Dubya1886
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Good morning all,
I joined the forum to ask this question. I acquired a Snapper RE110 (28" 11.5 HP rear engine riding lawn mower - 7800950-00) in decent condition when I bought my home in late 2021. It needed a new carb because the old one was flooding so I replaced it and it had been working fine. Recently it started acting up again, it wouldn't crank at all. I found that when I pressed the clutch it was not depressing the switch near the rear axel so I adjusted the ferrules and the mower will now start up fine. However, it will die when I let off the clutch (in neutral or in gear) or try to engage the blades. I have already replaced the seat switch so it's not that. I think it may be the reverse switch, as I'm able to move the mower into reverse and when I let off the clutch it will die but then jerk backwards a tiny bit before completely shutting off. The reason I think it is the reverse switch is because the light is not coming on when I engage (turn) the switch.
Could someone confirm at what point that the reverse switch's light is supposed to come on or provide any other insight to this problem? Could it be that the clutch/brake switch needs replacing? If so, what do I need to do before flipping the mower on its back?
Also, the parking brake has never worked since I've owned this mower for 6mo if that's relevant.
Parts manual for the mower: https://www.thepowerportal.com/ipls/ipl.htm?md=7800950-00~_IPLURL_LO.pdf
Thank you,
Dubya
I joined the forum to ask this question. I acquired a Snapper RE110 (28" 11.5 HP rear engine riding lawn mower - 7800950-00) in decent condition when I bought my home in late 2021. It needed a new carb because the old one was flooding so I replaced it and it had been working fine. Recently it started acting up again, it wouldn't crank at all. I found that when I pressed the clutch it was not depressing the switch near the rear axel so I adjusted the ferrules and the mower will now start up fine. However, it will die when I let off the clutch (in neutral or in gear) or try to engage the blades. I have already replaced the seat switch so it's not that. I think it may be the reverse switch, as I'm able to move the mower into reverse and when I let off the clutch it will die but then jerk backwards a tiny bit before completely shutting off. The reason I think it is the reverse switch is because the light is not coming on when I engage (turn) the switch.
Could someone confirm at what point that the reverse switch's light is supposed to come on or provide any other insight to this problem? Could it be that the clutch/brake switch needs replacing? If so, what do I need to do before flipping the mower on its back?
Also, the parking brake has never worked since I've owned this mower for 6mo if that's relevant.
Parts manual for the mower: https://www.thepowerportal.com/ipls/ipl.htm?md=7800950-00~_IPLURL_LO.pdf
Thank you,
Dubya