Old Craftsman LT1000 wouldn't move. Fixed by getting new battery, unstuck the engine, replacing fuel line, and adding new square key to wheel and axle.
My husband passed away last month and I'm 72 and just changed my first lawn tractor tire and never noticed the key had fallen to the ground. I didn't even know there was a key that connecteted the tire to the axil. Thanks for your help.
Irene, you are to be commended! Not many women would do what you did. I also am sorry to hear about your husband passing away, but it is good that you have the resiliency and curiosity to find what is wrong, and the resourcefulness to fix it! Way to go! :)
The tire went flat on my tractor and when I changed the tire, mine wouldn't move either. I thought the belt may have come loose. I noticed the key on the ground and tomorrow I will repeat the process you showed. Thank you for putting this together! A real help!
FYI if anyone is attempting this at home make sure to drop your mower deck to accommodate the wheel coming on and off easily, maybe spray some lubricant on the axel and inside rim connector to slide easy.
This video really helped! We had a flat tire today and removed the wheel to have the inner tube replaced. Not knowing that this key existed, we couldn't figure out why the tractor would no longer move. After watching this, we found the key in the yard where we had removed the tire, replaced it .. And voila! Many thanks!
Thanks SO much for this video!!! My grandpa was fixing to change the whole rear end out of his mower because he couldn’t figure out what was wrong!! All it was was the key for the wheel!!! Your video saved the day!!! $2 fix instead of replacing some huge part of the mower(which still wouldn’t have fixed it)!!!
Thanks buddy! I had taken my tire off and it wouldn't move after I put it back on. I tried purging the transaxle about 50 times with no success. So I knew I was missing something. I came across your video, and decided to remove the wheel again. When I did, there was no square key. I looked around and it was on the ground under the mower. I popped it in and now the mower moves just like its supposed to! Thanks!
I fixed the electrical problems I had with my LT1000 and got everything running great only to find out the automatic transmission won't go forward or reverse. I was very frustrated and then i watched this video. As it turns out YOU ARE 100% CORRECT! I had removed the back tire to fix a slow leak and didn't pay attention to the small key on the axel. I just checked and sure enough, it's missing. Thanks for the easy fix!
🗣Thanks nice video. I learned that on RUclips several yrs ago. That was a flat head screw driver that you used. A Phillip screw driver has the groves on it….Think flat screw driver for flat tire and Phillips screw driver grooves… like a man name Phillip grooving on the dance floor😂😂😂.
Thanks you just saved me some time reviving my grandpa’s lt1000 that’s been sitting since 01’ the left rear was missing the key!! $1.18 later it was on the road after so many years
that key is called a woodruff key this one is 1/4x1/4x2.5 inches hard ware stores carry them if you dont find that length you can use 2 short ones end to end
That was my problem. Thanks for this video. I took the wheel off and my son put it on, somewhere in between we lost the pin. Found it, installed and we're moving again.
Good job Garibay. Excellent working. Do not use hot glue on your fuel line. Those little pinch hose clips cost almost nothing and to use hot glue is not it.
i understand this video is old, but the reason the wheel was getting stuck was most likely the valves. i took my valve cover off on mine and adjusted it to .006 on the exhaust, and 0.05 on the intake.
I have a 5500 craftsman riding mower and it is not moving. And found this video very interesting. What if I do not have that key for the rear tires. Can I make another key for the mower? If so what size key piece would fit the axle?
Yes - I bought my replacement key at a local tractor store. What i did was I removed the key from the other rear wheel and took it over there to match the size. Hope it helps!
Your video was very helpful. I took the tire off of mine and I guess it fell off I was about to throw it away and it wouldn't run and wouldn't run I saw your video and I said oh shit that's what that was . Now it runs perfect
Thank you. Great video. I have a Craftsman 18.5 hp, OHV, DYT, Intek Plus, auto transmission riding lawnmower. I am NOT able to manually push it. I don't know yet if the mower actually runs. I can't push it out of my trailer because it will not roll. I put it in the neutral position and disengage the lever for the transmission disengagement, but it will NOT roll. When I jack up the rear wheels, the wheels will spin freely - in opposite directions. Do you have any suggestions or possible ideas of what is wrong? Thanks John R.
