Recent content by rth

Craftsman model 917.272240. My father just gave me this mower. The drive belt broke, temp replace with old one he had. Won't pull a hill worth a darn. I know the old belt is stretched out and I gotta get a new one. Is there a better replacement belt out there or some other fix I need to know...

STX38 with black deck. Blades won't engage, been having trouble not engaging sporadically for a while. Took the ground loose and cleaned the contact area, no change. Engaged once after I yanked the blade back and forth shaking up the clutch housing. How do I test to see if the switch is...