why wont my lawn mower move?

I have a yardman riding mower with a briggs&stratton I/C engine. I was using it in 4th gear going up a hill when it stopped moving. I turned it off and now i cant get it to start. I tried both the keys start and the pull cord. I didnt change any tires lately and it ran fine yesterday. It has new battery, spark plug, and has always started. I need to get this working or my lawn will be 1 foot tall. when it wouldnt move I turned the mower part on and it shook a lot. what could be causing it not to move? Why wont it start? and how can i fix it?

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6 Responses to “why wont my lawn mower move?”
  1. akaHomerJay says:

    Customer support pages on http://www.YardMan.com might be of use. You can get the manual (with your serial number etc), which might contain helpful information…

  2. live.your.life. says:

    idk maybe …. it like has hatred feelings towards you and secretly loves your woman

  3. holly says:

    no idea im not good with anything electronic

    sorry that doesnt help but i have this question that i really need help on could you help me out Please

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  4. cdabexx says:

    Sounds like something froze up in the transmission. Going uphill you should probably be in a lower gear. When it started to shake, you should have downshifted.

  5. Tim M says:

    The mower doesn’t have enough power to both turn the mower blades and carry you up the hill in fourth gear.

    Shut off the mower blades, take it out of gear, and slowly coast back down the hill.

    Start the mower, and try in a lower gear, or try mowing down the hill.

  6. renpen says:

    Could be the drive belt. If you left the mower deck engaged when you shut it off you need to move the lever to disengage it or it won’t start.

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