Have a John Deere 420 - 1983. Seems that the front PTO coil is getting excessively hot. One burned up in June & I replaced it. Now the new one is also getting hot. The unit runs for about a half hour before the smell becomes noticeable. I have checked and rechecked the gap on the friction...

Loaned my GT275 to my next door neighbor to cut his grass. It started going slowly when he was about done, so he just limped it back over to my house. When it got back over to my house, it was smoking a little and of course smelled awful. I drained about 3 quarts of boiling fluid out of the...