opeepingtomo
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Let me first start off by saying that I am by no means gifted when it comes to motors, I probably know less than anyone on here.
That being said this is also my first post, so thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some help!
Lawn Tractor Details:
Shop Troy-Bilt XP Horse XP 22 HP Single Cylinder Hydrostatic 46-in Riding Lawn Mower at Lowes.com
The mower has been like this for a while now. The time when I remember it first starting is when I hit a root when I was not familiar with my yard yet. After that happened, when i turned the blades on it just squeaked, but after turning them off and back on they seemed to catch and starting spinning again. The mower starts perfectly fine and also seems to sound/run fine when not cutting grass.
That being said, i started noticing that the mower felt weak, or maybe rough, when mowing grass that i would consider only medium length.
I thought it was probably just a bent blade so when i had time i finally removed the deck and have it a good cleaning, as well as replaced the blades.
Please note the only other maintenance I have performed so far on this machine is I changed the oil/filter and replaced the air filter.
At this point I noticed that one blade would spin pretty much freely with a push, and the other was harder to turn. This makes sense because when you actually engage the blades, you hear a really short squeak sometimes, which i think is probably due to the one blade being harder to turn.
So although i don't know much about this kind of stuff, would i be far off to consider that the mower has a rough time when actually cutting the grass because it is having to work harder to turn one of the blades already, and the added resistance from the grass is what is making it feel weak and run so rough?
Any ideas on what this might be and if it is worth fixing/having fixed?
Thanks again.
That being said this is also my first post, so thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some help!
Lawn Tractor Details:
Shop Troy-Bilt XP Horse XP 22 HP Single Cylinder Hydrostatic 46-in Riding Lawn Mower at Lowes.com
The mower has been like this for a while now. The time when I remember it first starting is when I hit a root when I was not familiar with my yard yet. After that happened, when i turned the blades on it just squeaked, but after turning them off and back on they seemed to catch and starting spinning again. The mower starts perfectly fine and also seems to sound/run fine when not cutting grass.
That being said, i started noticing that the mower felt weak, or maybe rough, when mowing grass that i would consider only medium length.
I thought it was probably just a bent blade so when i had time i finally removed the deck and have it a good cleaning, as well as replaced the blades.
Please note the only other maintenance I have performed so far on this machine is I changed the oil/filter and replaced the air filter.
At this point I noticed that one blade would spin pretty much freely with a push, and the other was harder to turn. This makes sense because when you actually engage the blades, you hear a really short squeak sometimes, which i think is probably due to the one blade being harder to turn.
So although i don't know much about this kind of stuff, would i be far off to consider that the mower has a rough time when actually cutting the grass because it is having to work harder to turn one of the blades already, and the added resistance from the grass is what is making it feel weak and run so rough?
Any ideas on what this might be and if it is worth fixing/having fixed?
Thanks again.