[Chetman]

Hello, new to the forum and new to my GT2186 w/54"deck. Not sure if I'm on right forum section, but here it is. After mowing for a hour or two the PTO did not want to engage the mower deck. I can here it snap in, but just spins with no blades spinning. The hotter it gets the worse it is. Before I disconnected the pesky back up switch it was a real problem. After hot it will continue to run fine Unless you need to turn PTO off. Then it snaps in, but will not engage deck. Just slips.
Also I have two decks. The original 48" and a little newer one w/the deck wash thats on it now. Is there a model # on the decks somewhere?
Thanks much for any help & suggestions.