ariens 1648 ztr won't move

[mhuckaby51]

I have just become an owner of a 1648 ariens ztr mower. It has been sitting for a while and I just recently got it running ( engine that is). When I move the steering levers forward or reverse it doesn't move. Any guidance would be appreciated.

 

[poloman]

Step one...move the seat forward and see if the drive belt is intact. It is the one nearest you as you look down.

 

[txzrider]

you might also check to see if the drives are engaged... most (if not all) ZTR's have a release lever to release the hydros so you can move them w/o the eng.

 

[poloman]

Drive release/engage should be at the rear and will look like a couple of golf balls threaded onto rod...

 

[mhuckaby51]

you might also check to see if the drives are engaged... most (if not all) ZTR's have a release lever to release the hydros so you can move them w/o the eng.

Thanks for all the informatin. I checked the items suggested. Turns out that the person I purchased it from pulled the dump lever and latched it when we loaded on the trailer. Released the lever, started engine and magic, it works.
Thanks again.

 

[poloman]

I think that may have been the brake...

 

[mhuckaby51]

according to the picture i got off the internet of the mower it is the lever on the back of the mower, which I think is the release/engage lever. Don't know for sure but either way it works now and I appreciate all the help.
Thanks again.