Mower deck smoking
I got my 44a mower deck on the 1200 for the first time today. It took a lot more effort than I anticipated to get it mounted and aligned!
Anyhow, it was working great until after about an hour of mowing I started hearing a whining sound and then white smoke started coming out of the top of the deck. With the cover over the spindles and pulleys I couldn't see what it looked like inside. I reached under the deck and the nut on one of the blades was loose. I tightened it up
I had not greased the spindles prior to use. I'm going to do that and try it again. I'd rather not take it apart again if I don't need to (though I am betting the chances are slim). Any suggestions on what might be the problem?
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