Shawn R.
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Craftsman 16.5 HP
42” Mower
MODEL # - 917.271632
SERIAL # - 110801A013531
Hello. So, we've had this old craftsman riding mower for almost 2 years now and three times did we have an issue with it not wanting to go forward or backwards. The first time it happened, the guy who fixes them said something about a bent rod in the transmission but then later said he didn’t say that.
The second time it happened, the guy replaced the drive belt and it worked just fine. Now, after being under a tarp for 7 days, it’s back to not wanting to go forward or backwards. The strange thing about all this is it’ll work fine until I park it and put a tarp over it, then wait about 7 days until it’s time to cut the yard again. And that’s when it starts acting like it don’t want to go forward or backwards.
This is the third time it happened. We checked the drive belt and it appears to be on there. What’s weird is how it worked fine until we parked it, shut if off, and then let it sit for 7 days under a tarp. And now all of a sudden it won’t move. What could be the problem this time?
42” Mower
MODEL # - 917.271632
SERIAL # - 110801A013531
Hello. So, we've had this old craftsman riding mower for almost 2 years now and three times did we have an issue with it not wanting to go forward or backwards. The first time it happened, the guy who fixes them said something about a bent rod in the transmission but then later said he didn’t say that.
The second time it happened, the guy replaced the drive belt and it worked just fine. Now, after being under a tarp for 7 days, it’s back to not wanting to go forward or backwards. The strange thing about all this is it’ll work fine until I park it and put a tarp over it, then wait about 7 days until it’s time to cut the yard again. And that’s when it starts acting like it don’t want to go forward or backwards.
This is the third time it happened. We checked the drive belt and it appears to be on there. What’s weird is how it worked fine until we parked it, shut if off, and then let it sit for 7 days under a tarp. And now all of a sudden it won’t move. What could be the problem this time?