1996 Huskee 38" mower throws drive belt in reverse

[pinonpat]

Just put a new drive belt and transmission cross member in and since then it will go forward fine, but when I put it in reverse it throws the belt. Any ideas?

 

[BoylermanCT]

Any luck finding the cause? My Craftsman tractor is doing the same thing. Works fine going forward. In reverse it throws the belt. New belt did not make a difference.

 

[NorthBama]

I would check all the pulleys and make sure they have no side to side movement and rotate good

 

[Boobala]

I would check all the pulleys and make sure they have no side to side movement and rotate good

I would also check the linkage movement to see if it actually goes into reverse detent...