Craftsman 21 HP 42 in. Zero Turn Tractor Mower - CA Model "hydrostatic belt turning wheels" Questions

...hydrostatic belt over the engine pulley and around both wheel motor pulleys. The idler pulley presses it inward to provide tension. Refasten the idler spring - a pair of channellock pliers works well ...

...hydrostatic fluid with mobile 1 synthetic 15w50 and now the wheels will not rotate at all. Checked everything belts on right pulley turning on top of tranny, disengage for rolling not engaged so what ...

Left wheel has lost 75% forward/backward power. Bought new and used one season with no issues. Drive Belt is fine. Right wheel still has 100% power. What can be checked? fluid level but if its that ...

...hydrostatic transaxle linkage looks and feels normal. Make sure you routed the drive belt correctly there might be an idler pulley you missed, make sure the belt is firmly on the trans axle, if so, ...

...hydrostatic transmission dont want to go up hills what could the problem be This symptom is cause most often by the following. Worn and slipping drive belt which is separate from the blade/deck drive ...

...belt is tight both under the engine-and the tranny. (2) Air can get into the hydrostatic transmissions-especially during shipping (new mower) and storage. So..... Pull your freewheel pin out to ...

...belt only as the old one worn Okay this transmission operates the same way as auto rear ends that have spiders gears which allows wheel turn more in turns than the other. From you description of the ...

...belt that runs from the engine pulley back to the transaxle is on all the pulleys.If it is a hydrostatic transaxle make sure the free wheel control lever at the back of the tractor is in correct ...

...hydrostatic and the mower worked fine before the tire change. I jacked up the back of the mower and the wheels did turn while in gear but I could stop them with my hand. I checked the drive belt and ...

...hydrostatic "transmission" is nothing more than the sense one gets--encouraged by mfr/seller misdirection (or product ignorance)--that a mower works just like a car...rather than being powered by ...