Recent content by jarbalojim

I had a friend watch while I engaged the PTO, he said it looked like it jumped from the tensioner pulley. We noticed the bracket seemed to be loose. I removed the deck, took the bracket off, found stripped threads where it went thru the deck. I put a couple of washers to keep the nut away from...

Before I started today I made sure everything was spinning freely and it still threw the belt. I put it back on and mowed pretty much non stop for 4hours. I'll pull the deck soon and double check every spindle and tension pulley but I don't think that's the problem. I put a new OEM belt and...

Idk, I fill my vehicles all the time and it's less than $70 a fill up, anywho from what I can tell it's not the spindles, they all spin freely as do the tension pulleys. I made sure everything was spinning freely before I started today and it still threw the belt. Thanks for you input however.

The blade head splindles are $100- a piece if not more, I know for sure the outside 2 are fine but will check the tension pulley and inside spindle.

The engine shroud has been pulled, everything cleaned, thanks. It has a new OEM belt and spring.

Excellent, thanks!

Very Very good! I never thought of that, I will check all the bearings! Thank you!

Every time I engage the PTO belt drive it throws the belt. What's weird is it's only the first or maybe 2nd time. I put the belt back on and it works fine until I shut it down for several minutes or overnight, then it throws it again. I put a new spring on it but that didn't help. Any ideas?