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Used it last week everything ok.
Tried to start today, battery shows 13.1 volts, all grounds are tight and clean. Have power to the starter.
Wondering if the safety seat switch or blade safety switch went bad or something else.
Grass needs to be mowed..
No ideas what to do.

You say you have power to the starter?

Mikel1 said:

You say you have power to the starter?

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Yes, The cable from the battery to the starter.

What voltage do you have at the starter? Starter turning any?

Mikel1 said:

What voltage do you have at the starter? Starter turning any?

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Starter not moving or making any sounds
I'll check the voltage at the starter, it will take about 45 minutes.
Thanks

Doesn't sound rite but voltage at the battery 13.4 and at the starter 15.1volts

If the battery was low the solenoid will sometimes click, I'm not here'n anything.

Alrighty then. If you bridge solenoid does starter spin?

Operate the blade engagement switch a few times, make sure it is OFF!
Mine hangs up occasionally
Push the brake pedal down all the way,
Seat switch made by you in the seat.

shiftsuper175607 said:

Operate the blade engagement switch a few times, make sure it is OFF!
Mine hangs up occasionally
Push the brake pedal down all the way,
Seat switch made by you in the seat.

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Tried all that several times, I'm stumped!

I bridged the solenoid and the solenoid spins but doesn't engage.

Try and jump start it with another GOOD battery.





The mostly likely problem is the most likely thing wrong.


A bad celled battery?
If that isn't it you will have to work forward from there.

Okay so the starter spins with the solenoid bridged. I would check the fuse, if intact then check the voltage above the fuse holder(they can go bad). If that is good then check the voltage on the small tab(one wire attached) on the solenoid while trying to start. If I'm not mistaken this is a three pole solenoid.
Battery can be load tested for free at most Napa or other auto centers that sell batteries.

kamakazee said:

Yes, The cable from the battery to the starter.

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Cable goes from the battery to the solenoid not starter
The solenoid is just a fancy dancy switch ans is bolted to the mower
From there it goes to the starter which hangs off the engine
So which has power, the solenoid or the starter?

Problem solved,
Found 2 fuses in the dash, took both apart then together and it then started.
Must have been a bad contact in the fuse holder.

Thanks all

The grass has been mowed, all 2 acres.

kamakazee said:

Problem solved,
Found 2 fuses in the dash, took both apart then together and it then started.
Must have been a bad contact in the fuse holder.

Thanks all

The grass has been mowed, all 2 acres.

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