Srgnt Billko wrote:
"Stubby" wrote in message
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I don't know what I did to the old chariot. It was fine when I put it
away. However, I started the engine and put it in gear, but it didn't
more. No gears work. The belt(s) are in position and the drive pulley on
the transaxle rotates when I let the clutch out. The brake rod and gear
selector seem to be working alright. Everything looks fine, but the wheels
don't go around.

Perhaps one of the several Woodruff keys is sheared off. I'm sure I drove
it into the garage parking spot but shearing off a key would seem to
require something dramatic.

I'm not confident in the abilities of the local repair shop so I'm looking
for advice from this group. Are there tests I can do to figure out what's
wrong?

Is it a big job to tear apart the transaxle? Can I pop off the top cover
without removing it from the chassis of the tractor? I have a small wheel
puller for pulling off car steering wheels, etc. That might help. Please
advise.

Does this machine have a high & low range ? If so, make sure that control
isn't in neutral.


The tractor has 6 forward speeds and reverse. It behaves like its stuck
in neutral. I seem to recall times in the past when it would get stuck
this way briefly. Rolling backward or something seemed to free it up.
I'm going to try that later on.