20 Most Recent Craftsman 22" Rear Bag Rear Propelled High Wheel Lawn Mower () Questions & Answers

have you checked the wire that works the drive pulley it may need to be adjusted or replaced

It may be the safety switch for the PTO has failed or a broken wire. PTO ( Power Take Off) is what turns the blades on and off. Craftsman used 2 different designs. The first design was a mechanical lever that you moved up a slot to the top of the hook and it stayed there till you unhooked it and moved it back down. This video shows the mechanical linkage, and at the bottom of the lever is a safety switch that lets the rest of the mower know if the blades are on or off before it will allow it to come on. the other design uses an electric switch which actuates an electric clutch on the engine to turn the blades off or on. In both cases the blades have to be off in order for the engine to start. Since the mowing deck was removed it is possible that they were not connected or a wire got broken by accident. It is also possible that the switch is bad and lastly if it is neither one of the switches I named ( Note you will only have one or the other switch as far as what turns on the blades) then there is also two other safety switches on these mowers. The zero turns have a parking brake switch where the handles must be at neutral and locked in the out position and the regular riding mowers must have the brake pedal depressed and the seat has a safety switch that must be depressed ( you must be sitting in the seat). One of those switches could be bad as well. If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/steven_a67ead41eb5fc62a

The only adjustment on this mower's drive is the turnbuckle on the drive lever assembly. Standing in the operator's position turn the adjustment turnbuckle clockwise to tighten. If this does not improve the function, you may have a worn belt.

if it is a self propelled mower it is in the center of the handle assembly a black box

No, plastic only

Remove 2 bolts mounting muffler to motor.

My mower has an electric starter and it spins but the gear will noe raise and enguage the flywheel?

You have to wind the spring as tight as you can before you put the rope on. Then allow the spring to unwind, pulling the rope onto the spool. Be very careful when you take it apart. Good luck...Lee

you could put some screws threw the wheel into the tire or glue them on with plastic epoxy put there must be a defect in the batch of wheels there getting

they only catch grass not dirt they need air flow to work and if not porous they wouldn't work

It is worn out and needs repair or has a oil leak and needs repair.