Hi I have same problem you find what it was? Have lt2000.I just chg brake pads still no brakes even when push all the way dwn on pedal.now cant move it even when in gear
i have the same problem right now..i did take tire off to fix leak right before issue...my question is WHY DO BOTH tires have to have key installed to move at all?? wouldnt one tire having a key in still allow the axel to move? seems so wierd..
Good job. My mower is just like that but maybe a year newer I have a cup-holder. I got mine 15 years ago and I'm having recent trouble moving when it get's hot and it's jerky. Transaxle is either shot or low on fluid but they're a sealed unit. I either need a new mower ($$$) or new transaxle or a way to add fluid to it. I bought mine in 2002 new.
Sounds like your 15 year old mower may be ready to retire haha... have you checked all the belts? - I wouldn't be much help if its something in the transmission etc..
see if you have pluged tube behind the seat looks like fuel line if so pull that plug add lub to the trans this fill till u see fluid in tube there is a filter that you can not see the same as on the eng you have tilt mower on it side or jack it up high to see this filter mine is a user 98 i dont thin it had ever ben changed very heavy compared to a new filter a lot of people say they dont have one cause thy can not see it but odds are they do have one
What if you have both pins in, and it barely moves, drives real slow. I have to gently move the gear stick for the transmission to even catch? Any solutions.
@@winebikediy I can spin the tires with my hands. But once I'm on the mower, put it in drive or reverse it doesn't wanna move. I put new axle lock pins in. I'm at a lost.
@@gregb1374 if the engine is working and the wheels are properly connected to the axle, then Id imagine it would be the belt coming from the engine to the gearbox/axle.. sometimes if the belt is too old, they loose grip and wont really work well
Thanks for video. Well done. I have a Craftsman LT 1000 as well. The other day it just stopped moving while i was mowing my lawn. The tractor is in very good shape. I had bought it new. It starts well and the cutting blade engages but it does not move forward or backwards while engaging the lever on the RHS. The pull/push lever at the rear of the tractor is also in the engaged position. The engine does not seem to engage to the wheels. Any suggestions? It seems that maybe one of the quarter pins has fallen off. Thanks again for your video.
The clutch thing might be stuck! You'll still get to push it as usual but you'll have to spray wd40 underneath tractor on all moving parts and check rails where mechanism could be stuck!
My LT is Stuck in a Narrow Storage locker with Dead battery and with cold winter coming up , not going to buy a new one yet> i need to move it , un-running, and cannot find the Hydrostatic gear box unlock Lever to be able to push it out! I have the rear cover off, the decal for what i assume is for a lever is scratched off, so no help by that means. & Nothing can be seen indicating a fallen lever or a broken off one. Suggestions Any One? Thanx, & Good video!!!
Huuum, great question.. not sure.. Maybe get a new gear box lever? Not sure what the cost looks like, but could be a way. Or.. if you cant get the gearbox/back wheels unstuck maybe put the back wheels on those square dollies with wheels so you can move it around?
@@winebikediyWhen Spring warm Weather happens here (MN) I will pull it out and see if the brake pieces are locked into a full time brake situation & go from there. Thanx for the reply
Very good information but the music is too loud. Why even have it with an instruction video? I can listen to music anytime so I would rather just listen to the lessons given. Thank you
i know this is an old video but i hope you have replaced the clear line with a proper gas line and clamps. that is a fire waiting to happen, clear line, zip-ties and hot glue, not good.
Yup - I have.. The mower worked great for another 2 seasons.. than I moved houses and I left that over on my old house. It was a great mower... Now that I know better, should have never done clear lines, zip ties etc.. haha #amateur
Wine & Bike & DIY do not disable the safety switch, it if for your protection! If you want your mower to continue to run when you get off of it then depress the clutch, lift up and hold lever with red knob, while holding it up release clutch. Your mower will run when you get off. Always disable blades when you get off or it will die
I don't have to have parking break or be seated to start it. my saftey switch is broken and my father who's the small engine mechanic and knows a lot more then me and he took it out because he didn't want to wait a month for a new switch so he took it out wrapped it in electric tape and plugged it together and let it hang behind the shifter. at least now we don't have to release the brake and out the brake back on and mess with the switch 5 million times before it works correctly.
