1845c left side drive, won't

[Bad Boy Biker]

Greetings, I'm new here. Been watching posts for a while. I got my fathers Case 1845C after he passed away. He had it for 8 years or so and I have had it for 12. Used it a recent as 3 days ago and it drove just fine. Moved snow with temp in mid-20's. Today went to move the new snow, it started fine. Temp in the mid-teens. After letting it warm up I climbed in to find the left side wheels wont move. If i push the levels to make it move the engine strains and dies. Right side moves fine, loader works fine. I am a carpenter not a machine service guy. I know better then to tear it open without knowing what I'm doing. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Bad Boy Biker

 

[flyerdan]

The obvious thing that comes to mind is that there is some water that froze up somewhere in the LH motor or chaincase. Since it starts, it wouldn't be in the tandem pumps or the hydraulic pump as that would have just bound or sheared something when trying to start.
If the OAT isn't forecast to rise above freezing soon, the easiest and cheapest test would be to tent it with tarps and use a frost fighter or torpedo heater to warm it up and see if it moves after thawing. If it does, it will just need replacing the fluid and finding out where the water is getting in, which might be accumulated snow melting that piled up while moving it.
Hope it's an easy fix.

 

[Gearclash]

The obvious thing that comes to mind is that there is some water that froze up somewhere in the LH motor or chaincase. Since it starts, it wouldn't be in the tandem pumps or the hydraulic pump as that would have just bound or sheared something when trying to start.
If the OAT isn't forecast to rise above freezing soon, the easiest and cheapest test would be to tent it with tarps and use a frost fighter or torpedo heater to warm it up and see if it moves after thawing. If it does, it will just need replacing the fluid and finding out where the water is getting in, which might be accumulated snow melting that piled up while moving it.
Hope it's an easy fix.

Looks like the park brake is on the right side, so I would second the idea of ice in the chain case on the left side.