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Kitty_9098
May 12, 2009, 08:37 AM
My Mom has an MTD 42" riding lawnmower. The mower starts just fine, but you engage the blades the mower either goes dead immediately or runs very sluggish. Could this be a shear pin problem or something binding under the mower deck? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ballengerb1
May 12, 2009, 08:42 AM
Pull the spark plug wires, disengage the blades and manually turn. Do the blades spin freely?

Kitty_9098
May 12, 2009, 12:13 PM
I'm don't know if they'll turn freely or not. I don't have the mower at this time. I was going to pick it up today and drop off my rider, but we've got rain again today and I haven't gotten it yet. Thanks for your quick response though. I'll check that as soon as I get to the mower.