Travis you have to be seated on the LT 1000 series and most of the Cub Cadets and Deere mowers made after 1991 or so some had those switches as far back as the early 1980's Cub Cadet and Sears were the first ones if I remember correctly and unless you modify that switch you will have to be seated on the tractor to start it.... I work on em every day and I have a special cinder block wrapped and rags and duct tape to put on a seat to start em up without having to be on the unit.
put you a turn off value own the gas line when ever you start to mow turn it own when ever you start to stop mowing turn it off leave mower running till gas bowl runs out of gas you will save a lot of wear and tear own the carburetor bowl and carburetor
I now believe these keys find a black hole in the universe because I know where mine had to drop and can't find that dang thing. I took my back wheel off to fix a leak and I know the key was there but I guess it pushed out without me know it.
Hello Danny, I have never had to work on the breaks, so I am not sure.. I would suggest checking on the Sear Direct parts.. you can see the different parts diagram.. I would start with the cables first.. those would probably the cheapest/easy fix
Danny Payton where the brake linkage hooks on the transmission there's a 1/2 nut tighten it and keep checking your pedal. When it gets to where you want it. You're done
+cchsTROMBONE Yes, check the key! I got it from a tractor/mower store here in town. The part number is 123583X.. and the specs are 3/16 X 3/16 by 1 7/8 inch long.
+cchsTROMBONE Ask your local lawn/tractor store for that part. They should have a longer piece of 3/16 by 3/16 .. and ask them to cut just short of 2 inches.. that should work! Remember that both wheels must have that key to work..
That is a great questions.. when we got the house, that came with it. The previous owner probably lost it at some point.. prob when he took the wheel off to fix or something..
Help. My Craftsman riding mower will not freewheel. I cannot push it. I pull out the transmission/trans-axle lever on the back of the mower to disengage it, but I still cannot push it. The wheels will only turn in opposite directions. What is wrong? Thank you.
Ok so I have just replaced my brake pads on my lt1000. I just finished putting the wheel back on and the weirdest thing has happened. My axels are turning in opposite directions. One axel goes forward while the other goes backwards🤷♂️ I’m super confused but this also my first time truly fixing something
Unfortunately I wouldn't know how to help, since the engine is designed to cool itself down. At least the engine I have spins the top part which pulls air down. Maybe you can time it and use the mower with a few breaks in between to help keep the temp. down?
@@robsdoes2987 That is correct on a Briggs or Kohler motor... If that intake valve is a pussy hair off they will run hotter much much hotter... Say on a 90 degree summer day if that intake valve ain't opening all the way it does heat up both series motors & on the Brigg's engines it can seem like a compression release problenm or cause it to break with too much combustion pressure in the motor... I have a video that was sent to me by ICOR Inc. back in the early 90's has video about the Brigg's motors having just that issue... It states & implies that on the Brigg's motors the INTAKE VALVE should not have any clearance whatsoever and over the years I have found this to actually be true.. I do not let a LASH/GAP on the INTAKE side of the Brigg's or Kolher motors... Works 4 me and screw U if you if ya wanna troll me... I got one here now and the intake valve was thee very NO START issue.. It had a TINY lash and the motor almost seemed like the compression release was the issue... I tightened the turkey intake valve down and whatdya know poof it started right up and still runs a week later... This something to be addressed in forums and I have found the 18 horse and above single and twin cylinder engines intake sides to be highly sensitive to adjustments. It seems a bit a tight is right and zero lash or better.
Hello Marie.. Quick questions for you: - have you checked the key on both axels? - have you checked the driving belt? Regarding the blades, you can find my video about the V-belts here ruclips.net/video/vhP5Xmtx1Vo/видео.html Let me know if that helps.. If not, help me understand a little more whats going on.
