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This IS a rear wheel drive push mower. That's why I'm picking it up off the ground to confirm the wheels are spinning . And yes, it does look like studded tires LOL #8 x 3/4" sheet metals screws and BMX mountain bike tires cut to size. Didn't help, but if I do get this fixed, I'll have traction...

Rivets, thanks for your reply. I guess what I don't understand is how can it be the gears or belt tension if I can pick up the back end of the mower while it's running, push in the lever to engage the drive mechanism and see the wheels spin freely? It just makes no sense why the mower is not...

There's no doubt the wheels are spinning just fine. I just came across a few sites where people did a retread using bicycle tread (securing it by drilling screws into the wheel). I'm going to give that a shot in a few days and will post the results here.

I have a Toro I bought back in 2009 and it's still alive and kicking. I replaced the belt and throttle cables this past summer because the rear wheels weren't really working anymore. Now, when I lift up the back end and depress the lever to engage the wheels they spin just fine. But when I'm...