Mower quit mowing

[Lee1977 7,214]

I was trying to finish up the front late Saturday afternoon when it quit. Checked the things I though It might be, PTO was tight .the C-clip was still in the groove. Mule drive belt was tight, idlers good. 

Tried the deck turned the right side blade everything felt right. Took it back to the garage and got the 520 and finished up. Today I was went to see what was wrong and found it .I'll let you fellows

guess as to what was wrong with it.

[JimSraj 515]

Run out of gas?

[Lee1977 7,214]

32 minutes ago, JimSraj said:

Run out of gas?

No it was running, drove it back to the garage.

[wallfish 18,117]

Sounds like the average question on here. Minimal details or history provided and not even a tractor or attachment model (so basically all internet diagnostics is just a WAG). LOL

 

Deck belt for the spindles broke or popped off

 

[leabassett@sbcglobal.net 156]

Blown deck bearings I would say.

[adsm08 3,261]

Gonna go with the good 'ol, and ever correct S.F. diagnosis.

[Lee1977 7,214]

1 hour ago, wallfish said:

Sounds like the average question on here. Minimal details or history provided and not even a tractor or attachment model (so basically all internet diagnostics is just a WAG). LOL

 

Deck belt for the spindles broke or popped off

 

No.  C-120/180 Briggs Vanguard, 75 series deck 48" 

[Lee1977 7,214]

1 hour ago, leabassett@sbcglobal.net said:

Blown deck bearings I would say.

No, bearing in great shape, so were the idlers.

[Lee1977 7,214]

The spring in the tac-a-matic got weak 15 or 20 years back I have pinned it in place. I remove the pin press the release when the deck came off the tac-a-matic latch fell out with it. All six bolts holding the tac-a-matic were loose.

I replace all six and added lock washers  only thing wrong is the deck would fallen off with out being pinned in place.