John Deere Won't Start or Turn Over?
1- battery, jump it with your car 2) selinoid is shot, use screw driver to connect the 2 post to see if your getting power
John Deere Won't Start After Hitting a Stump?
There are kill swithes in the seat, break, engage lever Any one could be bad
Craftsman Riding Mower Won't Start?
jump the solenoid with a screwdriver and see what happens. If it turns its your solenoid that is shot
Mower Won't Start?
turn the top of mower by hand to see if its froze up. Sometimes spinning the top gets some oil in there and un freezes it