Why won't my riding mower go in reverse.

Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:30 PM
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Why won't my riding mower go in reverse.

So I threw in the sponge and bought a lawn tractor. I had a plow put on it. There is a reverse gear, but it will not go backwards. Last time I started it, it went into reverse a few times, then it would not do it again. WTF?

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malta blue

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:33 PM
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1. Why are you mowing on a Thursday in January?

Take the day off - wouldya? :hi:

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:35 PM
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2. Not mowing, plowing.

Some cold, white, flaky stuff is falling from the sky.

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malta blue

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:45 PM
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3. I figured, but I couldn't resist :)

My snowblower has a completely flat tire - and I have no pump. It's going to be really nasty once we get that first big snowfall....:scared:

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two gun sid

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:48 PM
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4. Edit. I see it says "gear". not hydrostatic.

Edited on Thu Jan-25-07 05:00 PM by two gun sid

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:50 PM
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6. Don't know. It's an automatic going forward. The mower is new.

I don't know if that is helpful.

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two gun sid

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:51 PM
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7. Do you reverse it with a shifter or pedal?

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:56 PM
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8. Depress pedal, then shift into reverse by hand. Release pedal.

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two gun sid

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:57 PM
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10. Look into the shift linkage being out of adjustment....

Edited on Thu Jan-25-07 04:59 PM by two gun sid

probably something simple like that. Especially if it has been getting harder to shift over time.

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:59 PM
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11. I'll have a look. Thanx.

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 08:15 PM
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14. Actually, it was a sudden failure.

I tried to do some plowing in one direction. Now it won't go in either direction. It still rolls freely in nuetral.

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:57 PM
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9. "gear" being figurative. Don't know for a fact that there is a toothed wheel.

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idgiehkt

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Thu Jan-25-07 04:50 PM
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5. cause it just cut that grass already?

slavedriver.

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texas1928

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Thu Jan-25-07 05:19 PM
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12. Cause you will unplow everything you just did.

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Deep13

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Thu Jan-25-07 08:13 PM
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13. Huh?

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texas1928

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Fri Jan-26-07 01:44 AM
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15. Cause if you go backwards over what you did, you will undo...

Oh Nevermind.

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leftofthedial

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Fri Jan-26-07 01:45 AM
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16. you must have one of those one-way lawns

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wildhorses

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Fri Jan-26-07 02:25 AM
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17. okay real slow now---

Edited on Fri Jan-26-07 02:26 AM by wildhorses

forward-cuts grass
ergo
reverse-grows grass

so make up your mind!!!

what are you trying to do here:P

i'm sorry but i am slightly tipsy

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Deep13

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Fri Jan-26-07 08:55 AM
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18. Never mind. I figured it out.

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Courtesy Flush

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Fri Jan-26-07 09:11 AM
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19. I have a John Deere

And it will not go in reverse if the mower is engaged unless I press a button when I first start backing.

Does your owners manual mention anything like that?

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sinkingfeeling

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Fri Jan-26-07 11:50 AM
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20. If it's a John Deere, you have to hold in a 'button' to go in reverse while the thing is 'engaged'.

Don't know what you have to do with a plow, but if my mower blades are turning, I have to hold the button to back up. Safety thing to not cut someone's foot off.

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