Well guys, it's been a while since I first posted about my problem with my Kubota mower. I decided to be proactive (very unusual for me :laughing
and fix my problem before the new mowing season was upon me.
I was going to use KennyV's suggestion and put in a push button, inline fused, wire to actuate the shut off solenoid. I was looking for a "convenient" spot to drill a hole for the push button when I happened to see a place on the left side of the mower where there was a "bulge" in the body of the mower. There was a grommet covering a hole that was already there. As I looked closer, I could tell that this spot was directly in line with the shut off solenoid.
I then realized I could buy a choke cable and modify it to manually pull on the shut off solenoid (which has a vertical screw sticking up on the bracket) and kill the engine without having to open the hood every time...and it was much easier (in my opinion) than wiring in a fused wire. So I went to my local hardware store and bought a 5' choke cable ($11), fitted it through the hole, measured what I needed, and cut off the excess.
I think I have read in some other forums where some Kubota machines are still outfitted with a shut off cable. Maybe they were on the G1800's at one time??? I realize that I can still leave the key on and shut off the mower, thereby draining my battery. I will just have to watch out for that.
Here are some pics.
and fix my problem before the new mowing season was upon me.I was going to use KennyV's suggestion and put in a push button, inline fused, wire to actuate the shut off solenoid. I was looking for a "convenient" spot to drill a hole for the push button when I happened to see a place on the left side of the mower where there was a "bulge" in the body of the mower. There was a grommet covering a hole that was already there. As I looked closer, I could tell that this spot was directly in line with the shut off solenoid.
I then realized I could buy a choke cable and modify it to manually pull on the shut off solenoid (which has a vertical screw sticking up on the bracket) and kill the engine without having to open the hood every time...and it was much easier (in my opinion) than wiring in a fused wire. So I went to my local hardware store and bought a 5' choke cable ($11), fitted it through the hole, measured what I needed, and cut off the excess.
I think I have read in some other forums where some Kubota machines are still outfitted with a shut off cable. Maybe they were on the G1800's at one time??? I realize that I can still leave the key on and shut off the mower, thereby draining my battery. I will just have to watch out for that.
Here are some pics.
