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Nick, I CAN spin the shafts by hand and when the motor is disconnected from the belts that turn the shafts. The motor turns great, and spin nicely every shaft spins good and so does the motor, However the motor will not turn the shaft. I can turn everything by hand, the motor runs great, but the mot...

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Disconnected everything and motor runs as smooth as butter, when plugged in by itself., however when connected will not turn spindles,just strains for a few seconds then trips breaker. Any advice here?

i have a problem the motor turns on but just hums, I can spin both spindles by hand but the motor will not turn either one. If motor is left on the breaker will pop. Any advice on whats wrong and how I can fix it.