I was out shredding today with my Land Pride RCR1872 rotary cutter and I looked back at one point and noticed thick white smoke poring out from where the PTO drive shaft connects up to the gear box. I stopped the PTO and the smoke subsided. I decided to see what would happen if I started it up again and so I did and it seemed to run fine and cut fine for the rest of my shredding time. Any idea what might have happened? Could it be the slipper clutch engaging from too heavy a cutting load? The gear box? I did feel the gear box afterward and it was not hot. Also, this shredder has is new and has only been used about 6 hours total. Thanks for your input.
Rob
Rob