Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > Toro 1028 xle drive wheels won’t turn
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jake14mw
Joined: Jan 27, 2005
Points: 13
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Original Message Jan 31, 2011 11:43 am |
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Hi folks, I have a Toro 1028 xle for about 5 years that has always worked perfectly. Halway into the second big storm of this year, the wheels stopped turning. Motor still runs fine, and it still throws snow fine as well. When you press down on the drive control, it seems to catch for a split second, but then the wheels don’t turn. I stopped by my dealer to ask about it, and he said it was probably water that had melted and gotten down in the mechanism and frozen, and once it thawed, it would be fine. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Any ideas on what else it could possibly be? Are there any diagrams available that show the mechanics of this? I did a google search, but could not find anything. I’m not very mechanical at all, but would be willing to try something. Since it’s still throwing snow, I’d hate to leave it in the shop for a while, waiting for them to get to it. Thanks for any advice.
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Shryp
Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532
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Reply #1 Jan 31, 2011 11:54 am |
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Go to toro.com. On the bottom left click on "Homeowner Parts" under the Parts and Manuals section. Enter your model number. It should be a 5 digit number starting with 3. That should give you a link to all the manuals. It sounds like you either need a new friction disc or to tighten the one you have. Look through the adjustments in the owners manual. The other possibility could be the belt, but if it kind of almost works it is probably the friction wheel.
This message was modified Jan 31, 2011 by Shryp
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jake14mw
Joined: Jan 27, 2005
Points: 13
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Reply #3 Jan 31, 2011 2:03 pm |
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Thanks very much to both of you for replying. I will look on the Toro website for that when I get home. Also, I had no idea to flip the blower forward onto the bucket to look at this. That will make looking at it so much easier, thanks a lot. It's amazing the little simple things that people like me don't know that make things so much easier.
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