Hello +Marie mas, this is what you can do: 1- turn the mower on.. 2- put it in gear.. and release the clutch.. 3- check if the axles are spinning.. 3a- if they are spinning but the wheels are not, then you are missing a key. 3b. if you are in gear and once you release the clutch the axle is not spinning, then it is a belt issue.. You have 2 belts, one that connects the engine to the transmissions and one that connects the engine to the blades. Let me know what you find.
This just fixed my craftsman thanks dude
That little piece of metal in my tires! Cleaned it and my riding lawnmower works again! I'm truly shocked! Thank you so much!
My husband passed away last month and I'm 72 and just changed my first lawn tractor tire and never noticed the key had fallen to the ground. I didn't even know there was a key that connecteted the tire to the axil. Thanks for your help.
+Irene Boyett, I am so sorry to hear about your husband! But I am grateful that this video helped you in fixing your tractor.
Irene, you are to be commended! Not many women would do what you did. I also am sorry to hear about your husband passing away, but it is good that you have the resiliency and curiosity to find what is wrong, and the resourcefulness to fix it! Way to go! :)
The tire went flat on my tractor and when I changed the tire, mine wouldn't move either. I thought the belt may have come loose. I noticed the key on the ground and tomorrow I will repeat the process you showed. Thank you for putting this together! A real help!
Bro you just saved me hours of frustration. Found this piece laying in the grass luckily didn't toss it out 😂😂
FYI if anyone is attempting this at home make sure to drop your mower deck to accommodate the wheel coming on and off easily, maybe spray some lubricant on the axel and inside rim connector to slide easy.
This video really helped! We had a flat tire today and removed the wheel to have the inner tube replaced. Not knowing that this key existed, we couldn't figure out why the tractor would no longer move. After watching this, we found the key in the yard where we had removed the tire, replaced it .. And voila! Many thanks!
+Sylvie Roy glad I could help!
Thank u had tha sams problem
Thanks SO much for this video!!! My grandpa was fixing to change the whole rear end out of his mower because he couldn’t figure out what was wrong!! All it was was the key for the wheel!!! Your video saved the day!!! $2 fix instead of replacing some huge part of the mower(which still wouldn’t have fixed it)!!!
Thanks buddy! I had taken my tire off and it wouldn't move after I put it back on. I tried purging the transaxle about 50 times with no success. So I knew I was missing something. I came across your video, and decided to remove the wheel again. When I did, there was no square key. I looked around and it was on the ground under the mower. I popped it in and now the mower moves just like its supposed to! Thanks!
I fixed the electrical problems I had with my LT1000 and got everything running great only to find out the automatic transmission won't go forward or reverse. I was very frustrated and then i watched this video. As it turns out YOU ARE 100% CORRECT! I had removed the back tire to fix a slow leak and didn't pay attention to the small key on the axel. I just checked and sure enough, it's missing. Thanks for the easy fix!
Awesome! Glad to help!
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🗣Thanks nice video. I learned that on RUclips several yrs ago. That was a flat head screw driver that you used. A Phillip screw driver has the groves on it….Think flat screw driver for flat tire and Phillips screw driver grooves… like a man name Phillip grooving on the dance floor😂😂😂.
Changed a tire and had this same problem. I too thought my diff was bad! I never would have figured this out I never knew of this. Super helpful
Glad it helped!
Thanks you just saved me some time reviving my grandpa’s lt1000 that’s been sitting since 01’ the left rear was missing the key!! $1.18 later it was on the road after so many years
JEFF I THINK YOU JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING ON MY CRAFTSMAN RIDING MOWER. THE REAR END IS DOING THE SAME THING. THANKS
My husband was about to load ours up to take to a mechanic and I mentioned we might want to check RUclips. thank you so much.
that key is called a woodruff key this one is 1/4x1/4x2.5 inches hard ware stores carry them if you dont find that length you can use 2 short ones end to end
Dude, I love you! Now I just need to find that "key" in the grass in my yard.
Glad it helped! That was the goal!
I was mowing and hit a large rock on the right rear end now my mower barely move what could i have done .craftsman lt1000 6.speed
thank God for this video. Immediately figured what needed to be replaced and where to get the drive train to work again. THANK YOU
That was my problem. Thanks for this video. I took the wheel off and my son put it on, somewhere in between we lost the pin. Found it, installed and we're moving again.
