Hi Grumpy, Not quite rid of me yet. :-) Had a quick play with the mower this evening. 2 pulls and the motor purrs like a kitten but as suspected no drive, which solves the mystery as to why someone would pull the wheels off a $1000 mower and then give it away but unfortunately doesn't auger well for a quick fix.
The shaft wants to turn but no cigar. Quick look underneath reveals what looks like a square gearbox on the left side of the axle. There is a pulley at the top with a belt that engages when the drive lever is depressed. Belt seems to engage fine so all that is working ok. The pulley appears to be stiff and difficult to turn by hand. But when you do manage to turn it the wheel drive cogs rotate as they should. At this point had to flip it back over as it was dripping fuel on the lawn. I will take the cover plate off the gearbox tomorrow and check what is happening inside. Any ideas as to what I should be looking out for.?
Now that we are getting into the innards that exploded diagram doesn't seem to be the same as what's on the mower but it was still very useful to figure out which cogs and bearing were missing on the actual wheels and axle. But the drive bit doesn't appear to correlate. Though this could be me. I will know more after I drain the fuel and remove that cover plate off the gearbox.
Having said all that any advice on where I may be able to pick up any parts that are needed? Would they be available on this site's online store or should I order them from the US website the diagram was on?
Cheers.
