Small Engine Repair: Adjusting the Hydrostatic Transmission Control Arm on a Craftsman Tractor

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This Craftsman GT5000 Garden Tractor has a hydrostatic transmission with hand control. When the transmission is moved forward, and than put back into neutral it continues to creep forward. Fixing the problem involves adjusting the control arm by loosening a adjusting bolt which is located underneath the right fender and connected to the control arm. To get access to the adjustment bolt, remove the right rear tire. I was able to jack up the rear of the tractor and start it, so I could test the tractor while the rear of the tractor was off the ground. The adjustment requires very small movements until the right position is found. You will know when it is adjusted correctly when the tractor rear wheels do not turn with the transmission is put in neutral from forward and reverse position.

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@ThurmanWarren Месяц назад

Good job!! Thanks for the info!! GT5000s are probably the best mowers Craftsman ever made!!

@MrJet0000 7 лет назад

After I took the wheel off I set it in the seat to keep the motor running and from jumping the switch. Worked fine that way.

@burnwash8174 4 года назад

Great job, very helpful! My Craftsman 26HP has crept backward in neutral since the day I bought it (1999)!

@gailbennett5872 11 лет назад

damn man this is exactly what i been looking for thank kid u the man .

@hossboss8814 2 года назад

Simply press down the break it will automatically set it in neutral.

@КристинаКозмиренко 2 года назад

Do you notice they don't go very fast in reverse at all

@martinroy3499 8 лет назад

Thanks a million times. Martin, Québec, Canada.

@robertmerritt7271 2 месяца назад

and now I am going to fix mine!

@dottorb7054 7 лет назад

Boom! Goes the dynamite. Thank you - An easy fix and no fishing around for how to make the adjustment and what needed to be done, including the Craftsman Screwdriver trick. Easy peasy,. Good to know that we need to fish for reverse too to find the sweet spot. Thanks again.

@pickeringwoodworker 13 лет назад

Good job on a great tutorial. Great video angles and lighting. Very easy to understand. You should do how to vids for a living. :-) I have the same tractor. 2005 year. It dawned on me that I have not done any maintenance to the tranny.

@marvinwilliamsjr.2293 3 года назад

thank u sir... i had that same exact issue. have a blessed day

@Yhrim70 3 года назад

you can also unplug the seat safety switch, and put a jumper wire from one contact to the other. But the screwdriver works too :-)

@Tristan102100 12 лет назад

i have had that problem with my old old craftsman hydro and i found the perfect sweet spot...but the next day after mowing the field it came out of adjustment. now i just move the handle around untill it is really in "neutral"

@budandhand 12 лет назад

i like your vidoe fixing a small engin

@302vettelife2 4 года назад

Having the same problem with mine. I'll check this out. Thanks!

@marcioreis2648 3 года назад

Found a solutin for my mower. Thanks.

@MCgangsta11 11 лет назад

Hey man great video !! I have a 14Hp AWS (all wheel steer) hydrostatic Noma lawn tractor and my problem is if I push the hydrostaitic lever down (forword) it wont move and if I pull it back (backwords) it still wont move... the only time it moves is when I turn my steering wheel to the right then the tractor starts moving... its also all wheel steer, could you help me out?

@RobinRK1962 9 лет назад

I have this same tractor with a 48" mower, bagger, along with a 44" snow blower... I had wondered if the was a foot control mod that could be done to make the transition from forward to reverse more fluid

@Tristan102100 12 лет назад

well,i just did an oil change on mine,and no,i am not replacing it because of a wierd sound. i got the transmittion sounds fixed with the oil change(witch the oil was absluteley discusting,took 3 flushes!). it is making aa wierd sound on the pulley that has been doing for awhile...do you think it's the belt rubbing? the clutch placement makes the belt come of of the drive pully at an angle,so i thought it is rubbing. any ideas?

@tractors4us 6 лет назад

flimsy metal on the control lever.thats why u have to adjust so many times.i got dgt6000 same thing as u.good work on your video

@TheRCcarDUDE 12 лет назад

I have that same problem on my Johndeere its impossible to find that sweet spot : )

@jackiemason2146 7 лет назад

2005 Poulan 38" Riding Lawn Mower drives in reverse, drive ground belt falls off for Forward? What causes this?

@GFPRACING 3 года назад

I have a craftsman gt5000 garden tractor with less then 100 hours . when it eas about 43 years old the you would be using it & after a little while it would just start slowing down till it stoped . let it set over night . & it would just do the same thing . can anyone please help

@finncampeau4922 8 лет назад

Thank you love the vid it worked

@RJ-Stark 13 лет назад

All hydros will do that a little bit but it should no move that fast

@R3MUS285 5 лет назад

nice !

@Texassince1836 12 лет назад

I always just press the clutch...old habbit from my 6 speed mower

@jackiemason2146 7 лет назад

2005 Poulan 38: Riding lawn mower. Installed new drive belt. Mower goes in reverse fine. Placing transmission into drive and when release the clutch the drive belt fall off - what cause. The drive belt is the issue any way to get the scematic?

@dottorb7054 7 лет назад

Jackie - are you sure you put back the belt guide properly? I don't know that motor, but you may have put the guide back but not at the correct angle. Usually there are one or more springs that keep tension and in addition some belt guides. Even if you put everything back, it also has to be ALIGNED properly. Go here and look for the owner's manual: www.poulanpro.com/us/support/owners-manuals/

@Yhrim70 3 года назад

#290 Loctite