Belt begins to smoke and squel when I go to engage the deck

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cookdi

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I have a Bolens 15.5 HP lawn tractor. When I go to engage the deck I get a high pitched squealing sound then smoke. Is this a bad pulley or belt? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rookie here.
 
cookdi said:
I have a Bolens 15.5 HP lawn tractor. When I go to engage the deck I get a high pitched squealing sound then smoke. Is this a bad pulley or belt? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rookie here.
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Take belt off and see if pulleys turn free. I am sure one is locked up
 
OK thanks for the help. Any idea if the pulley is a quick fix and if it is expensive?
 
I call it easy but I was a diesel tech. Won't know the cost until you find out what pulley (bearing) it is. Could just be idler pulley. Take belt loose and try to turn them by hand.
 
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