Was given a z225 John Deere zero turn with a broken deck and bad starter...had plenty of oil in it, so I welded the deck and replaced the starter.
Fired up great, ran for 15 minutes and did some cutting, no issues. Fired it up a week later, sounded great...(still probably should have changed the oil) - after 3 minutes it seized with a fairly violent stop with a little smoke.
I couldn't turn the flywheel at all, finally with a little force - was able to turn it and it felt like something was broken on the first revolution - next revolution turns fine. Attempted start, but will not turn over - noticed specks of oil on the ground and now it's dripping considerably from the drive shaft. What is most likely broken? Or is the engine done?
Fired up great, ran for 15 minutes and did some cutting, no issues. Fired it up a week later, sounded great...(still probably should have changed the oil) - after 3 minutes it seized with a fairly violent stop with a little smoke.
I couldn't turn the flywheel at all, finally with a little force - was able to turn it and it felt like something was broken on the first revolution - next revolution turns fine. Attempted start, but will not turn over - noticed specks of oil on the ground and now it's dripping considerably from the drive shaft. What is most likely broken? Or is the engine done?