Eric_Phillips
Platinum Member
Is there any trick in turing the shaft that is supposed to switch between freewheeling and drive on a hydrostatic drive? I have a Ferris ProCut 32 and the hydraulic pump belt gave out just after my wife drove the mower out of the barn. I would like to get the mower back in the barn but I need the drive wheels to freewheel. I found the shaft on the pump that needs to be turned. I have tried turning it with channel locks and locking pliers and it won't budge. It does have whole in the shaft the size of a #8bolt. I put one of those in and just bent the bolt. The manual just shows a diagram but does not describe having to do anything special to turn the shaft. Is there any trick to turning these shafts or is this one just stuck?