Very informative with just enough humor to make it an excellent tutorial.
I love it when it is just an easy fix, good job
Excellent. Now if I could just find the darn thing...
Haha yeah, I just had to go buy a new one.. pretty cheap - like $3-4 bucks.
finally someone that can explain why it wasn't moving foward ... thank you
Thanks I'll CK mine tomorrow just bought it 20 years old just got it running wouldn't move
Thanks for sharing.........having the same mower with different designs makes life so much fun, lol!
Good job Garibay. Excellent working. Do not use hot glue on your fuel line. Those little pinch hose clips cost almost nothing and to use hot glue is not it.
Thanks for the tip
i understand this video is old, but the reason the wheel was getting stuck was most likely the valves. i took my valve cover off on mine and adjusted it to .006 on the exhaust, and 0.05 on the intake.
You saved the day with this video, THANK YOU! It is what solved my problem too, this missing little metal rectangular block. Amazing.
I have the same problem,but have not had the rear wheels off. Can the pin come out any other way other than taking the wheel off?
I believe it is possible.. I'd def. take the wheel off to make sure the pin is still there to rule this issue out..
Couldn't figure why it wouldn't run after I fixed a flat. Found a key near where I worked the tire. That's a bunch!
I have a 5500 craftsman riding mower and it is not moving. And found this video very interesting. What if I do not have that key for the rear tires. Can I make another key for the mower? If so what size key piece would fit the axle?
Yes - I bought my replacement key at a local tractor store. What i did was I removed the key from the other rear wheel and took it over there to match the size.
Hope it helps!
@@winebikediy Thank you and I'll look at local store tomorrow
Your video was very helpful. I took the tire off of mine and I guess it fell off I was about to throw it away and it wouldn't run and wouldn't run I saw your video and I said oh shit that's what that was . Now it runs perfect
I am glad you liked it man! let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video , now I'm going to look at mine with your help.
+xonds For sure! Im glad I could help!
Thank you. Great video. I have a Craftsman 18.5 hp, OHV, DYT, Intek Plus, auto transmission riding lawnmower. I am NOT able to manually push it. I don't know yet if the mower actually runs. I can't push it out of my trailer because it will not roll. I put it in the neutral position and disengage the lever for the transmission disengagement, but it will NOT roll. When I jack up the rear wheels, the wheels will spin freely - in opposite directions. Do you have any suggestions or possible ideas of what is wrong? Thanks John R.
Hi I have same problem you find what it was? Have lt2000.I just chg brake pads still no brakes even when push all the way dwn on pedal.now cant move it even when in gear
Same problem
i have the same problem right now..i did take tire off to fix leak right before issue...my question is WHY DO BOTH tires have to have key installed to move at all?? wouldnt one tire having a key in still allow the axel to move? seems so wierd..
That is a great question haha So.. when I got the mower, it was already missing that..
Did the exact same as Irene below just changed the tire and no go thanks for the vid
Sangria from Aldi is good wine and cheap! Give it a try.
Will do! Thank you
Good job. My mower is just like that but maybe a year newer I have a cup-holder. I got mine 15 years ago and I'm having recent trouble moving when it get's hot and it's jerky. Transaxle is either shot or low on fluid but they're a sealed unit. I either need a new mower ($$$) or new transaxle or a way to add fluid to it. I bought mine in 2002 new.
Sounds like your 15 year old mower may be ready to retire haha... have you checked all the belts? - I wouldn't be much help if its something in the transmission etc..
see video at ruclips.net/video/bvZqb4zaIgk/видео.html for ideas
see if you have pluged tube behind the seat looks like fuel line if so pull that plug add lub to the trans this fill till u see fluid in tube there is a filter that you can not see the same as on the eng you have tilt mower on it side or jack it up high to see this filter mine is a user 98 i dont thin it had ever ben changed very heavy compared to a new filter a lot of people say they dont have one cause thy can not see it but odds are they do have one
check the comments
Great video.same problem on my lawnmower thank you for that video.
Thank you for showing me your video I got my riding mower to work
I have the same model craftsman as you do and same fuel line problem and problem not moving thank you
Glad it helped!
