While mowing my lawn with my Rider 15V2 AWD, suddenly there is no response to my forward and reverse pedals. The engine is still running and the blades still turning. What could the problem be and what would the repair bill be. I have owned it from new Feb 2008 and probably done about sixty hours. Thanks for your help.

It could be a thread got caught on the reverse switch and pulled it into reverse while sewing.

There is a forward and reverse switch you are missing. If you have a pedal it is a matter of pushing the pedal the right direction.

Remove thread from machine and open door to where you put cams in. Step on pedal and run at full speed. It the mechanism where the cams go spinning? It is likely that your elna graph gear is broke

open the top of the sewing machine. Then press the button or lever that changes the forward reverse mode. You may find that something got stuck there where it should effect the machine part. May a drop of oil on that spot can help?

Sounds like you have the timing precisely reversed. Time to try again.

have you tried changing the needle?

The bobbin winder is in the winding position. Move it back to the unlocked position.

You need to backstitch over the beginning and end of your stitching, Jodie. When you start out, manually turn the wheel to put the needle into the fabric. Push the foot pedal to stitch forward a little. Now, reverse over those stitches to nearly where you started stitching. Use the foot pedal to go forward again, stitch to where you want to end. Reverse again, just a 1/4 inch or so. Then take the fabric out and cut your stitching.

This backstitching keeps your thread from pulling straight out. You should always use it with straight stitches and general zigzag stitches. Don't use it with decorative or embroidery stitches, though, as it mars the appearance of them. But if you're doing any type of topstitching that uses straight stitches, backstitch in the area that will be in the seam allowance, ever so slightly, or your top stitching will pull out, too.

Hope that helps!

1.Turn the bobbin winder off.
2.You have to reverse the wires on the carbon brushes.

3.Make sure that you have the needle in correctly- with the flat side to the back. Those machines rarely go out of time.

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If your reverse button has been stuck at all in the past then it may have just been sitting close to reverse for awhile and fell into that setting. Maybe your machine needs a good maintenance cleaning.