Snapper zero turn mower pto is not engaging for the blades to turn

panilling9

• 284 Answers
• Posted on May 26, 2009

SOURCE: engine stalls when electric PTO clutch is engaged

check your spacers to be sure you havent locked the clutch assembly directly to the motor shaft
you should be able to turn it fairly free less some clutch drag

SOURCE: have a cub zero turn 52 inch cut the blades wont

sounds like one of three possible problems ....one - there are safety switches that prevent engagement of the blades,,,,,two - the electric switch which engages the electric clutch blade pulley is bad....or three - the electric clutch blade pulley assembly is bad.....first.....make sure all ur connections are tight to the safety switches and electric clutchblade pulley.....then, if your able to read and follow a wiring diagram, get the wiring diagram for your tractor and a 12 volt probe light (with probe point end) with a ground lead....first, ground the clamp end to the frame and probe at the electric pulley clutch plug to see if power is getting there...if not...follow the wiring diagram to the next switch location the power lead comes from....if one side of the swtich shows power and the other side doesn't with the switch in the correct run position....then the switch or connection is bad.....if it probes okay...go to the next switch....follow this logic from both sides of the from the electric pulley blade clutch plug until you isolate the switch or plug problem....if everythin tested is good....then it's the electric clutch pulley assembly that need replacing.....hope this helps.....

SOURCE: My cub cadet zero turn mower won't engage the

I have a cub cadet zero turn 50' mower, i start mowing and after about 10 minutes it starts running out of gas, i pull out the choke to keep it going but it just keeps getting worse to the point of quitting. If i slow it down to a idle or just a little more it will stay running but that is not fast enough to cut the grass. does anybody out there know why i am runnung out of gas. I put a new filter on it, It did not help.

SOURCE: Cub cadet Z Force 48 inch zero turn blades won't engage

I hope this will help you...under the side panels on each side of the mower, there are "reverse lockout safety switches", they are supposed to stop the blades when both handles are pulled back. If one or both of the switches are out, the deck will not engage. Also, under the right side panel (when sitting on seat) there should be 3 relay switches, the one closest to the motor controls the PTO., if this is out, the PTO will not engage.

SOURCE: pto not engaging blades

Lets start from the beginning:

Do you have power going to the switch you need to check this with a volt meter it should read between 12 and 13 volts with thew engine off

if you have power to the switch next we need to check to see if there is power coming out of the switch again check with a volt meter.

if you have power coming out of the switch then we need to see f power is getting to the relay on the battery terminal and the switch terminal and if there is power to both terminals then we need to see if the relay is functioning correctly ( check output terminal with voltmeter)

If we have power to and through the relay we need to see if we are getting power to the clutch ( check this at the clutch) if there is no power to the clutch trace your wires back until you find power and make the repair. If ther is power to the clutch but the clutch does not engage you may have an open ground meaning the circuit is not complete again check your wiring. If everything checks out but the clutch does not engage then you have a bad / open in your clutch hope this helps