Hi,
It is the same as a car, You depress the pedal and the car won't drive! That is the same what you were doing. It works like a clutch. I also have a Stiga Park President and he does the same. When you filled up the hydrostaat there came airbubles in it and you have to get them out. I have read once how to do that but I don't know this anymore. You can try to put the Stiga against a wall or a tree and you have to speed it up and try to drive forward until the rear wheels are going to spin. You do the same backwards. It should drive normal now. I am not so shure about the last tip but you can try it.