hoosiermiguel
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I have an issue with my STX38 (black deck) with hyrdo transmission.
Issue: When I saddle up, I start the engine and she comes to life, the idle is great. When I attempt to shift the mower into forward or reverse, nothing happens. No sounds, nothing. There is no resistance on the shifter, it moves from F to N to R and back smooth and easy, but with no movement of the mower.
At first I thought I might have accidentaly moved the actuating lever (I changed a tire this weekend) but that did not matter. It would not engage in either position.
Of note, the PTO engages, the deck moves up/down as sxpected and blades spin like they should. The belts on the deck feel good (no cracks, weird wear, etc.) and seem to be around the pulleys. The belt is snug. If I tug on the belt, the pulleys all seem to move.
The killer is, despite the shifter being in neutral with the parking brake lever being in the "locked" position, the mower will roll forward and backwards, when pushed, regardless of the orientation of the actuating lever! I looked under the rear of the mower to check for trouble but the actuating lever looks connected, intact and functional when moving it from engaged to free wheel mode.
Anyone ever experience this? I'm totally at a loss...looked at JD parts diagram of the transaxle shifter, brake and case for my serial number but nothing seems to be missing from my mower to the diagram.
Feedback appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I have an issue with my STX38 (black deck) with hyrdo transmission.
Issue: When I saddle up, I start the engine and she comes to life, the idle is great. When I attempt to shift the mower into forward or reverse, nothing happens. No sounds, nothing. There is no resistance on the shifter, it moves from F to N to R and back smooth and easy, but with no movement of the mower.
At first I thought I might have accidentaly moved the actuating lever (I changed a tire this weekend) but that did not matter. It would not engage in either position.
Of note, the PTO engages, the deck moves up/down as sxpected and blades spin like they should. The belts on the deck feel good (no cracks, weird wear, etc.) and seem to be around the pulleys. The belt is snug. If I tug on the belt, the pulleys all seem to move.
The killer is, despite the shifter being in neutral with the parking brake lever being in the "locked" position, the mower will roll forward and backwards, when pushed, regardless of the orientation of the actuating lever! I looked under the rear of the mower to check for trouble but the actuating lever looks connected, intact and functional when moving it from engaged to free wheel mode.
Anyone ever experience this? I'm totally at a loss...looked at JD parts diagram of the transaxle shifter, brake and case for my serial number but nothing seems to be missing from my mower to the diagram.
Feedback appreciated. Thanks in advance!