Llamafarmer85
New member
Hello! I was wondering if you know anything about Cub Cadet 2165 HDS lawn tractors? I have one with about 380 hrs on it. I was starting my weekly mowing and it began putting out black smoke and soon the power began going down as well. I stopped and started the mower and soon the running the deck began to "kill" the mower. I was able to limp it back to my garage. I cleaned out the carburetor and clean the spark plugs. This solved the black smoke issue and the rough running issue. But when I went to restart mowing. When I engaged the deck I heard a high pitched squeal and the mower died almost instantly. I opened the hood and started up the mower again. Watched while I tried to engage the deck and the belt didn't move and it did the same thing again. Is this a sign my PTO has gone out? I'm at a loss now as to what it could be. I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.
