Pooh_Bear
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- Joined
- Jan 2, 2005
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- 739
- Tractor
- Early 1949 Ford 8N
I have a 60inch finish mower (Big Bee brand). It has been mowing just fine all season. A couple of weeks ago I raised up the mower and ran thru some high grass. The thick stems of the grass just wrapped around the spindles and until it choked it off and the the belt started squealing. So I stopped and cleaned it out. Tried again. Same thing, except this time it thru the belt. I decided I wasn't gonna knock the tops off that patch of grass and get it mowed with the RFM. I put the belt back on, noticed it was worn but figured I could still get some life out of it. Started mowing some regular length grass and the belt started slipping. I stopped and tightened the belt up (it was loose). Tried mowing again. Would go a few feet in the grass, and the pulleys would slow down and just stop spinning, like the belt was slipping. I checked it again for tight, it was tight. Tried some more and the belt broke. No problem. I got a new belt in the shop. Took what was left of the old belt off. May have gotten a little old grease on the pulleys. Not sure. Put the new belt on. Mowed the yard a couple of times. But when I hit a patch of thick or high grass, the blades slow down and stop. Sometimes the belt squeals.
Before I break another belt, how can I clean the pulleys of ANY and ALL grease that MIGHT be on them? And if I got any grease on the new belt, can it be cleaned? How? If grease is NOT the problem, are the spindles serviceable? Can they be taken apart and cleaned of all old grease and grass and other crud. What else can I do. Where do I go from here.
Pooh Bear (aka Fluff for Brains)
Before I break another belt, how can I clean the pulleys of ANY and ALL grease that MIGHT be on them? And if I got any grease on the new belt, can it be cleaned? How? If grease is NOT the problem, are the spindles serviceable? Can they be taken apart and cleaned of all old grease and grass and other crud. What else can I do. Where do I go from here.
Pooh Bear (aka Fluff for Brains)