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does your mower belt and pulleys get hot ?

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Topic: does your mower belt and pulleys get hot ?

Posted By: cdon_FL
Subject: does your mower belt and pulleys get hot ?
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2017 at 9:42am

Just installed L306 under my CA. First time mowing.... belt and pulleys get hot. Seems like this is not right.

After using it for a while I cannot put my hand on the big PTO pulley it is so hot. Belt seems gummy from the heat.

I don't think the belt was slipping on any of the pulleys. I stalled the tractor a couple of times in high grass on little mounds of dirt.

Is this normal ?

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Chris in NE Florida

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Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2017 at 9:56am

Hard to say. All the horsepower it takes to mow is being transmitted by the belt. It flexes, changes direction, grips, torques.....it's going to get hot. How hot? . . . seems "gummy from the heat" is probably a tad too hot. Maybe a touch too tight? Pulleys all in reasonable alignment? Turn freely? You're in Florida, how hot was it outside?

Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2017 at 11:24am

Those Woods mowers are Finish mowers, not meant for tall grass. Trying to cut 6 inches or more of grass with one will cause things to heat up.

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Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2017 at 1:30pm

Yeah, what he said. All that and you stalled it a couple times, sounds like it was being pushed to its max.

Posted By: farmtoybuilder
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2017 at 1:42pm

Yep! You won't want to put your hand on them after running. :) We have ours adjusted so it slips belt though! Sounds like you got it to tight!

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