There are brakes on each drive motor. That said, when you try to drive, it should really pull the engine down if it is trying to drive threw the brake. If it don't lug the engine down, I would pull the drive motor hoses off and cap the them. With the unit blocked up. Stroke the pump, if it is good it will pull the engine down hard, if not the pump is bad. If the pump test good, You could be looking at a drive motor.