1863 with GT 317190 Loses Power when Deck Runs
 

I'm so happy to have found this site! I am a "typical woman" in that I really never wanted to understand how these types of things work, but fate has made it so I must learn all about this tractor! I have put so much money in it over the past few years and I think I finally found a great guy who really understands Cub Cadet tractors! That's the good news. The bad news is that it seems every other time or so when I mow, something else goes wrong! :bash2: :bash2: :bash2: The latest is whenever I engage the mower deck, the tractor all but stops completely! I have no power and basically had to crawl along last night to finish mowing my 1+ acre yard! This started about 1/2 way through. I know I didn't run over anything, no cords, wires, roots, sticks, nothing. I've had major maintenance on this thing this year (and last, actually), and I cannot figure out what the heck could be causing this loss of power! The deck works like a charm (now), and the PTO switch has been replaced this year, oil change, greased, once-over, etc., so I have no idea what is causing this. Do you? Oh - and does anyone know where I could find a diagram of all of the places to grease the tractor and deck? I am the proud owner of a "trigger" grease gun and grease, but I can't tell from the owner's manual where to grease the tractor, let alone the mower deck! Thanks!