Hayter 56 drive problem.

Hannah18

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First of all please excuse my ignorance as I know very little about mowers. I have been using this machine for years and until now it has never let me down. The symptoms are that it has lost 90% of its drive and it happened suddenly. The drive belt is intact and if I lift the rear roller it can be seen to be going round. I have removed the plastic casing and exposed the shaft that comes from the side of the base of the engine. This shaft has a pully on the end which in turn has the drive belt. I assume that the shaft/pully should turn all the time. However when I put the mower into drive I only have to hold the mower back slightly for the shaft and pully to stop turning. I assume that is not right? Any ideas what is the cause of this and do I need to go shopping for a new mower!! Thanks
 
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