Recent content by paulbaker1954

When I get off the seat with the park brake engaged and the deck up the engine still stops. If I push on the brake a bit harder then engine does not stop if i lift off the seat. It would seem that the brake pedal needs to be held further down when the lever is moved to park My problem is I...

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Can anyone post some pictures of how the old style MTD seat safety switch (parts 17 and 18) in attached are fitted. Mower I just bought has them removed and I want to reinstate them but not sure how they are fitted/operate

Thanks, I had already found the same, what I really need is a schematic showing switch n/o n/c connections plus ignition switch connections. Similar to the attached

Hi Anyone have or can point me to a wiring schematic for this mower

Problem Solved ON investigation found that a split pin had come off the piece that goes on the bracket that pushes the deck forward when the lever is moved to the disengaged position. That said it was a major battle to get a new split pin in as it was hard to reach, had to drop the deck and...

Thanks StarTech Thats what i thought it looks like when the lever is moved to the disengaged position that for some reason the deck is not moving rearward enough to take the loosen the belt and engage the brake. I will do a bit more investigation

Hi I have just acquired a MTD J/136 ride on, this has a single blade 30 inch cutting deck. My question relates to the blade disengagement system as this is not working. I am just trying to figure out how this works so i can fix it. There is a single belt driving the blade off the bottom of...