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reddknight53

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• Apr 14, 2019 / used mower

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I bought a used Craftsman riding mower. the engine runs great ,,however, when I put it in gear and let out the clutch the thing takes off like its in 6th gear instead of 1st. anybody know what is wrong with it? this is a YT3000.

 

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bertsmobile1

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• Apr 14, 2019 / used mower

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:welcome:
Gunna need a lot more information.
Could be any one of 13 different tractors made by 5 different companies sold as a YT 3000
In particular the make & model of the transmission.

 

tom3

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• Apr 14, 2019 / used mower

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Did they make these with a variable speed belt drive setup? Could be the variator (?) pulley is not changing ratio?