bertsmobile1
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Illustrated Parts List but you seem to have the meaning.
Yes
To the belt system there is no difference between going forewards or backwards except for the torque reaction which allows the whole transmission to tilt foreward or backwards if the torque straps are loose, broken of missing in which case the belt flips off .
The fact that your mower looses motion quietly suggests a belt
The fact that reverse is fine & forward is a problem suggests the belts
So what I really would like you to do is try to mow your lawn entirely in reverse.
If after a reasonable time going backwards the problem reappears then that again points to belts not the axels
The entire drive system is a tug-O-War between the belts.
The top belt tension is set by the spring which does get weaker over time and will cut grooves in mounting points so provide less tension.
This makes the mower go faster in lower speed settings.
SO the speed is changed by the tension in the front belt and this is done 2 different ways.
If your mower has "X" number of speeds then those are done by preventing the clutch / brake pedal fully returning thus reducing the tension that the front spring(s) can apply to the front belt
This type suffers greatly from the springs going weak , breaking, falling off or chopping out their mounting points and in this case the mower goes slower to the point of stopping altogether
The size shape strength & number of springs varies from model to model as does the mounting points.
Also if you have removed the springs before the problem happened then good chance they did not go back in the correct position
The other variation the front belt tension is applied by your foot so you effectivly have an accelerator and the springs just return the pedal to neutral .
Without the actual model & serial numbers from the tag under your seat we will not know which system you have and what spring set up you have
Some springs mount to tabs. others slots or bolts or just holes in the frame
Yes
To the belt system there is no difference between going forewards or backwards except for the torque reaction which allows the whole transmission to tilt foreward or backwards if the torque straps are loose, broken of missing in which case the belt flips off .
The fact that your mower looses motion quietly suggests a belt
The fact that reverse is fine & forward is a problem suggests the belts
So what I really would like you to do is try to mow your lawn entirely in reverse.
If after a reasonable time going backwards the problem reappears then that again points to belts not the axels
The entire drive system is a tug-O-War between the belts.
The top belt tension is set by the spring which does get weaker over time and will cut grooves in mounting points so provide less tension.
This makes the mower go faster in lower speed settings.
SO the speed is changed by the tension in the front belt and this is done 2 different ways.
If your mower has "X" number of speeds then those are done by preventing the clutch / brake pedal fully returning thus reducing the tension that the front spring(s) can apply to the front belt
This type suffers greatly from the springs going weak , breaking, falling off or chopping out their mounting points and in this case the mower goes slower to the point of stopping altogether
The size shape strength & number of springs varies from model to model as does the mounting points.
Also if you have removed the springs before the problem happened then good chance they did not go back in the correct position
The other variation the front belt tension is applied by your foot so you effectivly have an accelerator and the springs just return the pedal to neutral .
Without the actual model & serial numbers from the tag under your seat we will not know which system you have and what spring set up you have
Some springs mount to tabs. others slots or bolts or just holes in the frame