917.27570 24HP DYT4000.
4 days ago...
Mowed half my lawn and took a break. Foolish me, i shut the tractor off with the mower deck on/running. Later, went to finish the lawn and i could not get the mower to start. Kept sounding like the starter or solenoid. After screwing with it for an hour-and trying to start it with the use of a booster- I figured out that the electric clutch switch was still on. I shut it off, started the tractor and started mowing. After short amount of mowing the deck shut off...I thought i busted or threw a belt...not so. The clutch was not engaged. While stationary i tried engaging the deck and i noticed it was drawing down power and causing the tractor to quit..I eventually blew the 20amp fuse(more than once) while fiddling with with the deck removed from the tractor. I pulled/disconnected the connection/plug for the clutch(under the tractor and when i pull the switch for the clutch there is still a huge drawdown. If i start the tractor with the switch disconnected there is no draw down and it runs fine.
After thinking things over an some more fiddling i thought to myself it must be the switch since it does it with the clutch unplugged.
4 days later...
Got a new switch and the same thing is happening. I have not smelled anything burning at any point and dont know where to start sorting this out. I am now sure it must have something to do with the boost i gave it thinking battery/starter. I am not good at this an need some step by step help.
4 days ago...
Mowed half my lawn and took a break. Foolish me, i shut the tractor off with the mower deck on/running. Later, went to finish the lawn and i could not get the mower to start. Kept sounding like the starter or solenoid. After screwing with it for an hour-and trying to start it with the use of a booster- I figured out that the electric clutch switch was still on. I shut it off, started the tractor and started mowing. After short amount of mowing the deck shut off...I thought i busted or threw a belt...not so. The clutch was not engaged. While stationary i tried engaging the deck and i noticed it was drawing down power and causing the tractor to quit..I eventually blew the 20amp fuse(more than once) while fiddling with with the deck removed from the tractor. I pulled/disconnected the connection/plug for the clutch(under the tractor and when i pull the switch for the clutch there is still a huge drawdown. If i start the tractor with the switch disconnected there is no draw down and it runs fine.
After thinking things over an some more fiddling i thought to myself it must be the switch since it does it with the clutch unplugged.
4 days later...
Got a new switch and the same thing is happening. I have not smelled anything burning at any point and dont know where to start sorting this out. I am now sure it must have something to do with the boost i gave it thinking battery/starter. I am not good at this an need some step by step help.