I have an old (1996)ish Ferris 61” front deck tricycle mower and been struggling with some weird issue where the blades will tap each other about every 6-7 seconds. I am also noticing that the blades won’t stay in time with each other. It has a OEM belt and original pulleys. The blades are new and are the loudest when they hit. I can put older blades and will still contact but not as bad since they’re old. I’ve tensioned the belt to the point where I broke the belt trying to keep from happening. No luck. I’m truly stumped as I can’t figured out why they hit occasionally. Spindles do not appear to be bent and are tight on the deck. Pulleys also look fine. I did replace the center spindle last year but the problem still exists after the repair.
thanks,
M