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Coincidentally I always get a strip of poorly cut grass at about the right side of the left blade/center blade overlap. John Deere 62" deck. Blades factory new measure 20 9/16" long. I replaced my blades, then looked at the upper side of the deck and the idler pulley was tilted! The lower...

Had the identical problem, removed deck and that second belt and worked the variable pulley up and down till it smoothed out, have not had the problem since.

The Pony may have the variable-pulley drive, and if so, sometimes the pulley sticks. Take off the deck and drive belt, then look up at the next belt - there are two pulleys. The rear one is supposed to vary in depth according to the gear you select, and if it is stuck the belt will just spin...