Zero turn mower will crank but won’t move
UPDATE!!!: it was the drive belt. Genuinely, thank all of you for your help. Now my kids can play in the backyard again.
Alright people of the internet who are smarter than me I need some help. The title says it all, but here’s more details to help. About 6 weeks ago I was mowing and the unit came to a complete stop. I checked underneath and saw the drive belt had come off. No biggie I’ve put that back on multiple times now. Put it back on unit still won’t move. Hop back off.
Now if I’m smart I very much put these photos attached in the correct order. The circled part in the picture was completely broken in half. I replace that part a week later, unit still won’t move. I check the other side and see that a spring is missing. Tell my dad and he takes the other spring off to go find a second one like it and loses it. After searching through parts books and websites finally get the new springs today and attach them. Again, you guessed it unit still won’t move.
Yes I have troubleshot the generic stuff. The pins you can pull to move the mower manually are not engaged when I attempt to move. I don’t see anywhere on the machine to purge any lines of any kind believe me I’ve looked or I’m just dumb. The oil is good and not overfilled. I’ve watched 26 videos between YouTube and TikTok to try and figure out what it could be and still nothing.
I genuinely don’t know what’s wrong and do not have the funds to hire someone or purchase a new mower at this time. At this point I’m stumped and I really really need to cut the jungle that is my backyard currently. I’ve attached several additional pictures including model number and pictures of the under carriage in hopes that someone here can help tell me what’s wrong. For whatever it’s worth this is a Troy Bilt my dad bought back before COVID that has run great up until this point. If anyone can help with this I’d greatly appreciate it.