You got lucky--Good show glad it works--good ingenuity!
I really appreciate this,,had the deck off about to change belt&change the tire&key dropped off
What if you have both pins in, and it barely moves, drives real slow. I have to gently move the gear stick for the transmission to even catch? Any solutions.
Oh man.. not really sure.. perhaps you may need another drive belt? if the tires are moving, I'd assume the issue is not the axle...
@@winebikediy I can spin the tires with my hands. But once I'm on the mower, put it in drive or reverse it doesn't wanna move. I put new axle lock pins in. I'm at a lost.
@@gregb1374 if the engine is working and the wheels are properly connected to the axle, then Id imagine it would be the belt coming from the engine to the gearbox/axle.. sometimes if the belt is too old, they loose grip and wont really work well
@@winebikediy Wow ok ok I'll look into that. I heard it's not typical for these transmissions to go out like this. So it has to be a belt.
@@gregb1374 yeah.. hope its just the belt.. i mean.. belts are probably like between 20-40 bucks, so.. not the worse thing!
I must say the finish was the best part but something tells me that he kinda knew what would happen in the end.
We have a lawn mower that it moves but it acts like it don't want to move how do I fix that
If the engine is running strong, maybe you got a worn belt?
Brought a house the former owner left me his craftsman… now i am figuring out how to get it running
Good luck!
Thanks for video. Well done. I have a Craftsman LT 1000 as well. The other day it just stopped moving while i was mowing my lawn. The tractor is in very good shape. I had bought it new. It starts well and the cutting blade engages but it does not move forward or backwards while engaging the lever on the RHS. The pull/push lever at the rear of the tractor is also in the engaged position. The engine does not seem to engage to the wheels. Any suggestions? It seems that maybe one of the quarter pins has fallen off. Thanks again for your video.
The clutch thing might be stuck! You'll still get to push it as usual but you'll have to spray wd40 underneath tractor on all moving parts and check rails where mechanism could be stuck!
You're funny ;-) I liked you're expression when it moved.
can the key fall out if you do not remove the wheel?
Thats a great question - I am not sure..
@@winebikediy
thanks for getting back,I doubt it though
I love the after face!!!
i found the square pin and it works now brilliant i subscribed
My LT is Stuck in a Narrow Storage locker with Dead battery and with cold winter coming up , not going to buy a new one yet> i need to move it , un-running, and cannot find the Hydrostatic gear box unlock Lever to be able to push it out! I have the rear cover off, the decal for what i assume is for a lever is scratched off, so no help by that means. & Nothing can be seen indicating a fallen lever or a broken off one. Suggestions Any One? Thanx, & Good video!!!
Huuum, great question.. not sure.. Maybe get a new gear box lever? Not sure what the cost looks like, but could be a way. Or.. if you cant get the gearbox/back wheels unstuck maybe put the back wheels on those square dollies with wheels so you can move it around?
@@winebikediyWhen Spring warm Weather happens here (MN) I will pull it out and see if the brake pieces are locked into a full time brake situation & go from there. Thanx for the reply
Very good information but the music is too loud. Why even have it with an instruction video? I can listen to music anytime so I would rather just listen to the lessons given. Thank you
Thank you for the feedback! totally see your point and will keep that in mind for the next videos!
It would have been simpler to rotate the wheel to where the slots lined up then stuck the key in.
Good point.
i know this is an old video but i hope you have replaced the clear line with a proper gas line and clamps. that is a fire waiting to happen, clear line, zip-ties and hot glue, not good.
Yup - I have.. The mower worked great for another 2 seasons.. than I moved houses and I left that over on my old house. It was a great mower... Now that I know better, should have never done clear lines, zip ties etc.. haha #amateur
Hey! my freewheel (pully on the back) popped out it won't go back in. I can't move!!! help
It wouldn't move when it was in gear?
The axel would move, but not the wheel.
What is that little part called that you replaced?
I believe you can refer to an axel key (?)
Cut the two wires on the seat sensor and tie the two wires together and wrap them that will complete the circuit and you can get on and off
Aha! Thats really interesting!! Will try it...
