The Natural Philosopher formulated on Thursday :
You nearly always run these things at full speed to get cutter power, and
modulate the cut rate with the speed. If its stalling on an unloaded cutter
deck, it may need a service. Like getting a decades worth of wound up nettles
(approximately as tough as wire rope) from out of the bearings.

That sounds a likely and from what general information I have managed
to find on the MTD site, is seems it is supposed to stall if reverse is
selected when the cutter deck is down.

Thanks.

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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