Recent content by schism

So it isn't normal for the blade engage cable to have electricity running through it?

I found the fuse, hidden, but found it, replaced it and mower fired right up. Now I am trying to diagnose why the fuse blew. This never happened before, I noticed right before the mower wouldn't start back up (fuse popped) that my blades would not disengage. After looking into it, it seems there...

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Do you happen to know whether the hour meter turns on if the blades are engaged? I know the engine won't start, I just cannot recall if the hour meter comes on. I am curious if the switch in there went bad. I am still trying to find the darn fuse, the schematic in the manual shows it should be...

Only idle, I never turn it off full RPM. The front baffle broke, made impact with the blade, I limped it into the garage under idle power. I noticed the blades would not disengage. I set the blade engage lever to disengage, turned it off. Pulled the deck, pulled the front metal baffle...

I just pulled the deck off. 5 clips, 2 on each side one on the front, removed the belt, disconnected the engage clutch wire, pulled the baffle off, put everything back together. I did not touch any electrical wiring. When I pulled it into the garage the blades were still engaged (they wouldn't...

Hey folks, I had a baffle on my Poulan Pro 500ex break today and made contact with a blade. I noticed I could not disengage the blades (I had routed the cable a little funky). I pulled it into the garage (blades were still spinning), removed the entire deck real quick, removed the front baffle...