Mower deck lock up
New here. model 3225, 50” deck, shaft drive:
While mowing lawn, the deck suddenly locked up and caused the belts to start smoking and shortly afterwards killed the engine, while I was trying to disengage the clutch.
there was nothing in the blades or belts, by hand the mower deck spins freely, no grinding, no odd noises.
checked PTO belts and everything moves freely. Unengaged engine runs strong. Engage clutch, immediately goes into lock down, slowing engine and starts to smell like burning belt, although not seeing smoke.
wondering if the “Deck transmission” ? Can cause a problem like this. ? Box on deck that converts power from shaft drive to belt drive.
Are there Other possibilities I’m overlooking?
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