MTD Lawn Tractor: Flywheel hard to turn in one spot.

First lossen the adjustment on the clutch rod under left side of seat. Next find the trans gear box and look at the shift leaver disconnect that and there will be a steel pin that presses on the break flywheel inside the trans this is most likely rusted tight. It will take a bit of work but remove that and either replace it or clean with a solvent and smooth sand paper then reinstall and your good to go.

Belt is worn out and needs replacing or maybe the jockey tensioner is not operating on the belt hard enough to prevent slippage. If its all in good condition get a good DIYer or mechanic to have a look. If not its down to your local garden machinery shop.

Hi, under the flywheel on top of the motor crankcase, regards Phil.

under the flywheel is a magnetto system the stator this is what charges the battery

You have a short somewhere . A cut or stripped wire that , at the time of lowering your deck, touches the body. It's like turning off your key. Look around under your deck and you will find what I'm talking about. Fix wire and tie up to prevent future problems. GOOD LUCK.

if the mower deck is on the ground under the tractor raise the front of the deck up and push the deck towards the front u ntil the tabs are lined up with the hooks on the deck..good luck

check to see if you have spark to the plugs when you are cranking it over. If not then one of the safety devices is keeping it from starting. there is one under hte seat, one on the deck engagement lever and one on the clutch pedal

if you still have the manual for the mower you can find out how to replace the deck. If not try going to the MTD online manual and find the lay out for the proper deck replacement.

Check your tire pressures:
10 psi. for rear tires.
14 psi. for the front.

Note that according to MTD:
Making sharp right hand turns. Twin-blade mower decks are designed with the discharge on the right side and two side-by-side blades. The side-by-side twin blade decks have the left hand blade positioned slightly forward and in front of the right blade. This provides cutting overlap when traveling in a straight line. As a result, the tractor should mainly operated making primarily left hand turns when cutting. During left turns this cutting overlap is maintained. If turning right when, it is possible to negate this overlap and leave an uncut strip.

Take off the flywheel you will see the problem. I have put too much money into it every year that I have owned it. JUNK.