Wine & Bike & DIY do not disable the safety switch, it if for your protection! If you want your mower to continue to run when you get off of it then depress the clutch, lift up and hold lever with red knob, while holding it up release clutch. Your mower will run when you get off. Always disable blades when you get off or it will die
Nice fix
Thanks!
have it in neutral with park break on and you don't have to be seated to start it
Thank for pointing it out! :)
I don't have to have parking break or be seated to start it. my saftey switch is broken and my father who's the small engine mechanic and knows a lot more then me and he took it out because he didn't want to wait a month for a new switch so he took it out wrapped it in electric tape and plugged it together and let it hang behind the shifter. at least now we don't have to release the brake and out the brake back on and mess with the switch 5 million times before it works correctly.
Travis you have to be seated on the LT 1000 series and most of the Cub Cadets and Deere mowers made after 1991 or so some had those switches as far back as the early 1980's Cub Cadet and Sears were the first ones if I remember correctly and unless you modify that switch you will have to be seated on the tractor to start it.... I work on em every day and I have a special cinder block wrapped and rags and duct tape to put on a seat to start em up without having to be on the unit.
After you disconnect that wire you dont
Trust me i know i own that model have owned cubs results have been same on all of them can also back up with blades still goinf
What is the size of the Square Key? I lost both of mine and been looking around.
read the comments
Take the air shroud off and grease the starter gear a little.
Love the shit-eating grin when the old guy moved :D
put you a turn off value own the gas line when ever you start to mow turn it own when ever you start to stop mowing turn it off leave mower running till gas bowl runs out of gas you will save a lot of wear and tear own the carburetor bowl and carburetor
Thats a great idea!
thank you bro. you saved me many $$$$
The smile of Victory! ;)
Where do you get that key ?
I got it at a local tractor/atv store..
What year were those tractors manufactured?
I now believe these keys find a black hole in the universe because I know where mine had to drop and can't find that dang thing. I took my back wheel off to fix a leak and I know the key was there but I guess it pushed out without me know it.
I have a mower just like this one, and the brake quit working, any suggestions?
Hello Danny, I have never had to work on the breaks, so I am not sure.. I would suggest checking on the Sear Direct parts.. you can see the different parts diagram.. I would start with the cables first.. those would probably the cheapest/easy fix
Wine & Bike & DIY mowers dont have a brake cable idiot. btw your videos are pointless. You only know what you have looked up on youtube. lmao
Danny Payton where the brake linkage hooks on the transmission there's a 1/2 nut tighten it and keep checking your pedal. When it gets to where you want it. You're done
see "The radio mechanic" youtube video at ruclips.net/video/bvZqb4zaIgk/видео.html about 36min mark there is an adjustment you can make / check
how do I get the mower to move the blades won't turn and when u let the flush out it dies
but I will check for the Key as well bevause I changed tires. whered u get the key
+cchsTROMBONE Yes, check the key! I got it from a tractor/mower store here in town. The part number is 123583X.. and the specs are 3/16 X 3/16 by 1 7/8 inch long.
+cchsTROMBONE Ask your local lawn/tractor store for that part. They should have a longer piece of 3/16 by 3/16 .. and ask them to cut just short of 2 inches.. that should work! Remember that both wheels must have that key to work..
i thank you.. i didnt know the size key stock i needed for most of my mowers..
I have the key for mine in the axle but my still won't move?
Maybe there is a deal with the transmission then? will the axle spin?
Wine & Bike & DIY I fixed it it only had one axle key not two.
Oh yeah! you need that in both Axles :) Good stuff!
Blazing Bass Tv
I wanna know how ya stick the key in the tire and drive it forward bent over at such an angle!!!!
My stupid question is "how/when did the original key disappear" ?😒😞
That is a great questions.. when we got the house, that came with it. The previous owner probably lost it at some point.. prob when he took the wheel off to fix or something..
Help. My Craftsman riding mower will not freewheel. I cannot push it. I pull out the transmission/trans-axle lever on the back of the mower to disengage it, but I still cannot push it. The wheels will only turn in opposite directions. What is wrong? Thank you.
Hello John.. Check if your breaks are stuck... That would be the first thing I would check...
