midwestmower
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I apologize in advance for the length and appreciate any help that can be offered. Mower has 75 hours and is new to me. First mow of the year about a month ago i let my wife test our new to us mower out. I had only test drove the mower and did not notice any issues before the incident. She had never been on a zero turn so she took some practice laps around the yard and seemed to have it down. She starts mowing in front of the house where we have some decorative bricks stacked 2 high maybe 3-4 inches each. Can you guess what happened? Boom over the bricks sparks flying. I run and hammer the PTO button as she sits in shock on the mower laying on a stack of bricks. After calming down I remove the mower and everything seems to be ok besides losing some air out of one front tire. I pop the tire off the rim and it appears to just have come off of the bead. Mowers shut down. On to the second mow. Starting in the back yard which is basically flat a little bumpy but i wouldn't consider it bad, i notice the front pivot block on the right hand side has came loose and the front deck lift bar is bouncing up and down. I adjust the pivot blocks and lock the lift bar in place against the frame. I install new blades. Now i notice a chatter coming from the front of the mower while the blades are engaged. I take the deck down and notice wear on the inside of both pulley guards. 1 side has actually split and the other is starting to wear. I spin the pulleys by hand and notice a slight wobble and visually see the belt slightly moving around when the blades are engaged. Taking advice from friends and the internet I replace all three spindles hoping this will fix the issue. . . no change. Not sure if the belt stretched or what else could be going on. The pulleys seamed to have slight wear on the inside but they do not move around on the spindles. Appreciate any help that can be offered, i am trying to stay out of the dealer he is 2-2.5 weeks out.