John Deere RX 95

[Butch1957]

I was given this old tractor by my grandfather and I have a dilemma: It has a 12.5 Kawasaki electric start engine. Very sound running engine and worth keeping but when it is running and I engage the shifter for forward or reverse the engine will die. There is no safety switch under the seat. I pigged tailed the wires that run to the Trans Neutral Safety Switch that is located on top of the transmission and when I do so the tractor works fine in either gear. So I replaced the Trans Neutral Safety Switch with a new one and it does the same thing. But when I pig tail the wires leading to the switch it works fine.

I am not too mechanically inclined but I am learning.

Any help will greatly be appreciated.

Please Respond.

Thanks.