I was driving my lawn tractor when it just stop moving. It did not matter what gear I was in, it was not going anywhere. I removed the mower deck so that I can see under the tractor. I first checked to see if the belt had slipped off the transaxle pulley - it was ok. I then checked the clutch mechanism to see if it was damaged, everything was working as it should. Next was the idler pulley and it was working fine. I started the tractor and put pressure on the belt ( the tractor was in gear  ) and the tractor moved. So, the transaxle is not the problem. To be fair, I do not recommend you do this. I had replaced the drive belt about three years ago. So I do not believe that the belt is bad. I never saw a belt go bad that fast. Usually there is a warning sign like slipping or a squeal sound. Any ideas because I am lost as to what it is. Thanks for your time, Mike

I was driving my lawn tractor when it just stop moving. It did not matter what gear I was in, it was not going anywhere. I removed the mower deck so that I can see under the tractor. I first checked to see if the belt had slipped off the transaxle pulley - it was ok. I then checked the clutch mechanism to see if it was damaged, everything was working as it should. Next was the idler pulley and it was working fine. I started the tractor and put pressure on the belt (the tractor was in gear) and the tractor moved. So, the transaxle is not the problem. To be fair, I do not recommend you do this. I had replaced the drive belt about three years ago. So I do not believe that the belt is bad. I never saw a belt go bad that fast. Usually there is a warning sign like slipping or a squeal sound. Any ideas because I am lost as to what it is.