I had that happen to me. If I remember I still had to have the transmission in neutral
Ok so I have just replaced my brake pads on my lt1000. I just finished putting the wheel back on and the weirdest thing has happened. My axels are turning in opposite directions. One axel goes forward while the other goes backwards🤷♂️ I’m super confused but this also my first time truly fixing something
are the axels spinning by itself or are the wheels also spinning? You might be missing both keys?
@@winebikediy No I have both keys in. It’s the axles. I took both wheels and had the same problem.
I have the same tractor as you. Could you tell me the model number ? It is under the seat. Thanks
What year did these come out?
Thanks, that helped!
you dont have to take the wheel off to put the key way in
I realized that later. That is a great point!
I purchased a used craftsman riding mower and it keeps overheat
Unfortunately I wouldn't know how to help, since the engine is designed to cool itself down. At least the engine I have spins the top part which pulls air down. Maybe you can time it and use the mower with a few breaks in between to help keep the temp. down?
Charlie Spink
cheak vavles .vavless out of adjustment Wil cause overheating
Wine & Bike & DIY the husquvna will not shift
@@robsdoes2987 That is correct on a Briggs or Kohler motor... If that intake valve is a pussy hair off they will run hotter much much hotter... Say on a 90 degree summer day if that intake valve ain't opening all the way it does heat up both series motors & on the Brigg's engines it can seem like a compression release problenm or cause it to break with too much combustion pressure in the motor... I have a video that was sent to me by ICOR Inc. back in the early 90's has video about the Brigg's motors having just that issue... It states & implies that on the Brigg's motors the INTAKE VALVE should not have any clearance whatsoever and over the years I have found this to actually be true.. I do not let a LASH/GAP on the INTAKE side of the Brigg's or Kolher motors... Works 4 me and screw U if you if ya wanna troll me... I got one here now and the intake valve was thee very NO START issue.. It had a TINY lash and the motor almost seemed like the compression release was the issue... I tightened the turkey intake valve down and whatdya know poof it started right up and still runs a week later... This something to be addressed in forums and I have found the 18 horse and above single and twin cylinder engines intake sides to be highly sensitive to adjustments. It seems a bit a tight is right and zero lash or better.
Mine won’t get out of gear, how do I fix it?
oh man - I wish I could help.. Sorry - I have no idea.
It did move coz I see you push it outside without the wheels dragging
Thats a flathead screwdriver not a phillips
You are right! my bad!
Slotted screw driver you mean.
Cut the seat sensor wires off and and tie them together
That is actually a great idea!
my battery is pretty much dead...where did you buy your battery?
I got it at a local Autozone... you can get it at any local auto-shop or Sears. Home Depot or Lowes may also have it.
Probably I need to do that?
Craftsman won’t move forward backward
thanks again
Of course!
My ride a mower wont go forward. Also the blade wont engage. Model number is 13A2775s000. Please Help thanks
Hello Marie.. Quick questions for you:
- have you checked the key on both axels?
- have you checked the driving belt?
Regarding the blades, you can find my video about the V-belts here
ruclips.net/video/vhP5Xmtx1Vo/видео.html
Let me know if that helps.. If not, help me understand a little more whats going on.
I am not sure what that is . it is a MTD yard machine
I had someone change the belt by the blade last time
Hello +Marie mas, this is what you can do:
1- turn the mower on..
2- put it in gear.. and release the clutch..
3- check if the axles are spinning..
3a- if they are spinning but the wheels are not, then you are missing a key.
3b. if you are in gear and once you release the clutch the axle is not spinning, then it is a belt issue..
You have 2 belts, one that connects the engine to the transmissions and one that connects the engine to the blades.
Let me know what you find.
That clip is called a Jesus Clip.......because, when it goes flying across the yard, you will holler..........OH JESUS, LOL!
Can you help fixing
German wines are the best, in my opinion.
+Walter B - any specific ones? I haven't seen much for sale around, but would love to try!
Vw crank jack spotted
Haha yup!
trickey!
Key how do you get it
Are you talking about the key? - a local tractor store should have one available..
Gordon Bantten hb
Thanks