craftman tractor

[blackchevy3de]

my 20 hp craftman with kohler motor will shut right off every time I try to ingage the blades ,they spin free by hand

 

[Fish]

check your seat switch.

 

[davbell22602]

Its the PTO switch.

 

[Fish]

Nawwwwww.... could be... But the seat switch is the first thing to look at.......

Is this a Dave Bell "THROWDOWN"????

 

[davbell22602]

Nawwwwww.... could be... But the seat switch is the first thing to look at.......

Is this a Dave Bell "THROWDOWN"????

Yes, I exp this on GT3000. After swapping out a PTO switch from another mower that used the same switch. No longer cuts off when pulling on that PTO switch.

 

[Fish]

so what model are we talking about?

 

[davbell22602]

so what model are we talking about?

My GT3000 is 917.275031, 23hp vtwin Kohler command pro. My cuts off when getting off the seat with the blades off also.

 

[metz12]

those are the 2 things I thought of when i read the post! but you can bypass the seat switch by un bolting the seat nuts and taking the little metal sleeves off of them. that will just eliminate the whole seat switch thing. i have it disengaged on both of my mowers.

 

[reynoldston]

Just how can anyone guess what switch is bad. Before I would just start changing switches I would test them first. I find that a electrical problem takes tracing a circuit and testing till the problem is found. How can anyone tell if a switch is bad by just looking at it unless its all burned up just maybe.

 

[blackchevy3de]

Just how can anyone guess what switch is bad. Before I would just start changing switches I would test them first. I find that a electrical problem takes tracing a circuit and testing till the problem is found. How can anyone tell if a switch is bad by just looking at it unless its all burned up just maybe.

switches all tested good, engine still shouts hard when blades are turned on, motor is a 20 hp magnum m20, do you know the carb adjustment. thanks