Hello all,
Firstly, I really appreciate all the help.
As I was finishing up my lawn yesterday (thankfully), the tractor started doing something very odd. The 'throttle' peddle that engages the drive belt just sank to the floor. I let it up, and pushed it back down again, and the thing lurched forward a few inches, but then immediately stopped again and the peddle sank again. I could do this over and over again to get it to engage for a few inches and then nothing. I looked under there, and from what I could see, the belt (brand new MTD original - this is only the 3rd or 4th mow with it) seemed like it was still engaged on all the pullys and routed between the two in the middle that pull it tight to engage the drive in the back. If I held the peddle down long enough, I could see smoke from the front that tells me that it was slipping.. maybe? I shut it all down and pushed it into the shed.
Any ideas before I go around looking for a missing spring or something stupid?
Firstly, I really appreciate all the help.
As I was finishing up my lawn yesterday (thankfully), the tractor started doing something very odd. The 'throttle' peddle that engages the drive belt just sank to the floor. I let it up, and pushed it back down again, and the thing lurched forward a few inches, but then immediately stopped again and the peddle sank again. I could do this over and over again to get it to engage for a few inches and then nothing. I looked under there, and from what I could see, the belt (brand new MTD original - this is only the 3rd or 4th mow with it) seemed like it was still engaged on all the pullys and routed between the two in the middle that pull it tight to engage the drive in the back. If I held the peddle down long enough, I could see smoke from the front that tells me that it was slipping.. maybe? I shut it all down and pushed it into the shed.
Any ideas before I go around looking for a missing spring or something stupid?