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Repair information and troubleshooting for Craftsman-brand riding lawnmowers.

Why won't my craftsman hydrostatic riding mower ,

Won't move forward or reverse but when you lift the rear end the tires turn

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Is there any leaks?

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No,..

I parked it, wouldn't start,...was starter solenoid....went to go and nothing ..but when lift rear the tires will thrn

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Only other thing I did was fix a flat tire ...

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Heidi, I am thinking it could be one of two things; you need to push back in a bar in the back that disengages the transmission, or, and more likely, you may not have gotten the pin or key back in when when you fixed the flat tire. Did you see a little pin that slides in along the axle?

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This video may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC4LnrfE...

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Thank you, yes it was missing key in the tire, ...had to make one but all good now. Thanks again

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