Not an expert either but I did just fix a problem with my PTO. My wires had became unattached. Crawl under there and follow the wires from the clutch up to the switch. Somebody will be along shortly to offer some real help. Hang in there
Not an expert either but I did just fix a problem with my PTO. My wires had became unattached. Crawl under there and follow the wires from the clutch up to the switch. Somebody will be along shortly to offer some real help. Hang in there
If the wire became unattached why would it blow the fuse? Check to see if you got volage to the PTO clutch or not would be your frist step. Easy test with a 12 volt test light. If you do have volage to your PTO coil I beleave there could be a too large of a air gap adjustment bwtween coil and PTO clutch presure plate. Some PTO clutches have two wires to them so make sure you geting negative volage as well as postive volage.
I have the same problem with my cub cadet and GOING CRAZY here trying to figure it out!! I dont have power going to my clutch anyone know what my next step should be???
I also had the same problem on my LT1042葉he PTO wouldn't engage the blade when I pulled on the PTO knob. Frustrating! I discovered, at least on my lawnmower, that it was dirt and grime interfering where the switch and internal wiring met. Before you spend any $$ at a lawnmower repair place or for a new PTO clutch or switch, try this擁t worked for me just today: Remove the battery (properly : ) so that you can access the wire cluster that the PTO switch is attached to under the dashboard. After that "unplug" the wire cluster from the PTO switch casing. Use compressed air to blow out the terminals in the wire cluster, then take an old toothbrush and clean off the prongs on the PTO switch casing. Plug the wire cluster back into the PTO switch then put the battery back in. Voila! Hopefully it will work for you. Good luck man!
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Had this problem on my LT1045, finally after a year of this and that, I replaced the ignition switch, and it worked like a charm. Spent so much $ on other things I was mad at myself for not trying that first.
Good luck,
Wendy
Check the wires that run down to the PTO. In my case, the wires were pulled pretty tight and the yellow protective wrap was bunched up and not protecting the wires as they route past the pulley. The pulley had cut through one of the wires and most of the insulation. A quick butt splice and adjustment of the sleeve and all is well. Make sure when you route the wires back over the pulley that it is free and clear of any rubbing issues. You might be able to position the connector at the pass through hole in the frame and zip tie it to avoid the wires rubbing.
This was a huge help! It was 100% exactly what had happened. This is my first tractor and I wanted to perform my own service. Everything went great but I forgot to put the small steel arm that goes under the pulley back on. I ran the machine and then remembered about it. When I put the arm back on and ran the machine the PTO would not start and for the life of me I could not figure out why (until I found this thread). I had cut one of the two wires running to the mower deck. I wired the cut cabble together and ran the cable around the arm to ensure no contact with anything that might cut it.
I've been having what appears to be the same problem. My fuse blew a couple times when I engaged the PTO. The first time I didn't worry too much and just changed the fuse, after the second I looked around for wiring problems and found that the wires to the clutch had both been ripped off (the spring was nowhere to be found). I've tried rewiring this thing several times without success - possibly another problem as well? Anyway, I'm glad you guys were here discussing this - I'm nearly mad from trying to fix this thing. My wife says I should have bought a Deere, but I can't say I wouldn't have problems with that either. It's very aggravating how much work this machine requires.
(I guess I'm really just sharing frustration - let me know if you guys ever find a tractor that can put up with doing some labor)
