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Are you sure it is the right belt? Is the tightener working properly Are the pulleys miss aligned?

Does the drive pulley on the engine work. I feel there has to be a broken shear pin some place. Start the engine and shine a good flash light on all the working parts with some one holding it in gear at an idle. You should be able to see if something is slipping. Just be safety minded.

sounds like to much oil but you say the oil level is fine. you may want to check the compression on the head to see if the head gasket is blown. if there is a lot of smoke or oil blowing out the oil tube, that is a sign of blown head gasket.

check electric clutch on mower deck

it is possible the transmission may be going out. but other speeds work fine?

yes ask at you local mower shop or on e-bay

There is one common problen that causes this. Infront of the rear wheels there are two housings for the indepentent hydrostatic transmissions. There is one gold colored shaft with a ninety degree angle on it sticking out from EACH of the housings on the top front. Again these are on both sides and they each need to be pushed downward so that the rods can then be pushed backward into the transmissions to inguage them so both of the wheels are powered.