JOEPOE1977 0 #1 Posted 3 hours ago Again any help from all you professional people out there would be appreciated. Again I have a 1990 310-8 with a 42 inch recycler deck that is burning up belts. I am sending you a picture of the PTO. I am not really good at this so please be patient. I will answer all emails. Thank you for all the help. Are the bearings good? I tried to get pictures in the sun. I hope this helps. Thank you to all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 10,085 #2 Posted 3 hours ago Looks good, the only time that bearing spins is when the belt is disengaged. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 20,862 #3 Posted 3 hours ago (edited) What does the friction disk (the plate the thing you posted pushes against) look like? Burned belts usual mean drag in teh deck or the mule drive Edited 3 hours ago by pfrederi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOEPOE1977 0 #4 Posted 2 hours ago I hope this is a good picture of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOEPOE1977 0 #6 Posted 2 hours ago Thank you for the invaluable information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,364 #7 Posted 2 hours ago What about the outer bearing on the PTO. They go bad quite often. Napa # PP204RR6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 46,553 #8 Posted 2 hours ago Good to see you have figured out how to post pictures and comments on your existing post. As stated above, the PTO bearing is not involved when the PTO is engaged. Are you sure you have the correct size belt? If the belt is too narrow it will bottom out in the pulleys and not grip the sides of the VEE as designed. Can you post a picture of the belt installed and how it fits in the PTO and deck pulleys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 3,236 #9 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) might just be the way it looks in pic but are those hot spots on clutch plate face? Edited 2 hours ago by sqrlgtr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 9,040 #10 Posted 1 hour ago How thick is the clutch lining on the plate? If is is around 3/32" to 1/8", you are good. 1/16" to 3/32", you are getting iffy. I'm assuming that the belt that is wearing is the one that comes off of the engine and drrives the deck. Other than maybe a severly worn pulley groove, the PTO clutch normally does not cause wear on the drive belt. Do all 3 spindles in the deck spin freely? Does the tensioning puelly on the belt spin freely? Do both pulleys in the mule drive spin freely? I was mowing one day and started smelling hot rubber. Turned out that i had a stick jammed in the mule drive that locked up one pulley. to the forum. You have found probably the best forum for Wheel Horse advice. Taken as a group, I believe that the regulars here have broken and fixed just about everything on a Wheel Horse that can be broken and fixed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,634 #11 Posted 57 minutes ago 31 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: I believe that the regulars here have broken and fixed just about everything on a Wheel Horse that can be broken and fixed. I'll take that challenge!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 20,215 #12 Posted 51 minutes ago 38 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: I'm assuming that the belt that is wearing is the one that comes off of the engine and drrives the deck. Other than maybe a severly worn pulley groove, the PTO clutch normally does not cause wear on the drive belt. Do all 3 spindles in the deck spin freely? Does the tensioning puelly on the belt spin freely? Do both pulleys in the mule drive spin freely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
