises as the deck spools up (if the deck starts).
It will only start up if the engine is at the lowest rpm possible. If you start it at full RPM it barely spins the blades on the deck.
Im pretty sure the problem is on the engine crank pully. But Im not sure how it really works. If there's a clutch there, I think its gone.
Looking for some suggestions.
Anyway, I got it on the left blade and it jammed the deck instantlly. The whole mower stalled out on it.
Restarted the engine and drove to the garage to see the damage. Unjammed the deck, and it spins freely.
However, it doesnt engage properly now. On the front of the engine there are 3 pullies.
Pully on the engine crank
Idler Pully
PTO Pully
You can spin them by hand, so I know nothing is bent or broken, however when you engage the deck, it seems lie its extremely slow to engage. Or it just wont. You hear the engine start making "puffing" noises as the deck spools up (if the deck starts).
It will only start up if the engine is at the lowest rpm possible. If you start it at full RPM it barely spins the blades on the deck.
Im pretty sure the problem is on the engine crank pully. But Im not sure how it really works. If there's a clutch there, I think its gone.
Looking for some suggestions.